Dick Tol (21 August 1934 – 13 December 1973) was a Dutch semi-professional footballer who spent his entire career with FC Volendam. Playing as a striker, Tol was top scorer in the Eredivisie in the 1961-62 season, scoring 27 goals.

Carola Sier-Smit (born: September 1, 1963, Volendam) is a Dutch singer and, since March 25, 1984, a member of Dutch pop band BZN.

Carola began her musical career in 1980 (at age 17), when she joined the band Double Trouble. When she was with that band, she released her first single Never Loved This Way Before. In 1984, Carola released her second single - Tell Me - the band was renamed Friends. At the same time, she was asked to join BZN to replace previous member Annie Schilder. This change was, however, kept secret.^{[citation needed]}

On April 20, 1987, Carola suffered a stroke, which left her paralysed down her right side. Fortunately, she showed some signs of improvement, and therefore began a long period of rehabilitation. That same year on August 18, Carola appeared on television with BZN, and was back on stage from October 17. Before her illness, Carola performed gymnastics on a high amateur level for a long time, but her illness forced her to stop.^{[citation needed]}

Conny Vandenbos (16 January 1937 - 7 April 2002) was a popular Dutch singer. She had her first radio hit in 1966 and continued to make hit recordings through the 1970s. Notably, in her later career she released an entire album of Janis Ian songs in 1980.

Conny Vandenbos was born Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle in The Hague, the Netherlands. She made her solo debut in the KRO-Springboard radio show, a show case for young talent, in which she performed French chansons. After her performance in the Belgian Knokkefestival of 1961 Conny signed a recording contract at Philips Phonogram. In 1964 she made a television series Zeg Maar Conny (Call me Conny) for the Dutch public broadcaster NCRV.

In 1965 she represented the Netherlands in Naples, Italy, at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song 't Is genoeg (It's Enough); the Netherlands placing eleventh. A year later Vandenbos finally achieved chart success with her first hit single , Ik Ben Gelukkig Zonder Jou (I am happy without you). In the early 1970s Conny parted company from Phonogram Records and signed with Basart Records in January 1973. During her contract at Basart several album were released and her singles charted frequently in the Dutch Hit Charts. In this period she covered many well known foreign songs with Dutch lyrics, including a complete album of songs by Janis Ian titled Conny Vanderbos Zingt Janis Ian. The duet with Janis Ian Don't Leave Tonight reached number 17 in the Dutch charts in December 1980.