Henk Wijngaard

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.

After this followed 20 further Dutch Top 40 hits, many on the themes of truck driving, the most famous being "Ik zie de wereld door de voorruit van mijn wagen" lit.

'I See The World From The Windshield Of My Truck' Wijngaard is the paternal half-brother of Clarence Edwards, the father of Canadian country singer Shania Twain.

[2] Wijngaard's "Ik zie de wereld" won the title of Best Non-English Song at the 1978 International Country Music Awards in Bristol, Tennessee.