Who, in 1976, were the first Dutch group to have a UK No. 1?
"at No.1 in Britain (UK Singles Chart) and Germany and from there all over Europe, Latin America, Australia, Africa and Asia. Four million singles were sold in 1976. It was the most sold record in Germany. In Brazil """"Mississippi"""" stayed in the charts for 129 weeks . It became No.1 in 30 countries from Europe to South Africa. More than 5 million copies were sold worldwide. On 5 January 1977, Pussycat was awarded the Conamus Export Prize by the British Ambassador to the Netherlands, Sir John Barnes, for being the first Dutch pop group in the British charts. Their follow-up"
"Rank 1 Rank 1 is a Dutch trance group, formed in the Netherlands in 1997. Widely regarded as one of the originators of the Dutch trance sound, the group have produced a number of dancefloor hits since their conception. Although the two members of the group (Benno de Goeij and Piet Bervoets) had worked together before, Rank 1 (a name first used in 1999) was their first project with commercial success. The first Rank 1 release was an EP containing ""The Citrus Juicer"" and ""Black Snow"". Their biggest hit commercially was the 1999 track that followed up to that EP"
"Belgium and Holland. The first appearance by this line-up in the UK is with the single ""Save Your Kisses For Me"" on 13 March 1976. The song's entry at No.14 was the second highest chart entry of that year (following Queen's ""Somebody to Love"" at No.4). The first appearance on the UK album charts is with ""Love and Kisses"" on 24 April 1976. Their final chart appearance anywhere in the world was in the UK with the single ""Lightning Flash"" on 10 July 1982. Altogether they spent 98 weeks in the UK singles chart (including eight weeks at No.1) and"
"they performed over various festivals during summer '12. As of December 9, no new material has been released. Rank 1 Rank 1 is a Dutch trance group, formed in the Netherlands in 1997. Widely regarded as one of the originators of the Dutch trance sound, the group have produced a number of dancefloor hits since their conception. Although the two members of the group (Benno de Goeij and Piet Bervoets) had worked together before, Rank 1 (a name first used in 1999) was their first project with commercial success. The first Rank 1 release was an EP containing ""The Citrus"
"1980. Throughout this time there were several changes in lineup. In the 1970s some artists stood out. Herman Brood became the ultimate Rock 'n Roll icon. He even scored a hit in the US with Saturday Night. He became the epitome of the ""rock'n'roll junkie"" he sang about. As an artist he was in the media until his suicide in 2001. Other bands from the 70s: Pussycat (lead singer Toni Willé) whose song Mississippi hit the charts at number 1 in Netherlands in 1975 and many other countries including UK in 1976, Gruppo Sportivo, Massada, Vitesse, Solution, the Nits, Focus"
"single's hasty release and so the voices of the session singers remained on the single. The song became an immediate hit, rising to No.2 in the UK singles chart, launching the group to overnight stardom. The following year, the group scored highly again as their cover of ""You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"" peaked at No.5. Other singles by the group charted more modestly and they only charted one album, 1975's ""Guys 'n' Dolls"". In 1977 however, they scored a No.1 hit in both the Netherlands and Belgium with ""You're My World"", launching them on a new phase"
"Aglow Band as support act of Willy DeVille's Amsterdam Carré Theatre show on 7 July 2008. He moved to Indonesia where he died at the age of 70 on 15 March 2014. The Cats The Cats were a Dutch rock band formed in Volendam in 1964. They were active (with a few interruptions) from 1964 until 1985 and had their most successful period from 1968 until 1975. Of the many hits the band had at home and abroad, the biggest one is ""One Way Wind"", which was released in 38 countries and a top ten number in several of them,"
"Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 () is a weekly music chart compiled by ""Stichting Nederlandse Top 40"". It started as a radio program titled ""Veronica Top 40"", on the offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained ""The Veronica Top 40"" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting. ""Joost den Draaijer"" was the initiator of the top 40 in the Netherlands. On January 2, 1965, the first Top 40 was compiled, with its first #1 hit """"I Feel Fine"""" by The Beatles. In 1974, the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 bought the Top 40 and named"
