Whether you are young, old, a fan of Dutch-language music or not: everyone can sing along to Zeven anjers, zeven rozen. Fifty-four years ago, in 1971, the world got to know Vlaanderen Willy De Gieter and his monster hit. The song would change his career and his life.
From an anonymous student, he went on to become a famous poster boy and a beloved teen idol. In 2025 – more than fifty years later! – Willy Sommers is an indispensable part of Flemish showbiz: as a singer, presenter, entertainer, and an absolute icon.
Willy Sommers: “More than fifty years after I took my first steps on stage, I still feel like that energetic 18-year-old boy. Although, of course, I have racked up some miles in the meantime. Enough, at any rate, to bring an evening-filling program with hits for young and old!”