# Arie Van Dam | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/arie-van-dam
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/arie-van-dam/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 18:19 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/arie-van-dam
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/arie-van-dam/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/arie-van-dam/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Arie Van Dam
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `arie-van-dam`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 18:19 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-c14ed44af7866eaf
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 592
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Ciao Ciao Carina
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Arie Van Dam was born in Rotterdam in 1945 and worked in banking before turning to music. He started singing in local clubs, and his voice caught the attention of the Italian label Fonit Cetra, which signed him in 1966. In 1967, he released "Ciao Ciao Carina," a ballad written by Roberto Vecchioni. The song became a hit in Italy, reaching the top of the charts. Van Dam sang in...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Ciao Ciao Carina — https://lyroverse.com/arie-van-dam/ciao-ciao-carina