"Brothers and Quiver their UK chart debut; a ""Top of the Pops"" performance broadcast 8 May 1976 helped boost the track ten notches to No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart dated 15 May 1976 with a No. 5 peak reached the next week. ""Arms of Mary"" was also an international success most notably in Ireland and the Netherlands - in which territories the track was No. 1 for respectively four and three weeks - with the track also spending two weeks at No. 1 on the Dutch charts for Belgium. However ""Arms of Mary"" did not afford the Sutherland"
"Flemish dialect or standard Dutch are Eddy Wally, Raymond van het Groenewoud, Willem Vermandere, De Kreuners, Clouseau, Gorki (band), Noordkaap, and De Mens. In 1959 the Belgian singer of Italian descent Rocco Granata scored a big European hit with ""Marina"". The singing nun Soeur Sourire had an international number one hit in 1963 with Dominique. When folk and hippie culture finally hit a chord around the world the groups The Pebbles (""Seven Horses in the Sky"", ""I Get Around"") and The Wallace Collection (""Daydream"") had considerable international success. Irish Coffee, a hard rock band from Aalst also achieved considerable local"
"although this would happen again with the United Kingdom the following year and Sweden in 1984. ""Ding-A-Dong"" reached number 3 on the Dutch Singles chart and also became a hit in several other markets, including the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 13, and Sweden where it made number 2. Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 The Netherlands was represented by six-member group Teach-In, with the song '""Ding-A-Dong"", at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Stockholm on 22 March. Teach-In were chosen as the Dutch representatives at the national final on 26 February, and went"
"and it was re-mastered as ""The Best of Clout"" in 2010. Clout (band) Clout was an original all-female South African rock group formed in Johannesburg in 1977, best known for their hit single, ""Substitute"". Clout's first and biggest hit, ""Substitute"", was a new arrangement of a Righteous Brothers song, composed by Willie Wilson. In 1978, their version reached No. 1 in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Denmark and Belgium. It also reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the UK charts for 15 weeks. Due to sanctions against South African"
"an international success most notably in Ireland and the Netherlands – in which territories the track was No. 1 for respectively four and three weeks – with the track also reaching No. 1 on Belgium's Flemish charts. The track ""When the train comes"" was also released as a single. The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver achieved one further UK chart success, ""Secrets"", in November 1976. Guitarist Renwick left the group in 1977 and was not replaced; guitarist Robert Wood from the murky joe band was scheduled to join the band on tour but family ties prevented it, this left drummer Willie"
"by the British group Guys 'n' Dolls was overlooked in the UK but reached No. 1 in the Netherlands for four weeks in May and June 1977 with a #4 ranking on the year-end tally for the Netherlands' hit parade: the track also reached No. 1 in Belgium and was a minor hit in Germany (No. 48) (in its release in the two last-named territories the track was identified as ""You Are My World""). Paul Griggs sang lead on the Guys 'n' Dolls version of ""You're My World"" with Martine Howard's vocals also prominently featured. A thirty-three second outtake from"
"UK Singles Chart in November 1968, Following the release of the group's debut single, Bonnet made a remark to a reporter as to ""Only One Woman"" being a bit boring, angering Barry. Their second single ""The Walls Fell Down"" only reached Number 28 in the same chart. But in the Netherlands it was more successful, where it reached Number 3 in their Top 40 in April 1969. In 1970, Gordon released his first and only solo album ""Alphabet"" on Polydor Records. He later became a high school music teacher. On 9 January 2013, after not being heard from for several"
"with Focus). In 1979 Chris Koerts left, feeling that he had achieved everything he wanted with the band. Earth and Fire Earth and Fire were a Dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop group. Formed in the Netherlands by twin brothers Chris and Gerard Koerts, and most popular in the 1970s when fronted by singer Jerney Kaagman, Earth and Fire had many chart topping hits in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, though they never gained much popularity in England or the Americas. Their biggest international hit was ""Weekend"", a number one single in"
"Ask Me"", a science-based British TV show of the 1970s that made household names of Magnus Pyke and David Bellamy. It is also the title theme of Steve Coogan's BBC 2 sitcom, ""Saxondale"". Focus (band) Focus are a Dutch rock band formed in Amsterdam in 1969 by keyboardist, vocalist, and flautist Thijs van Leer. The band have undergone numerous formations in its history; since December 2016 it has comprised van Leer, drummer Pierre van der Linden, guitarist Menno Gootjes, and bassist Udo Pannekeet. Past members include guitarist Jan Akkerman, drummer Hans Cleuver and bassists Martijn Dresden, Bert Ruiter and Bobby"
