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3 unusual facts about Boudewijn de Groot


Malle Babbe

In the Netherlands, Malle Babbe is also the subject of a well-known eponymous song, written by Boudewijn de Groot and Lennaert Nijgh and performed in 1973 by Rob de Nijs.

Rob de Nijs

Singer Boudewijn de Groot and songwriter Lennaert Nijgh helped De Nijs relaunching his singing-career; in 1973 he was back in the charts with Jan Klaassen de Trompetter.

The Sweet Trinity

Dutch singer Boudewijn de Groot included a Dutch retelling of the song, called Noordzee ('North Sea'), on his self-titled 1965 debut album.



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