Dutch folk singer/songwriter born on May 20, 1944, Jakarta (Indonesia). In highschool he met Lennaert Nijgh with whom he wrote several hits for himself but also for Liesbeth List, Ramses Shaffy, [a=Rob De Nijs], ... He also produced artists and bands like Rowwen Hèze. He's the father of Marcel De Groot and [a=Jim de Groot].
Performed the character [a=Tsjechov] in the 1992 version of the "Tsjechov" musical.