Jan Rot

{{Short description|Dutch singer-songwriter (1957–2022)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jan Rot

| image = Jan Rot.JPG

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1957|12|25}}

| birth_place = Makassar, Indonesia

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2022|4|22|1957|12|25}}

| death_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

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| occupation = Singer, composer, songwriter

| instrument = Guitar, piano

| years_active = 1978–2022

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| website = {{URL|janrot.nl}}

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Jan Rot (25 December 1957 – 22 April 2022) was a Dutch singer-songwriter born in Makassar, who was famous in the Netherlands for his many translations of songs, pop as well as classical ones. His Dutch translation of Bach's St Matthew Passion peaked in the Dutch pop album charts at Easter 2006. In 2021, Rot was diagnosed with terminal cancer; he continued performing till April 2022 and died in Rotterdam on 22 April.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metronieuws.nl/entertainment/2022/04/jan-rot-mokerslag-nog-maar-paar-weken-br/|title=Zieke Jan Rot moet mokerslag verwerken: 'Nog maar paar weken te leven'|date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}}