Sandra and Andres

Dutch-Indonesian pop duo
Sandra and Andres
Sandra and Andres (1972)
Sandra and Andres (1972)
Background information
OriginNetherlands
GenresPop music
Years active1968 - 1975
LabelsPhilips, Hansa
Past membersSandra Reemer, Andreas Dries Holten

Sandra and 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] They ended up in 4th place.

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 the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975. This did not materialize, as the group Teach-In represented Netherlands that year, but she instead represented Netherlands in 1976. [4]

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

Post Sandra and 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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  • "Alles heeft ritme"
  • "Als het om de liefde gaat"
  • "Amambanda"
  • "Amsterdam"
  • "Arcade"
  • "Een beetje"
  • "Birds"
  • "Birth of a New Age"
  • "Blijf zoals je bent"
  • "Burning Daylight"
  • "Calm After the Storm"
  • "Colorado"
  • "De diepte"
  • "Ding-a-dong"
  • "De eerste keer"
  • "Europapa"
  • "Fernando en Filippo"
  • "Grow"
  • "Heel de wereld"
  • "Hemel en aarde"
  • "Het is een wonder"
  • "I See a Star"
  • "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
  • "Ik hou van jou"
  • "Ik wil alles met je delen"
  • "Jij bent mijn leven"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Katinka"
  • "Lights and Shadows"
  • "De mallemolen"
  • "Morgen"
  • "My Impossible Dream"
  • "Net als toen"
  • "Never Alone"
  • "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
  • "No Goodbyes"
  • "On Top of the World"
  • "One Good Reason"
  • "One More Night"
  • "De oude muzikant"
  • "Out on My Own"
  • "Outlaw in 'Em"
  • "The Party's Over"
  • "Rechtop in de wind"
  • "Ring-dinge-ding"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Shine"
  • "Sing Me a Song"
  • "Slow Down"
  • "Een speeldoos"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "'t Is OK"
  • "Tijd"
  • "De troubadour"
  • "De vogels van Holland"
  • "Voorgoed voorbij"
  • "Vrede"
  • "Waar is de zon"
  • "Walk Along"
  • "Wat een dag"
  • "Wat een geluk"
  • "Waterman"
  • "Wijs me de weg"
  • "Without You"
  • "You and Me"
  • "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
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Songs
  • "À la folie ou pas du tout"
  • "Als het om de liefde gaat"
  • "Amanece"
  • "Après toi"
  • "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
  • "C'est la chanson de mon amour"
  • "Ceol an Ghrá"
  • "Comé-comédie"
  • "Comme on s'aime"
  • "Falter im Wind"
  • "A festa da vida"
  • "I giorni dell'arcobaleno"
  • "Härliga sommardag"
  • "L-imħabba"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muzika i ti"
  • "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"
  • "Småting"
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