posted 05-22-201205:48 PM
Ummm... Who is Father Abraham?????
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Father Abraham - Smurfenbier on TopPop (1/14/1978)
TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the program weekly, from 1970 to 1988.
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posted 03-26-202406:48 AMDutch musician Pierre Kartner aka Father Abraham of The Smurf Song dies at 87 (1935-2022)
Pierre Kartner died on November 8, leaving behind his wife Annie and son Walter He was born in Elst, Netherlands, in 1935 and began singing at age of eight He shot to fame when he debuted his alter-ego Father Abraham back in 1971
Pierre Kartner (pictured), aka Father Abraham, whose songs for The Smurfs sold 17 million copies around the world, has died at age 87
Tributes have been paid to Dutch musician Pierre Kartner – better known as Father Abraham – who was the man behind The Smurfs music
Nov 12, 2022
Pierre Kartner, better known as Father Abraham has died at the age of 87.
The Dutch musician amassed millions of fans across the world under the pseudonym Vader Abraham (Father Abraham), having written around 1,600 songs.
His songs for The Smurfs sold around 17 million copies around the globe, having worked with the cartoon series from 1977 until 2005.
Born Petrus Antonius Laurentius Kartner in April 1935, Pierre started his singing career aged just eight, winning a local festival before going on to work in a local factory in Amsterdam.
In 1971, the star launched his alter-ego after writing a festival song titled Father Abraham had seven sons.
Pierre Kartner has died aged 87
Following the launch, Father Abraham wore a fake beard but Pierre went on to grow one for himself and often war a bowler hat which became his staple accessory.
Just six years later, he was tasked with making a promotional song for The Smurfs, with the record label releasing 1,000 copies of The Smurf Song, initially being hesitant over its potential success.
However, the collection sold out in just one day and an extra 400,000 copies were later released and again, sold out.
The writer sold 17 million copies of his music for The Smurfs
Following the astronomical success, Pierre created a full album for the series which went on to sell over 500,000 copies having been released in various countries, with different adaptations depending on the local language.
Just 17 years ago, he recorded The Smurf Song with the dance act Dynamite, his final recording for the series.
Fans have since taken to social media to pay tribute to the late star, with one writing: "Pierre Kartner RIP A great smurf man has passed away. He also earned his money that way. Let us mourn."
"I only now see that #PierreKartner has died. What a loss. My favorite will always be 'Den Uyl is in den olie'. Lovely song," wrote a second.
The famed star continued to work through until 2022
Before a third added: "Last greeting of the smurfs to magic Pierre Kartner."
Away from his work for The Smurfs, Pierre had written the opening and closing credits on the Japanese cartoon series of Moomin, named Ik ben verliefd (Shalalie).
He was also responsible for writing the Dutch entry for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.
Pierre's career spanned over an impressive five decades, with the late star working until 2022.
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