Tatjana
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| Tatjana Simic | |
| Birth name | Tatjana Šimić |
| Born | June 9, 1963 (age 43) Zagreb, Croatia |
| Years active | 1986 — |
| Official site | Official website |
| Notable roles | Kees Flodder in Flodder |
Tatjana (born 9 June 1963 - ) is a Dutch-Croatian singer and actress. She was born Tatjana Simić (pronounced more-or-less like "Tattyannah Simmeetsh") in Zagreb, then Yugoslavia, now Croatia. She moved with her mother and sister to Rotterdam in 1979. [1]
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In the 1980s, having won a national modelling contest, she commenced work as an actress and model. In the Netherlands and Germany she is still best known for her portrayal of the character "Kees Flodder", the daughter of a dysfunctional and anti-social family engaged in a constant battle with the authorities, in several Dutch comedy films and television shows featuring the Flodder family in the 1980s and 1990s. [2] The original movie was extremely popular in the Netherlands with two and a half million people watching it.
She started a recording career in 1987 with her first single "Baby Love". Her song "Chica Cubana" became a hit in Europe, followed a year later by "Awake Boy" in 1989. In 1992, she recorded a version of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" with Dutch singer Gerard Joling. Her first album was released in 1993 and included a hit "Feel Good". Her best known song "Santa Maria" was recorded in 1989 with a remix by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken of Stock Aitken Waterman becoming an international dance hit. [3] A follow up single "Calendar Girl" released in 1997 through Central Station failed to attract the same success.
- ^ Tatjana Simic biography at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Tatjana Simic at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ http://www.stockaitkenwaterman.com/promo/santa.htm
- Official website (in Dutch)