Pierre Kartner alias Vader Abraham, the performer, composer, lyricist, producer and talentscout was born in a small town in the Netherlands by the name of Elst. The first sign of his artistic ambitions showed at the age of eight, when he was chosen no. 1 in a radio-songcontest. His first instrument was the guitar. Soon he played also fluently the piano and bassfidle. As a composer and lyricist Pierre has created numerous golden hitrecords for many Dutch and internationally known top artists such as Peter Alexander (Germany) and Nana Mouskouri, Joe Dassin, Mireille Mathieu (France), The Fureys (Ireland), Engelbert Humper-Dinck (UK), Audrey Landers (USA), Andre Rieu (Netherlands), Ireen Sheer (Germany), Demis Roussos (Greece) and many others. Red rose cafe: However the masterpiece he wrote & composed back in the 70’s is the song called “Het kleine café aan de haven” (English: The red rose cafe, in French: Le café des trois colombes, in the German language: Die Kleine Kneipe. Meanwhile this song has been covered by many top artists around the globe. Eurovision Song Contest: Pierre wrote and composed the Dutch entries for the 1973 and 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. Title 1973: De oude muzikant. Title 2010: Sha-la-lie. The Smurfsong: The success of the "Smurfsong" back in the 70’s, written, composed and performed by himself, was the beginning of a Smurf-record craze that soon was to sweep the entire world, reaching number one positions in many countries around the globe.