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This Is How René Karst Got His Iconic Glasses: ‘Not Available in Stores’

Summary by De Telegraaf
In the podcast "Strikt Privé," Jan Uriot and Jordi Versteegden reflect on their contact with the late folk singer René Karst. Uriot knew Karst from their time together in Hoogeveen and, a few days before his death, saw Karst's iconic glasses at Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum. He contacted Karst at that time. René Karst died of cardiac arrest on Friday at the age of 59. The singer is known for the songs "Liefer te dik in de kist" (Preferably too…

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In the podcast "Strikt Privé," Jan Uriot and Jordi Versteegden reflect on their contact with the late folk singer René Karst. Uriot knew Karst from their time together in Hoogeveen and, a few days before his death, saw Karst's iconic glasses at Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum. He contacted Karst at that time. René Karst died of cardiac arrest on Friday at the age of 59. The singer is known for the songs "Liefer te dik in de kist" (Preferably too…

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More than 1,500 fans and other interested parties paid their respects to the late folk singer René Karst on Wednesday afternoon in Hoogeveen, Drenthe. Pieter-Bas Rebers, director of Theater De Tamboer, told ANP.

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De Telegraaf broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
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