Ramses Shaffy

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Ramses Shaffy (August 29, 1933) is a Dutch singer, chansonnier, and actor. He became popular during the 1960s. His most famous songs include Sammy, “Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder” (Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire), We zullen doorgaan (We shall go on), Pastorale and Laat me (Let me). He frequently collaborated with Dutch singer Liesbeth List.

Shaffy was born in Paris, in the suburb Neuilly-sur-Seine. His father was an Egyptian diplomat, his mother was a Polish duchess from Russian descent. He grew up with her in Cannes. When she was infected with tuberculoses, Shaffy was sent to an aunt in Utrecht. Eventually, he ended up in a foster family in Leiden.

He did not finish high school, but he was accepted at the Amsterdam school of theatre arts in 1952. In 1955, he made his debut with the Nederlandse Comedie (Dutch Comedy). Together with his life partner Joop Admiraal he went to Rome in 1960, hoping to find a job as a film actor. They eventually returned without success. In 1964, Shaffy founded the theatre group Shaffy Chantant, which led to his first collaborations with Liesbeth List. He also worked with together with Dutch pianist Louis van Dijk. Others, including Thijs van Leer, were members of the group for short periods of time. Together with Liesbeth List, he recorded the classic song Pastorale.

His hit Wij zullen doorgaan was parodied by comedian André van Duin in 1975.

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1	Sammy	81
2	Laat me	70
3	Zing-vecht-huil-bid-lach-werk en bewonder	56
4	Wij zullen doorgaan	35
4	Shaffy cantate	35
6	't Is stil in Amsterdam	30
7	We zullen doorgaan	24
8	5 uur	23
9	Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder	16
10	Zonder bagage (De wereld heeft mij failliet verklaard)	15
11	Eens in de 100 jaar	11
12	Zing-vecht-huil-bid-lach-werk	10
12	Ik drink	10
14	Zing Vecht Huil Bid Lach Werk En Bewonder	8
14	Marije	8

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Bupatih wrote:
August 2008

Gefeliciteerd, held.

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jellevc wrote:
August 2008

Ramses is Ramses. Zeer, zeer Shaffy.

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Auron55 wrote:
April 2008

geniaal menneke

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roadconnoisseur wrote:
June 2007

*respect!*

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lofnar wrote:
January 2007

Ramses rockt. Leve Shaffy.

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heuvel wrote:
December 2006

Ramses is great!

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