"Pretty Belinda" is a song written and recorded by Chris Andrews, which he released as a single in July 1969.

Commercial success

The single did not enter the UK singles charts but it reached the No. 1 spot in Austria and peaked at No. 3 in Germany. It was released in South Africa in December 1969, where it peaked at No. 1. Andrews's follow-up single ''Carole OK'' was less successful but also reached No. 1 in South Africa where it was released in April 1970. A 1970

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recording, "Söta Belinda", was released as a single. scoring a

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hit for 11 weeks between 26 July-4 October 1970, peaking at position 3.

Chart positions

In popular culture

The song was used as theme music for

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tv series ''

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'', aired from 2004 to 2008. That version was performed by

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ist Roland Cedermark.

References

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