11 Facts About Pierre Kartner

Petrus Antonius Laurentius Kartner was a Dutch musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who performed under the stage name Vader Abraham.

Pierre Kartner started his singing career at the age of eight, winning a local festival.

Pierre Kartner lived with his family in Amsterdam and worked in a chocolate factory.

Pierre Kartner wrote the music for the opening and closing credits on the Japanese cartoon adaptation of the 1990 TV series Moomin and "Ik ben verliefd ", the Dutch entry for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1971, Pierre Kartner created his well-known alter ego, Father Abraham, after writing a Dutch carnival song, "Father Abraham had seven sons".

In 1981 Pierre Kartner recorded a song about Weepuls, "Wij zijn de wuppies".

In 1975, Pierre Kartner scored his second biggest hit, "Het kleine cafe aan de haven".

In May 1977, Pierre Kartner was asked to make a promotional song about The Smurfs.

Subsequently, Pierre Kartner released other Smurf-themed albums, again in various countries and languages, such as Ga je mee naar Smurfenland and Vater Abraham im Land der Schlumpfe.

In 2002 Pierre Kartner recorded "Wimmetje gaat, Pimmetje komt" with rising politician Pim Fortuyn, predicting that Fortuyn may replace Wim Kok as prime-minister.

Pierre Kartner died in Breda of bone cancer on 8 November 2022, at the age of 87.