Johnny Lion (John van Leeuwarden, The Hague, The Netherlands, 4 July 1941 - 31 January 2019) was a Dutch singer and actor, who in the early 1960s was regarded as the Dutch equivalent of Cliff Richard.
Johnny Lion rose to fame as the frontman of Johnny & The Jewels (later: The Jumping Jewels, a guitar group heavily influenced by The Shadows, with Lion as their 'Cliff'.
Lion left the band in 1965 and had smash solo hit in Holland with Sophietje that same year.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!