Musician and Composer Tonny Eyk Has Passed Away at the Age of 85
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Tonny Eyk's music is etched in the memories of millions of Dutch people.
Tonny Eyk's melodies are immortal, from the opening theme of 'Studio Sport' to AVRO's 'TopPop' and 'Wedden dat...?'. But he also wrote well-known hits for Kinderen voor Kinderen, and appeared as a friendly music teacher, jury member or orchestra leader in TV programmes.
Musician and composer Tonny Eyk has died at the age of 85. Eyk was, among other things, an orchestra leader on tours for several Dutch artists, composed tunes for television programs such as Studio Sport, and chaired the jury of the Mini-playbackshow. Eyk, born Teun Eikelboom, began his career at the age of seven as a variety artist with his twin sister. While studying at the conservatory in The Hague between 1958 and 1965, he began conducting s…
Musician and composer Tonny Eyk has died, his daughter announced. Eyk passed away last Saturday at the age of 85 after a short illness. His funeral was held privately on Thursday.
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