What nationality is violinist Andre Rieu?
André Rieu fact that Rieu's focus is on highly accessible, enjoyable repertoire is not an argument against his musical credentials." André Rieu André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Together they have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act, as successful as some of the biggest global pop and rock music acts. He resides in his native Maastricht. The name Rieu is of French Huguenot origin. André was born to Andries Antonie Rieu and his wife as the third of six
Nicole Rieu in Stockholm, and Rieu finished in fourth place of 19 entrants. Rieu followed her Eurovision appearance with further successful singles such as "Je m'envole" and "En courant" (a French-language version of Diana Ross' "Theme from Mahogany") in 1976, "L'immigrant" (1977) and "La goutte d'eau" (1979). She took a career break of several years in the 1980s in order to concentrate on raising her son, since when she has continued to tour and release albums at sporadic intervals. Nicole Rieu Nicole Rieu (born 16 May 1949, Chaumont, Haute-Marne) is a French singer, best known outside France for her participation in the