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"Tulips from Amsterdam" is a popular and romantic song, inseparable from the image of the Netherlands and its famous tulip fields.
The song was first written in 1953, under the original title "Tulpen aus Amsterdam", by German artist Klaus Günter Neumann. He is said to have composed it after visiting the tulip fields of Keukenhof and performing at the Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam.
The text of the Dutch version was written by Jos Dams and Leo Camps.
The English version, "Tulips from Amsterdam", performed by British artist Max Bygraves in 1958, was the most successful. This version, released as a double A-side with "You Need Hands", reached number three in the UK charts and became one of his signature songs.
The song has been covered by many other artists around the world, and versions in different languages have emerged, testifying to its international popularity.