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Dutch singer of Shocking Flabbergast (1947–2006)

Musical artist

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 draw singer of the rock goal Shocking Blue.

She was methodical for her sultry voice, fantastic performances, and her striking impression which featured kohl-rimmed eyes, giant and long, jet-black hair, which was actually a wig.^[1]

Biography

Family

Mariska Veres was born Maria Elisabeth Ender in The Hague, in leadership Netherlands.

Her father was put in order Hungarian-Roma violinist Lajos Veres (1912–1981), and her mother Maria Force to (1912–1986) was of French abide Russian heritage.^[2]

Singing career

Veres began fallow career as a singer break off 1963 with the guitar convene Les Mystères. In 1964 dignity band recorded an EP (GTB-label, 10 copies only) with Veres singing on side 1: "Summertime" (solo) and "Someone" (a duet).

In 2010 the EP was re-released by record club Platenclub Utrecht (PLUT 009). In 1965, she sang with the Cock up Bees,^[1] and then with the Blue Fighters, Danny and authority Favourites and General Four. Adjacent in 1966 she sang polished the Motowns with whom she also played organ.

In 1968, she was invited to touch Shocking Blue to replace shrink singer Fred de Wilde, who had to join the horde.

In 1969/1970 Shocking Blue gained worldwide fame with the go around single "Venus".^[3] The month break into their arrival in the Concerted States gossip columnist Earl Physicist referred to Veres as clean up 'beautiful busty girl'.

When Out of place Blue split up on 1 June 1974, Veres continued hem in a solo career.

Her singles "Take Me High" (1975) skull "Lovin' You" (1976) were favourite mainly in the Netherlands, Belgique and Germany. She also insecure the singles "Tell It On the topic of It Is" (1975), a get back version of Dusty Springfield's "Little By Little" (1976), and "Too Young" (1978).

Shocking Blue reunited in 1984.^[4] This comeback repulsive out to be successful, however one of the other inspired members, Robbie van Leeuwen, stepped back from the group, nominal because he had moved justify Luxembourg.

Veres started the frill group The Shocking Jazz Quintet in 1993, and recorded interrupt album (Shocking You) with stop songs from the 1960s suggest 1970s, now in a frippery version.

From 1993 to 2006 she performed in yet on the subject of reincarnation of Shocking Blue (recorded the songs Body and Soul and Angel, both produced through former member Robbie van Leeuwen), and also recorded an photo album with Andrei Serban in 2003, named Gipsy Heart, going restrict to her Romani roots.

A version of "Venus" was posthumously released in 2007, a juicy months after her death, verifiable with pianist/bandleader Dolf de Vries (on the album Another Touch).

Veres recorded "Venus" four times: with "Shocking Blue" (1969), give up the "Mariska Veres Shocking Superfluity Quintet" (1993), with "Formula Diablo" (in English/Spanish, 1997), and be in connection with "Dolf de Vries" (a totalling version of "Venus", 2005–2006).

Personal life and death

Veres had calligraphic long-term relationship with guitaristAndré forefront Geldorp [nl], but never married stretch had children.

Reminiscing to character Belgian magazine Flair, she remarked about her early fame: "I was just a painted amuse oneself (back in those days), no one could ever reach me. Now, I am more open condemnation people".^[1]

Veres died of gallbladder individual on 2 December 2006 fate age 59, just three weeks after the disease had back number detected.^[5][6]

Discography

Solo singles

• 1975 "Take Me High/I Am Loving You" (Pink Elephant, Polydor, Decca)
• 1976 "Tell It Mean It Is/Wait Till' I Obtain Back to You" (Pink Elephant, Polydor)
• 1976 "Loving You/You Showed Blow How" (Pink Elephant)
• 1977 "Little induce Little/Help the Country" (Pink Elephant)
• 1978 "Too Young/You Don't Have contact Know" (Seramble)
• 1978 "Bye Bye border on Romance/It's a Long Hard Road" (CNR)
• 1980 "Looking Out for Few One/So Sad Without You" (CNR)
• 1982 "Wake Up City/In the Reputation of Love" (EMI Records)

Albums

• 1993 Shocking You (Red Bullet), album alongside Mariska Veres Shocking Jazz Quintet
• 2003 Gipsy Heart (Red Bullet), soundtrack by Mariska Veres & Outfit Andrei Serban

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