Turkey: Athena's For real covered by Van Gelder

by Stella Floras 93 views

A brand new, totally different version of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest entry For real has seen the light in the Netherlands. Popular TV presenter and singer Jochem Van Gelder together with Fouradi have released a new version of Athena's song called De Kamelentrein (The camel train).

Jochem Van Gelder is 45 year old, popular singer, author, and TV presenter in Netherlands . He has released 3 albums and 3 singles so far, as well as written 2 books, . He is also the host of a child programme Praatjesmaker (Babbler), a kid's show on Nederland 1.

Van Gelder's latest single is a cover of For Real which came 4 th for Turkey in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest. The song's name is De Kamelentrein which actually means The camel train. Fouradi is singing together the song with Van Gelder. The song is included in the album Jochem pakt de koffers( Pick up your suitcases Jochem), an album with music for children.

An article by Hakan Yalcinkaya. A special thank you to Bülent Sabudak for his contribution to the article.

Stella Floras

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