Harry Coseman

Harry Coseman has been singing since he was first discovered at the age of 19 on a talent show run by one of Belgium’s national channels, VRT. Practically all his life, even when he had other professional activities, he was appearing at shows across his native Flanders. A highpoint was his time spent singing the classic American songbook with his popular jazz combo, a group that lasted some 25 years, including several international tours. The repertoire that Coseman now sings is based on the waltzes of the Strauss family. But when it came down to the polkas, the team decided to have some fun. “If you look at the Strauss family at the time, they gave very contemporary titles to some of their tunes,” says Coseman. “So we went all the way and added contemporary themes such as social media and speed dating – things that changed our societies as much as, say, electricity or steam trains in their day.” Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.