"a No. 12 hit in the Netherlands in January 1976. The group disbanded in 1979. The band also produced a version of ""Dedication"" for London's Capital Radio, with the first line: ""Capital's our local station.""<br> Their song ""Dedication"" was covered by the Bay City Rollers on their 1976 album ""Dedication"". Released as a single in the US, it made #60 on the Billboard Hot 100.<br> Frankie Valli's recording of their song ""Fallen Angel"" went to No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1976, before being featured in the Broadway show ""Jersey Boys"". Rogue (band) Rogue were a British"
"include Dik Voormekaar, Ome Joop, Harry Nak, Meneer De Groot, Simon Naaigaren, Zangeres Zonder Raam, Joep Meloen, Moe Kangeroe, and Bep En Toos. In January 1976, Van Duin had a massive hit with ""Willempie"". Parents of mentally challenged children considered it offensive. The song was banned while a controversy lasted, and ""Willempie"" was number 1 on AVRO's TopPop-chart for three weeks. Van Duin escaped legal actions by apologising on television. As a follow-up, Van Duin released ""File"", a traffic jam cover version of Morris Albert's ""Feelings""; it foreshadowed his first album to feature serious songs only; ""And're André"" (""The Other"
"made her comeback as a solo artist in a Dutch show called ""The Winner Is..."" The remaining five members made a comeback as guest artists with the Toppers in May 2016. Dolly Dots Dolly Dots were a popular Dutch girl band in the 1980s. With their style of upbeat dance/pop, they scored many hits throughout Europe. The sextet consisted of Angela Groothuizen, Angéla Kramers, Anita Heilker, Esther Oosterbeek, Patty Zomer and Ria Brieffies. The Dolly Dots had many hits between 1979 and 1988. They were most successful in the Netherlands, but they also scored hits in the rest of Europe."
"popular Dutch band ever (in terms of hit singles and albums). BZN has had over 50 hits in the Dutch hit charts to date, and are the only music act to have had top 40 hit singles for 26 consecutive years (1973-1998). Album chart presence was even stronger, without interruption from 1977 to 2008. BZN's big breakthrough started with the song ""Mon Amour"" (1976), which held the #1 hit parade ranking for over 5 weeks. Outside of the Netherlands the band has had some success as well, amongst which several hits in South Africa (such as ""Yeppa"" in 1990) and"
"and still Golden Earring with their greatest hit ever: ""Radar Love"", also Top 10 in the US. The late 70s and early 80s gave many one hit wonders and some bands that lasted longer. Girl groups Luv' and Dolly Dots but also disco bands Spargo and Time Bandits were most successful. Together with the Golden Earring, which scored some of their biggest hits with ""Radar Love"", ""Twilight Zone' and ""When The Lady Smiles"". The Nits developed a large audience outside the Netherlands, including Finland, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Greece and Canada and in 1989 were the first Dutch band to"
"released in both Dutch and English versions, but covered again in English by British group Tight Fit. The Millionaires (band) The Millionaires were a Dutch pop group founded 1968 best known for their song at the Nationaal Songfestival of 1982, ""Fantasy Island"". Their first major success was the song for the 1980 Summer Olympics ""Never Give In"", written by the Italian singer Toto Cutugno. The single was released under the name of the band's original singer Jay Delmore (Jaap van der Mooren), who died the same year. After Delmore's death the band had two female singers, Carmen Montana and Angela"
"in Amsterdam) before moving to London where they signed with Ensign Records later that year. Their first single, ""Lookin' After No. 1"", came out in August 1977. It reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, the first of a long string of successes. The album ""The Boomtown Rats"" was released the next month. it included another single, ""Mary of the 4th Form"". Music journalist Martin C. Strong commented, ""Geldof's moody charisma helped to give the band a distinct identity"". Their next album, ""A Tonic for the Troops"" (1978), featured three hit singles, ""Like Clockwork"", ""She's So Modern"" and"
"Het Goede Doel Het Goede Doel (English: ""The Good Cause"") is a Dutch pop-group fronted by Henk Westbroek and Henk Temming as constant members. The original line-up, formed in 1979, was completed by Sander van Herk (guitar), Roland Jongeneel, Stephan Wienjus (bass) and Ab Tamboer (drums). Others joining in later included Arnold van Dongen (guitar), Lené te Voorhuis (bass), Toni Peroni (the father of Tony Junior; drums) and Danny Sahupala (drums). In 1982 they had their breakthrough hit with ""België (Is er leven op Pluto?)""; inspired by the international success of VOF de Kunst's ""Suzanne"" they released an English version"
