René Froger was explicitly not welcome last Saturday at the funeral of star manager John van Katwijk. “He would not be invited and he was not there either.”
It was a go on Saturday and come from stars at the funeral of John van Katwijk, who died at the age of 72 from the effects of lung cancer. He might have had the most success with René Froger, whom he really made big. Not only was he from René Manager for years, but he also wrote several hits for the singer.
Fierce
The collaboration between René and John ended explosively in 2003 because of a fierce fight. Last year René informed Story that everything was pronounced and that he would like to meet John again, but that meeting never took place. John had no need for that, even though he had known for a long time that his end was approaching.
Why didn’t John want that? “We are like a couple who once loved each other a lot, but was bitterly broke up and never talked well,” he said earlier. What was the fight about? Money.
No René
John has planned his funeral himself, because he knew the end was approaching. This is how he chose the music and the guest list. “René Froger would not be invited,” leaves a present Story know. “And he wasn’t there either. Even Froger’s name or photo never passed during the service. “
Not even when Mandy Huydts, one of René’s background singers, spoke. She said: “At the time, you were looking for four background singers for a singer with whom you worked at the time. We became those singers: The Frogettes. “
Hundreds of photos
Oh dear. ‘A singer with whom you worked together’ is of course just René. De Story: “Hundreds of photos were shown on a large screen, but not René’s.”
BN’ers who were present at the funeral included Gerard Joling, Dries Roelvink, Tino Martin and Rachel Hazes.