Bill van Dijk

Bill van Dijk (born December 22, 1947 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch singer and musical performer.

He is best known for his rendition of the "Wilhelmus" (the national anthem of the Netherlands), which he performed on countless occasions in football stadiums. Moreover, Van Dijk worked on various musical productions. In 1982, he represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest. His song, "Jij en ik", written by Dick Bakker (music), Liselore Gerritsen (lyrics) and Peter Schön (musical arrangement), failed to make an impression in Harrogate: it finished 16th with only 8 points.

He performed voices on "Sesamstraat", the Dutch co-production of "Sesame Street". Van Dijk did the voices of Roosevelt Franklin, Clementine, and many of the rock singers on the show (such as Little Chrissy and Bip Bipadotta). He was active on Sesamstraat until the early 1990s.

Van Dijk portrayed the title character in both the Dutch and Broadway productions of "" in the early 1990s.