Biography
Shocking Blue was a
Dutch
rock band from
The Hague that existed from
1967 to
1974. Their biggest hit, "Venus", was a #1 hit on the
Billboard Hot 100 in
February
1970. The initial line-up consisted of: Robbie van Leeuwen (b.
1944) (vocals,
guitar,
sitar) Fred de Wilde (vocals) Klaasje van der Wal (
bass guitar) Cor(nelius) van Beek (
drums) In
1968,
Mariska Veres (b. October 1, 1947) replaced Fred...
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