Henk Wijngaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Henk Wijngaard

Dutch singer

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1946

Place of Birth: Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands

Profession: singer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Henk Wijngaard (b.
Stadskanaal, June 13, 1946) is a Dutch country singer. Wijngaard's mother was a refugee from France and his father a Canadian allied soldier.
He was initially employed as a truck driver.
In 1978 he had his breakthrough hit with the self-penned song, "Met de vlam in de pijp".
After this followed 20 further Dutch Top 40 hits, many on the themes of truck driving. Wijngaard is the paternal half-brother of Charles Edwards, the father of Canadian country singer Shania Twain.