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| Nicknames: | "Dave Benton" |
| Location: | Tallinn, Harjumaa, Eesti |
| Birthdate: | (62) |
| Birthplace: | Oranjestad, Aruba |
| Occupation: | muusik / musician, laulja |
| Managed by: | Evi Pihla |
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Dave Benton (kodanikunimega Efren Eugene Benita; sündinud 31. jaanuaril 1951 Arubal) on muusik.
Aastast 1997 elab ja tegutseb ta Eestis. Koos Tanel Padariga esitas 2001. aasta Eurovisiooni lauluvõistlusel laulu "Everybody", mis võitis võistluse.
Dave Benton (born 31 January 1951, real name Efrén Eugene Benita) is a pop musician and 2001 winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. Benton was born on the Caribbean island of Aruba in 1951 and in his 20s moved to the United States. While living in the Netherlands in the 1980s, he met his future Estonian wife Maris on a cruise ship, then settled in Estonia in 1997. He now lives in Estonia with his wife and two daughters, Sissi and Lisa. He is also a grandfather. His oldest daughter from his first marriage, Nathaly, gave birth recently to a girl called Tanisia.
In 2001 he performed with budding Estonian rock singer Tanel Padar and boyband 2XL to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with their song "Everybody".
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January 31, 1951
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Oranjestad, Aruba
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1975
Age 24
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1979
Age 28
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1999
Age 48
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March 24, 2001
Age 50
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Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
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Age 50
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