Sandra & Andres

Sandra & Andres was a successful Dutch-Indonesian pop duo consisting of Sandra Reemer and Andres Holten. As a duo they had nearly thirty singles released.

Sandra & Andres
Sandra & Andres (1972)
Background information
OriginNetherlands
GenresPop music
Years active1968 - 1975
LabelsPhilips, Hansa
Past membersSandra Reemer, Andreas Dries Holten

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]

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 Holland in the 1975 Eurovision.[4]

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

Post Sandra & 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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