Dries (Andres) Holten (30 January 1936 – 15 April 2020)[1] was a Dutch singer, songwriter of
Indo descent. He represented the Netherlands at the
1972 Eurovision Song Contest alongside
Sandra Reemer. After he and Reemer broke up, Holten formed a new group with
Rosy Pereira and called it
Rosy & Andres. In 1980, Holten's final group was of him and
Ria Shield Meyer.
Career
Sandra and Andres
In 1972 at Eurovision, along with fellow Dutch-Indonesian singer Sandra Reemer he represented the Netherlands with their song "
Als het om de liefde gaat", the meaning in English is when love is concerned.[2] He co-wrote the song with Hans van Hemert.[3]
Rosy and Andres
In 1975, now having teamed up with another Indonesian singer, Rosy Pereira the daughter of steel guitarist
Coy Pereira,[4][5] they released the single "
Sausilito".[6] Holten co-wrote it with
Marshal Manengkei.[7] In the Netherlands it peaked at number 7 and spent four weeks on the charts.[8]
The following year, it was reported in the 9 October 1976 issue of Billboard that their single "
My Love" reached position number 3 in the Dutch chart, just behind "In Zaire" by
Johnny Wakelin and with "
Dancing Queen" by
ABBA at no 1.[9]
^A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest edited by Ivan Raykoff, Robert Deam Tobin
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