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Willy Alberti, born Carel Verbrugge on October 14, 1926, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch singer known for his contributions to Levenslied music. He began singing at a very young age with family members and started recording professionally in the early 1940s. Alberti's breakthrough came after World War II when he established himself in the Netherlands with Italian songs, becoming increasingly popular in the 1950s. His string of hits began with "Nel blu dipinto di blu" in 1958. In the 1960s, Alberti expanded into acting and collaborated with his daughter Willeke Alberti, scoring several hits on the Dutch charts as a duo. They also presented a popular monthly television show for AVRO from 1965. Alberti won two Edison Awards in the 1960s. In the 1970s, his fame began to decline, though he continued to release music. Alberti was diagnosed with liver cancer in 1984 and passed away on February 18, 1985, at the age of 58. He was cremated at the Westgaarde Crematorium in Amsterdam. Notable posthumous releases include "Liefde" (1987) and a new version of "De glimlach van een kind" (1995).
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