Ronnie Tober

1 (solo) performer

Indoor

Singer (male)

30 min

In consultation

NL

For 52 years Ronnie Tober has been a much sought-after singer/Entertainer. Few artists in the Netherlands are so experienced in entertaining an audience. Book Ronnie Tober now via ShowBird.

After 45 years Ronnie Tober is a well-known and successful singer/entertainer. Three years after Ronnie's birth (21 early 1945 in Bussum) he emigrated to America together with his parents, two brothers and sister. Here it was where his musical talents were discovered. He sang at family parties, accompanied by his mother on the piano. From the age of 8 to 14 Ronnie sang with a well-known church choir in Albany (New York) (St. Peter's Episcopal Boys Choir) and became a solo singer there. A year later his first single was released under the title "Who taught you how" and made him famous in Albany and surroundings.

From 1961 Ronnie regularly appeared as a guest in TV shows such as "The Perry Como Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show". Got his own local TV shows and was named "Junior Mr. America" in 1962. A tour through all the states of America was the result. Ronnie participated in the musicals "Little Mary Sunshine", "The Boyfriend" and played in the TV movie "Route 66" with George Maharis. Highlight of his American years was a performance for Nixon.

Ronnie's participation in the Knokke Festival brought him fame in Europe. Guest appearances in t.v. shows of Caterina Valente, Nina and Frederik, big New Year's Eve shows in Germany were regular activities. Several times Ronnie has represented our country at all kinds of song festivals. Like Knokke, Athens and Sopot (Poland). In Poland he was invited many times for big tv shows because of his participation.

Twice he has had the opportunity to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1965 he participated in the Dutch preliminaries with the song "Great", which brought him great success. And in 1968, after winning the Dutch preliminaries, he was allowed to represent the Netherlands in the Royal Albert Hall in London with the song "Morgen" (Tomorrow).

To this day he is a much in demand singer/entertainer and not only in the Netherlands. In Belgium, Germany, England, Tunisia, America, Hungary, South Africa, etc. he is regularly asked to perform there.

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