Ramses Shaffy

His most famous songs include "Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder", "We zullen doorgaan", "Pastorale", "Sammy" and "Laat me".

His father was an Egyptian diplomat Ramsès Shaffy Bey, and his mother was a Polish-Russian countess Alexandra de Wysocka.

[2][3] In 1964 he founded Shaffy Chantant, a theatre group, which led to his first collaborations with chanteuse Liesbeth List.

With Liesbeth List, Shaffy recorded the classic song "Pastorale" (Sun and Moon).

[5] He had to move to a rest home, suffering from Korsakoff-like symptoms, caused by heavy alcohol use.

[10] The municipal artwork in Vijzelgracht metro station, Amsterdam is a highly stylised transit map which portrays events in Shaffy's life.

Shaffy as an actor together with Kitty Courbois 1964
Shaffy with Liesbeth List in 1971, presenting his new LP Zonder bagage
Shaffy in 1970 with a sleeve for album Sunset Sunkiss