Sandra & Andres

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Sandra & Andres
Sandra & Andres (1972)
Sandra & Andres (1972)
Background information
OriginNetherlands
GenresPop music
Years active1968 - 1975
LabelsPhilips, Hansa
Past membersSandra Reemer, Andreas Dries Holten

Sandra & Andres was a successful Dutch-Indonesian pop duo consisting of Sandra Reemer and Andres Holten. As a duo they had nearly thirty singles released.

Background[]

In 1967 / 1968, their single "Storybook children" bw "Just a minute" was released on the Philips label.[1]

In 1972 they represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Als het om de liefde gaat",[2] which Holten co-wrote the song with Hans van Hemert.[3]

In the November 9, 1974 issue of Billboard, it was announced that they were to break up. The reason given was that Holten wanted to pursue a career confined to songwriting while Reemer was to carry on as a solo singer. The magazine also said that she was to represent Holland in the 1975 Eurovision.[4]

Their final single "Oh, Nous Sommes Tres Amoureux" bw "I Can't Forget" was released in 1975.[5]

Post Sandra & Andres[]

In 1975, Holten teamed up with Rosy Pereira as part of the duo Rosy & Andres and would have hits with "Sausalito,[6][7] a tune that Holten had composed with Marshal Manengkei,[8] and later with "My Love".[9]

References[]

  1. ^ NLDiscografie.nl Sandra & Andres
  2. ^ A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest edited by Ivan Raykoff, Robert Deam Tobin Page 67 Music, lyrics and politics
  3. ^ Billboard March 25, 1972 Page 50 International News Reports, Eurovision Song Concert, 1972
  4. ^ Billboard November 9, 1974 Page 49 International, From the Music Capitals of the World Amsterdam
  5. ^ Alexgitlin.com Sandra & Andres
  6. ^ NLDiscografie.nl Rosy & Andres
  7. ^ hitparade.ch Rosy & Andres - Sausalito
  8. ^ top40.nl Rosy & Andres - Sausalito
  9. ^ Billboard October 9, 1976 Page 59 Billboard Hits Of The World, Holland
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