Heddy Lester Obituary

Heddy Lester was a Dutch singer and actress best known outside the Netherlands for her participation in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1977, Lester’s song De mallemolen with music written by her brother Frank was chosen by a celebrity panel as the winner in the Dutch Eurovision selection. Later went forward to take part in the 22nd Eurovision Song Contest, held in London on May 7.

After her Eurovision appearance, Lester worked in a variety of both musical and dramatic stage roles, including works by Lorca, Euripides and Joshua Sobol.

In 2009, Lester, along with several other former Dutch Eurovision contestants, was a special guest on that year’s Eurovision selection television programme.

Lester died on January 29, 2023, at the age of 72.