"Rubberen Robbie Rubberen Robbie is a Dutch band (or ""comedy act"") from Leiden, Netherlands, best known for a parodic compilation of Dutch-language songs that was a number-one hit in the Netherlands in 1981. It is the continuation of a successful 1970s glam rock outfit, Catapult; its members also formed a successful production and songwriting team, Cat Music, responsible for a number of Dutch hit songs. The band was formed by various ex-members of a rock combo called Catapult, which split up in the early 1980s. Catapult had scored a number of hits in the late 1970s playing a form of"
"to My First Cadillac"" which is marketed as their newest single. A video for the song featured young impersonators of Golden Earring. Golden Earring Golden Earring is a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the definite article was dropped in 1967, while the ""s"" was dropped in 1969). They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs ""Radar Love"" in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch charts, reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and went to number thirteen on the United States charts, ""Twilight Zone"" in 1982, and"
"The Cats The Cats were a Dutch rock band formed in Volendam in 1964. They were active (with a few interruptions) from 1964 until 1985 and had their most successful period from 1968 until 1975. Of the many hits the band had at home and abroad, the biggest one is ""One Way Wind"", which was released in 38 countries and a top ten number in several of them, of which a number one in Switzerland. In Germany it sold more than a million copies. The song has been covered by some 150 other artists. The number was written by Arnold"
"Q65, the Golden Earrings (the predecessor of Golden Earring), the Motions (with Robbie van Leeuwen who would later form Shocking Blue), Ro-d-ys, Bumble Bees, the Shoes, and Cuby & the Blizzards. Nederbeat Nederbeat (also: Nederbiet) was the Dutch rock boom of mid-1960s influenced by British beat groups, led by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and, much like British freakbeat, it is essentially the Dutch counterpart to American garage rock. The emergence of pirate station Radio Veronica also worked to stimulate the Dutch music community to produce a great amount of 'Nederbeat'. The Hague was the country's beat capital, along"
"the song in a Dutch TV quiz show hosted by Kick Stockhuyzen, as they had a question about the river 'Mississippi' on the show and the broadcasting company thought it would be a nice idea to let Pussycat play 'Mississippi' right after the question. That's when things started to roll and by December 1975 the song became a massive hit seller at the Number One position in the Dutch charts, followed by the international success in 1976 pushing them into the charts across Europe and England as far as Africa and Australia, where it reached number one in August 1976."
"the Netherlands, their fourth single ""No Deeper Meaning"" managed to reach as high as number 4 in the Netherlands and number 3 on the Canadian ""RPM"" Dance Chart. They released their first album, ""Horizon"", in 1991 which went with only minor success. Lana was replaced by British singer Tania Evans in 1993, and the act took a harder Eurodance sound. ""Mr. Vain"" became their biggest hit to date, reaching number one in 13 countries including Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom. It was also their first mainstream hit in the United States, peaking at number 17 on the ""Billboard"" Hot"
"first incarnation of the band played some reunion concerts. Zen (Dutch band) Zen was a Dutch rock band, founded by Siegfried 'Siebe' de Jong (vocals and saxophone) and Dirk van der Ploeg (guitar and vocals) in 1965. Van der Ploeg wrote the lyrics, music and arrangements. The hippie-oriented one hit wonder band hit the top spot on the Dutch Top 40 singles chart in January 1969, with their version of the theme from the musical ""Hair"". Their only other single to enter the Dutch Top 40 was ""Get Me Down"", it peaked at #26 in 1969. After various line-up changes,"
"Clout (band) Clout was an original all-female South African rock group formed in Johannesburg in 1977, best known for their hit single, ""Substitute"". Clout's first and biggest hit, ""Substitute"", was a new arrangement of a Righteous Brothers song, composed by Willie Wilson. In 1978, their version reached No. 1 in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Denmark and Belgium. It also reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the UK charts for 15 weeks. Due to sanctions against South African artists and performers by UK's Equity at the time, the BBC's"