Daily Mail

Dutch musician Pierre Kartner who was Father Abraham on The Smurf Song that nearly topped the British charts has died at 87

Pierre Kartner, aka Father Abraham, whose songs for The Smurfs sold 17 million copies worldwide, has died aged 87. The Dutch singer-songwriter worked with the cartoon series from 1977 until 2005, and ...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Smurfs’ on Paramount+, a Quasi-Musical Mess of Styles Starring Rihanna as Smurfette

And so something that began as a whimsical 1950s Belgian comic book and became widely popular via an innocuous American ...
Irish Sun

Pierre Kartner dead – Musician who was Father Abraham on The Smurf Song dies aged 87

Kartner's The Smurf Song was a huge hit in the UK, reaching No 2 in the charts in June 1978Credit: Getty His debut hit The Smurf Song reached No 2 in the UK charts in June 1978. Kartner’s songs for ...