Ben Kramer, known professionally as Ben Cramer, is a Dutch singer who represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg with the song De oude muzikant, which finished in 14th place.
He attempted to represent his home nation a second time in 1981 but both songs, "Marianne" and "Retour", finished well down the field in the national final.
Cramer was associated with the 1988 Contest providing radio commentary for Dutch listeners.
Cramer continued to enjoy periodic chart success through the 1970s; his last charting single was "Alles is anders" in 1980. The 1980s were relatively quiet, then in 1989 he starred as Juan Perón in the musical "Evita", and went on to appear in many stage productions such as "Chicago" and "The Phantom of the Opera". He has since appeared in TV programmes such as the drama series "Westenwind" and the Dutch "Celebrity Big Brother", and continues his stage career.
In 2009, along with a number of other Dutch Eurovision veterans, Cramer was a special guest at that year's televised Eurovision selection.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | |||
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 Marion Rung •  Nicole & Hugo •  Fernando Tordo •  Gitte •  Bendik Singers •  Marie-France Dufour •  Mocedades •  Patrick Juvet •  Zdravko Čolić •  Massimo Ranieri •  Anne Marie David •  The Nova •  Ben Cramer •  Maxi •  Cliff Richard •  Martine Clémenceau •  Ilanit
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| Songs | |||
| Tom Tom Tom • Baby, Baby • Tourada • Junger Tag • It's Just A Game • Un train qui part • Eres tú • Je vais me marier, Marie • Gori vatra • Chi sarà con te • Tu te reconnaîtras • You're Summer • De oude muzikant • Do I Dream • Power To All Our Friends • Sans toi • Ey Sham
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