Pass notes No 2,906: André Rieu

The Waltz King has five albums in the classical Top 10. So what is the secret of his success?Age: 61.Appearance: 50% Nigel Kennedy, 30% Liberace, 20% pantomime footman.What kind of a name is Rieu? It's like the hand from hell in Scrabble. C'est français, petit idiot.He's a frog? His ancestors were; Rieu himself is Dutch. But we don't call them frogs on G2. Nor do we make jokes about clogs, windmills, tulips, bestiality or Edam.Excuse me while I tear up my questions . . . So who exactly is this c...

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