Which artist was an important figure in the musical style called Nederpop?
Music of the Netherlands The Netherlands has multiple musical traditions. Contemporary Dutch popular music (Nederpop) is heavily influenced by music styles that emerged in the 1950s, in the United Kingdom and United States. The style is sung in both Dutch and English. Some of the latter exponents, such as Golden Earring and Shocking Blue, have attained worldwide fame.
Jan Rot Jan Rot (born in Makassar on 25 December 1957) is a Dutch singer-songwriter who is famous in the Netherlands for his many translations of songs, pop as well as classic ones. His Dutch translation of Bach's St Matthew Passion peaked in the Dutch pop album charts at Easter 2006.