JOHNNY LION
JOHNNY LION
Genres: pop rock, rock, the netherlands
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About JOHNNY LION
Johnny Lion (John van Leeuwarden, The Hague, The Netherlands, 4 July 1941 - 31 January 2019) was a Dutch singer and actor, who in the early 1960s was regarded as the Dutch equivalent of Cliff Richard. Johnny Lion rose to fame as the frontman of Johnny & The Jewels (later: The Jumping Jewels, a guitar group heavily influenced by The Shadows, with Lion as their 'Cliff'. Lion left the band in 1965 and had smash solo hit in Holland with Sophietje that same year. He also recorded and performed with Rob de Nijs, another 'Dutch Cliff Richard' of the 1960s. Johnny Lion continued to make music, but also worked as a journalist, columnist, actor and press officer for Circus Tony Boltini. He lived in the Dutch town of Breda.
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JOHNNY LION — Top 3 songs
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNNY LION | ALLEEN IN DALLAS | ||
| JOHNNY LION | SOPHIETJE | ||
| JOHNNY LION | ALLEEN IN DALLAS |