Marco Bakker
Marco Bakker, born Jacob Marinus Bakker in 1938 in Beverwijk, Netherlands, is a
Dutch baritone opera singer and radio presenter. He began his musical education
at the conservatory in Amsterdam before making his debut in 1965 with the opera
De droom, written for him, at the Holland Festival. Bakker's single "Sharazan"
in 1981 introduced him to popular music audiences, followed by "Who is Sylvia?"
in 1987. His career flourished through his television and radio appearances and
his first major tour in the United States in 1973, where he gave eighteen
concerts, building a reputation a...
