Harrie Jekkers (The Hague, 1951) is a Dutch singer, writer and cabaret artist. After studying English, he worked in education for several years. In 1978, he founded the pop group Klein Orkest, known for hits like "Over de Muur" and award-winning albums like Escalator to the Moon.
Besides his music, Jekkers built a successful writing career with satirical novels, children's books and theatre texts, often in collaboration with Koos Meinderts. From the late 1980s, he made several solo theatre programmes, including Het gelijk van de koffietent, for which he received great recognition. In the 1990s and 2000s, he performed with various programmes in the Netherlands and Belgium. After a long break, he returned to the stage, including with Jeroen van Merwijk and later again with Klein Orkest and his solo programme "Achter de Duinen" in The Hague.
Now Harrie Jekkers can be seen at the Zuiderpark Theatre with his show "In my songs I can live". This show focuses on songs: not only his own repertoire, but also songs by artists who inspired him in his youth. As always, Jekkers humorously talks the songs together, making it a musical autobiography and a journey through his world of songs.
