Franklin Brown
Franklin Brown | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Franklin Kroonenberg |
Born | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 11 March 1961
Genres | Pop, jazz, soul |
Years active | 1992–present |
Website | www |
Franklin Kroonenberg (born 11 March 1961),[1] known professionally as Franklin Brown, is a Dutch singer and voice actor. He is known for representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, together with Maxine, with the song "De eerste keer".
Career
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
In 1996, Franklin Brown and Maxine won the Nationaal Songfestival with the song "De eerste keer". This gave them the right to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Oslo, Norway. They finished in seventh place with 78 points.
After Eurovision
After the contest, Maxine and Franklin Brown continued to pursue their own solo careers, only to get back together in 2005, when Brown founded the supergroup The EuroStars.[2] Apart from Maxine and Franklin Brown, this group consists of the Dutch Eurovision representatives Mandy Huydts (of Frizzle Sizzle, 1986), Marlayne (1999) and Esther Hart (2003).[2]
In 2020, Brown participated in a special Eurovision-themed broadcast of the Dutch television programme Beste Zangers, in which he performed the song "One Good Reason" by Marlayne.
Criminal charges
In the 1980s and 1990s, Brown worked as a police officer in Rotterdam. After several female colleagues had accused him of sexual assault, he was fired and received a two-month suspended prison sentence. One of these colleagues, who had sent him sexually explicit e-mails, was later also fired because she had made a false accusation.[3][4][5]
Discography
With Maxine
- "De eerste keer" (1996)
- "Steeds weer" (2007)
- "Balsem voor het hart" (2012)
With The EuroStars
- "Love Shine a Light" (2010)
As solo artist
- "Me Again" (2011)
- "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" (2011)
- "One Good Reason" (2020)
Filmography
- Frozen II (2019) – Mattias (Dutch voice)
References
- ^ "Maxine & Franklin Brown: De eerste keer". www.eurovisionartists.nl. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Muziekencyclopedie - The Eurostars". www.muziekencyclopedie.nl. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Verdonck, Ruud (11 April 1997). "Pret op het bureau" (in Dutch). Trouw.
- ^ "In hoger beroep vijf maanden geëist tegen Franklin Brown" (in Dutch). Trouw. 11 March 1998.
- ^ Smits, Paul (27 April 2001). "Politie mocht e-mails van sexy agente inkijken" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad.
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