Composed "Ding Dinge Dong" which won the Eurovision song contest for
The Netherlands in 1975.
He succeeded Rogier van Otterloo as conductor of the Metropole Orkest, serving between 1991 and 2005.
He is a Dutch composer, conductor and music producer.
Bakker has worked as a studio engineer and arranger for Shocking Blue (on Venus), Rudi Carrell and the George Baker Selection million seller (Paloma Blanca).
He conducted three Dutch Eurovision entries, in 1996, 1997 and 1998. . He conducted three Dutch Eurovision entries, in 1996, 1997 and 1998.