Maggie MacNeal (born Sjoukje Lucie van 't Spijker; 5 May 1950) is a Dutch singer. She was a member of Mouth & MacNeal, a pop duo from the

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, who are best known for their million-selling recording of " How Do You Do" in 1972, which topped the Dutch chart and became a US top ten hit, and for representing the Netherlands at the

1974 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Brighton, United Kingdom and was organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporati ...

, finishing third with the song "

I See a Star "I See a Star" (original Dutch title: "Ik zie een ster") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in English (the first time the Dutch entry was not entirely in Dutch) by Mouth & MacNeal. The song was composed by Hans van Heme ...

", which went on to become a UK top ten hit.

Career

MacNeal had released one solo single – a cover, produced by

Hans van Hemert Hans van Hemert (born 7 April 1945 in Voorburg, Netherlands) is a Dutch ASCAP award-winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced. He also composed three songs for the Eurovision Song Contest ...

, of "

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", written by

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and

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and made famous by singer

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– before teaming up with

Willem Duyn Wilhelmus Jacobus Duyn (31 March 1937 – 4 December 2004) was a Dutch singer, actor, entertainer and voice over artist. Under the stage name Big Mouth he was co-vocalist of the Dutch pop music duos Mouth & MacNeal (1971–1974) and Big Mouth & ...

(Mouth), to form the duo known as

Mouth & MacNeal Mouth and MacNeal was a Dutch pop duo that enjoyed some commercial success in the 1970s. They are best known for their million selling recording of " How Do You Do" in 1972, which topped the Dutch chart and became a US top ten hit, also reachin ...

, recording Pop international hits such as " How Do You Do" (1971) and "Hello-A" (1972). She was with Mouth & MacNeal from 1971 to 1974 including a participation in the

with the song "

". After their breakup, she formed her own group in 1975 with her husband Frans Smit (drums), Adri de Hont (guitar), Ben Vermeulen and Wil de Meyer (bass guitar). In 1977, the line-up changed to Smit, Jons Pistoor, Lex Bolderdijk, and Robert Verwey (bass). She participated again in the

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where she finished in 5th place with the song

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. MacNeal was one of the artists who recorded the song ''Shalom from Holland'' as a token of solidarity to the Israeli people, threatened by missiles from Iraq, during the first Gulf War in 1991. In 2000, she became a member of the Dutch Divas, together with

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Discography

*1971 **

/Isolation —

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6100032 *1975 ** Nothing else to do/I don't lay my head down —

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WBN 16581 ** When you're gone/Mother nature —Warner Brothers WBN 16632 *1976 ** Terug naar de kust/Life is going on —Warner Brothers WBN 16738 ** Love was in your eyes/Dr. Brian —Warner Brothers WBN 16816 ** Make the man love me/The letter —Warner Brothers WBN 16840 ** Blackbird/Make the man love me —Warner Brothers WBN 16868 ** LP When you're gone —Warner Brothers WBN 56290 *1977 ** Jij alleen/He never said his name —Warner Brothers WBN 16889 ** Fools together/Empty place, empty space —Warner Brothers WBN 17000 ** LP Fools together —Warner Brothers WBN 56406 *1978 ** You and I/It hurts —Warner Brothers WBN 17058 *1979 ** Ooh/Take it easy —Warner Brothers WBN 17365 ** Nighttime/Take it easy —Warner Brothers WBN 17465 ** LP Nighttime —Warner Brothers WBN 56738 *1980 **

/Take it easy —Warner Brothers WEAN 18214 ** Amsterdam/Amsterdam -side in Dutch, b-side in English—WEAN 18216 ** Amsterdam/Amsterdam -side in English, b-side in French—WEAN 18210 ** Why your lady says goodbye/Sail around the world —Warner Brothers WEAN 18348 ** Be my friend/Why your lady says goodbye —Warner Brothers WEAN 18412 ** LP Amsterdam —Warner Brothers WEAN 58138 *1981 ** Be my lover tonight/Together —Warner Brothers WEAN 18774 ** LP When you're gone e—K-Tel HN 4181 *1983 ** I've got you, you've got me/Won't you tell me —Carrere 221.020 ** Still can't believe it/On the beat (instrumental) —Carrere 221.029 *1985 ** You are my hope/Say hello again —DISK 1002 *1989 ** Verloren tijd/Heel verliefd —Mercury 876.1067 ** Papa is lief/Heel verliefd —Mercury 876.3847 *1990 ** Terug naar de kust/Heel gewoon —Mercury 878-6207 *1997 ** Only love/A night in the city —BR Music CDS 6059 *1999 ** Old friend/Live in my dreams —CNR 2004219

References

External links

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