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| '''Hearts of Soul''' was formed by three ]se sisters: Bianca, ] and Patricia Maessen. | '''Hearts of Soul''' was formed by three ]se sisters: Bianca, ] and Patricia Maessen. | ||
| They worked in the late 1960s as session singers for |
They worked in the late 1960s as session singers for ] until 1968. | ||
| In 1969, they recorded their debut album. In 1970, they sung |
In 1969, they recorded their debut album. In 1970, they sung ] (written by Pieter Goemans) as the Netherlands entry to the ] song contest. They finished 7th out of 12 participants. Their single ] was arguably their most popular at the time.{{citation needed}} They collaborated in 1972 on a single with ]. The song ] is still popular, especially amongst religious people.{{citation needed}} | ||
| In the mid-seventies the group moved to ]. There they formed ] in 1975 |
In the mid-seventies the group moved to ]. There they formed ] in 1975 with former ] musician ] (who married Bianca). In the summer of 1976 they had a Flemish number 2 hit with the self-titled song ''Dream Express''. On 5 February 1977 they won the national finals in Belgium to enter the ] song contest, which was held in ], ] on Saturday 7 May. This was the first time that Belgium had entered a song to be sung in ]. With the song ] they reached 7th place out of 18 participating countries. | ||
| Dream Express changed |
Dream Express changed names again in 1979 to ], which stood for Luc Bianca Stella. Their singles ] and ] received much airplay in 1979. | ||
| Stella also released singles under the name of ]. She represented Belgium (singing in ]) in the Eurovision song contest of 1982, with the song |
Stella also released singles under the name of ]. She represented Belgium (singing in ]) in the Eurovision song contest of 1982, with the song ]. On 24 April 1982 she finished 4th. | ||
| Bianca released several singles from the early 1980s through to 1993. The single ] was released as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Antwerp zoo. | Bianca released several singles from the early 1980s through to 1993. The single ] was released as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the creation of the ]. | ||
| During the Eurovision song contest of 1986 Patricia was |
During the Eurovision song contest of 1986 Patricia was the backing singer of winning entrant ]. In 1987, Patricia was also a backing singer for ]'s, ] entry. | ||
| Patricia Maessen died on 15 May 1996 in Mortsel near Antwerp at the age of 44, from the effects of a stroke.<ref>http://archief.nrc.nl/index.php/1996/Mei/18/Kunst/6/Patricia+Maessen+overleden/check=Y</ref> | Patricia Maessen died on 15 May 1996 in Mortsel near Antwerp at the age of 44, from the effects of a stroke.<ref>http://archief.nrc.nl/index.php/1996/Mei/18/Kunst/6/Patricia+Maessen+overleden/check=Y</ref> | ||
| ==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
| ===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
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Hearts of Soul was formed by three Harderwijkse sisters: Bianca, Stella and Patricia Maessen.
They worked in the late 1960s as session singers for Dusty Springfield until 1968. In 1969, they recorded their debut album. In 1970, they sung Waterman (written by Pieter Goemans) as the Netherlands entry to the Eurovision song contest. They finished 7th out of 12 participants. Their single It's Great Fun was arguably their most popular at the time. They collaborated in 1972 on a single with Marius Monkau. The song Oh Complete Jesus is still popular, especially amongst religious people.
In the mid-seventies the group moved to Belgium. There they formed Dream Express in 1975 with former Pebbles musician Luc Smets (who married Bianca). In the summer of 1976 they had a Flemish number 2 hit with the self-titled song Dream Express. On 5 February 1977 they won the national finals in Belgium to enter the Eurovision song contest, which was held in Wembley, London on Saturday 7 May. This was the first time that Belgium had entered a song to be sung in English. With the song A Million in One, Two, Three they reached 7th place out of 18 participating countries.
Dream Express changed names again in 1979 to LBS, which stood for Luc Bianca Stella. Their singles LBS and Uncle Jim received much airplay in 1979.
Stella also released singles under the name of Stella Mason. She represented Belgium (singing in French) in the Eurovision song contest of 1982, with the song Si tu aimes ma musique. On 24 April 1982 she finished 4th.
Bianca released several singles from the early 1980s through to 1993. The single Two Dolphins to the Range of Hawaii was released as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Antwerp zoo.
During the Eurovision song contest of 1986 Patricia was the backing singer of winning entrant Sandra Kim. In 1987, Patricia was also a backing singer for Plastic Bertrand's, Luxembourg entry.
Patricia Maessen died on 15 May 1996 in Mortsel near Antwerp at the age of 44, from the effects of a stroke.
Discography
Singles
| Singles in the Dutch Top 40 | |||||
| Title | Release date |
Entry date |
Highest position |
#Weeks | Remarks |
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| "Oh what a price" | 1969 | 15-2-1969 | tip | ||
| "Everybody goes for Joe / Abraham, Martin & John" | 1969 | 11-10-1969 | tip | ||
| "Fat Jack" | 1970 | 31-1-1970 | 18 | 5 | |
| "Waterman" | 1970 | 14-3-1970 | tip | ||
| "It's great fun" | 1972 | 8-7-1972 | tip | ||
| "I can hear you calling" | 1971 | ? | tip | ||
| "Dream express" | 1976 | 7-2-1976 | tip | As Dream Express | |
| "A Million in One, Two, Three" | 1977 | 23-4-1977 | tip | As Dream Express | |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byLenny Kuhr with De troubadour |
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 |
Succeeded bySaskia & Serge with Tijd |
| Preceded byPierre Rapsat with Judy et Cie |
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 |
Succeeded byJean Vallée with L'amour ça fait chanter la vie |