Piter Wilkens
Musical Artist
1959 –
Who is Piter Wilkens?
Piter Wilkens is a singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist, and producer who performs mainly in his native West Frisian language. His performances are often solo, but he also performs with a back up band.
His repertoire is a traditional ballad and folk styles mixed with rock and pop, typically penned himself.
Wilkens performed with the pioneering Frisian pop band Okke Hel from 1979 until 1986, when he went solo. Besides his touring in the Netherlands, he has toured in the United States, Poland, Lithuania, Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, and Ireland. He has shared a stage with many other performers, including De Kast, Rients Gratama, Gé Reinders and the Noord Nederlands Orkest, as well as collaborating successfully with the Friese Jeugd Brass Band in 2004.
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- Born
- Aug 26, 1959
- Also known as
- Wilkens, Piter
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Lived in
- Leeuwarden
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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