Willy Alberti (b. Carel Verbrugge, Amsterdam, Oct. 14, 1926 - d. there, Feb. 18, 1985) was a Dutch singer, who sang in Dutch and Italian. He was also an actor and a radio and TV personality. Alberti was the third of eight children born to William James Verbrugge and Sophia Jacoba van Musscher. He sang with family members at a very young age. He began recording professionally in the early 1940's. He was married in 1944, and his daughter Willeke was born in 1945. After the war Alberti established himself in the Netherlands with Italian songs; he became increasingly popular in the 1950s, when he had a string of hits beginning with Nel blu dipinto di blu in 1958. In the 1960s, he began to act alongside his daughter Willeke; as a duo, they also scored hits on the Dutch charts. From 1965 father and daughter presented a popular monthly television show at the AVRO. Alberti won two Edison Awards in the 1960s. In the 197