Maria "Mary" Servaes-Beij (Dutch pronunciation:[maˈrijaːsɛrˌvaːzˈbɛi]; néeBeij; 5 August 1919 – 23 October 1998), performing under the stage name Zangeres Zonder Naam (Dutch for 'Singer Without a Name', pronounced[ˈzɑŋərə(s)ˈsɔndərˈnaːm]), was a Dutch levenslied singer. She recorded almost 600 songs over the course of her career.[1][2]
Servaes-Beij cared about the poor and disadvantaged, and often performed in prisons and hospitals. She was regularly in direct contact with her public, and received many emotional letters.[1] Zangeres Zonder Naam was one of the artists who performed at the Dutch Miami Nightmare concert (Amsterdam, 8 October 1977), organized against Anita Bryant and her anti-gay movement; Zangeres Zonder Naam performed her own song "Luister Anita" ("Anita, Listen to Me"), in which she compared Bryant with Hitler.[1]
,_Bestanddeelnr_934-1074.jpg)
