Background
Saint Caire was born as Bonje Cornelia Swart in Rozenburg on 18 November 1949. She was born on a boat and is the daughter of a barge skipper.
Saint Caire was born as Bonje Cornelia Swart in Rozenburg on 18 November 1949. She was born on a boat and is the daughter of a barge skipper.
She was part of the trio Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy, and part of the duo Bonnie & José (nl) with José Hoebee. Her career began in 1966 when at a Peter Koelewijn concert, she was invited to come up on stage and sing with him. In 1970 she had a hit with "I Won"t Stand Between Them" which peaked at northern
6 in the Netherlands and spent eleven weeks in the charts.
In 1979, she was part of a trio called Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy who released a single called "Oh Boy" which was written and produced by Peter Koelewijn. In addition to herself, the trio included Debbie aka Ria Schildmeyer, and Rosy Pereira.
Later Saint Claire would join José Hoebee as part of the duo Bonnie & José and would have a degree of success in the Netherlands. The two singers were under the same management and they soon became friends and started socializing with each other.
In 1984 they enjoyed a top 40 hit with "Cassandra" which had previously been recorded by Agnetha/ Björn/ Benny/ Anni-Frid. They also recorded an album of Abba songs which was approved by Björn Ulvaeus.
Saint Claire struggles with alcoholism for several decades. In 2004 she was sent for 20 days to jail after she caused a third accident while driving under the influence. Their marriage endured.
In 2010, Saint Claire and Gerard Joling had a hit in the Netherlands with "Morgen Wordt Alles Anders" as Bonnie & Gerard.
The song peaked at northern 2 and spent nine weeks in the charts.