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Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were part of the Nederbeat movement in the Netherlands.The band had a string of hit songs during the counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard" and "Venus", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and many other countries during 1969 and 1970.
Shocking Blue's "Venus" was featured in the sixth episode of the 2020 Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit. The protagonist Beth (played by Anya Taylor-Joy ) dances and sings to the music video. The scene takes place in 1967, well before the song was released in 1969.
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At Home is the second studio album by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released in 1969 on the Pink Elephant label. It is their first album to feature Mariska Veres , the group's signature frontwoman and lead singer.
Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres (pronunciation ⓘ; 1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. She was known for her sultry voice, eccentric performances, and her striking appearance which featured kohl-rimmed eyes, high and long, jet-black ...
His best-known compositions are Shocking Blue's most famous songs: "Venus", which was a US and UK No. 1 hit and was later covered by Bananarama and "Love Buzz", covered by Nirvana and released as their first single, and "Daemon Lover". [4] In 1974 he left Shocking Blue and released the successful single "Long Hot Summer" with his new band ...
This list of performances on Top of the Pops is a chronological account of popular songs performed by recording artists and musical ensembles on Top of the Pops, a weekly BBC One television programme that featured artists from the UK Singles Chart.
List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 The Jackson 5 10 2 Simon & Garfunkel 6 3 B.J. Thomas 4 The Beatles The Carpenters 6 The Guess Who 3 Edwin Starr Diana Ross The Partridge Family 10 Sly & the Family Stone 2 Ray Stevens Three Dog Night Smokey Robinson & the Miracles 14 Shocking Blue 1 Bread