Tim. The role of Queen was played by Indian actress Kangana Ranaut. Sports FC Volendam is a football club based in Volendam, which has regularly played in the Dutch Eredivisie. FC Volendam promoted to the Eredivisie in 2022 after a 13 year stint in the Eerste Divisie). Music Volendam is also well known for its distinctive music, which is called Palingsound (literally "eel sound") in reference to Volendam's status as a fishing village. During the 1960s, the local group The Cats was a very popular group in the Netherlands and abroad. Another band from Volendam was BZN, which became popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1995 BZN performed a duet with the ten-year-old Jan Smit, who quickly became a celebrity in his own right. The popular music groups 3JS and Nick & Simon are famously from Volendam, whose members have all participated in local musical performances through the years. Born in Volendam Gerrie Mühren (born 1946), international footballer Jan Keizer (born 1949), singer Arnold Mühren (born 1951), international footballer Pier Tol (born 1958), international footballer Carla Braan (born 1961), gymnast Carola Smit (born 1963), singer Wim Jonk (born 1966), international footballer Nick Schilder (born 1983), singer Simon Keizer (born1984), singer Jan Smit (born 1985), singer Cees Keizer (born 1986), footballer Janey Jacké (born 1992), Drag Queen References External links Tourist information about Volendam (Dutch) Tourist information about Volendam (in English) Populated places in North Holland Geography of Edam-Volendam