Harry van Hoof | |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1943 |
Birth Place: | Hilversum, German-occupied Netherlands |
Death Place: | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
Occupation: | Conductor, composer |
Yearsactive: | 1963–2024 |
Harry van Hoof (16 March 1943 – 1 June 2024) was a Dutch conductor, composer, and music arranger.
Van Hoof wrote many successful productions in his name, he had his own production company and he had his first success as an arranger with "Sofie" by Johnny Lion. Van Hoof conducted Dutch entries on 15 occasions for the Eurovision Song Contest: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, and 1994.
Van Hoof was divorced from singer . He died on 1 June 2024, at the age of 81.[1]