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Eddy Ouwens (born 30 May 1946,
Rotterdam
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), also known as Danny Mirror, is a Dutch
musician
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and
record producer
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.
Overview
He was a founder member in 1966 of the Rotterdam-based
group
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, Eddy Nelson & the Eddysons. After a few
hits
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he left to work as a
producer
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and produced
Teach-In
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,
Bolland & Bolland
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Career
They produced and wrote for such artists as F ...
and
The Shoes.
[ ] In 1970, he released the
single
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, "Everybody's Nobody" / "Every Little Sigh Becomes a Lie", under the name Eddy Owens.
Ouwens co-wrote the
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Eurovision Song Contest
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entries in 1975 ("
Ding-A-Dong
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" performed by Teach-In), and 1978 ("
't Is OK" performed by
Harmony
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).
In August 1977, following the death of
Elvis Presley
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, he
recorded and released the single "
I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)
"I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)" is a song co-written by Dick Bakker, Eddy Ouwens and Dunhills, performed by Ouwens under the name of Danny Mirror. The song was dedicated to Elvis Presley stating he is the one and only king." It reac ...
" as his tribute to the departed 'King'. It spent nine weeks on the
UK Singles Chart
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[ and peaked at number four.] In his native Netherlands, the record made number one
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.
To extend this success, Ouwens invited The Jordanaires
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, Presley's original backing vocalist
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s, to record a medley album
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of 50 Presley songs. It was released in 1981 under the name of 'Danny Mirror & The Jordanaires'.
References
Eurovision Song Contest winners
Living people
Dutch musicians
Dutch record producers
Musicians from Rotterdam
1946 births
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