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duo from the Netherlands. The duo consisted of Lucien Witteveen (MC Miker G) and Sven van Veen (DJ Sven). The 1980s saw the two launch "

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" to international success. The song contains elements of

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's hit "

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" and an

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of the chorus of

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's "

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", produced and mixed by

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Biography

Early years

Witteveen and van Veen became acquainted in 1986 in a

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. The disco, Club Baccara, and the resident DJ Martin van der Schagt had a home studio where he recorded the demo version of the Holiday Rap using the original tape loops of Madonna's

. This version was not usable for commercial release. Witteveen was discovered by Hotsound Records' Erik van Vliet, but Frits van Swoll, A & R manager of

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, took the song away from Erik, as Frits heard the demo on a local radio station, and approached

to produce it from scratch. Their single "

" became an international success, occupying number one on the single charts in at least 6 countries and reaching the top 10 in at least 8 other countries. It was named by

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as the worst video of 1987. It is considered a

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Rise to fame and later years

In Germany, the song stayed at the top of the charts for five weeks in August and September. The follow-up single "Celebration Rap" (based on the

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hit " Celebration" and including " We Are Family" by

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) did not repeat this success, but still made it into the top 10 in several countries. The two began a large-scale European tour in 1987. After disbanding, DJ Sven continued to work on music-related productions while MC Miker G suffered from drug addiction and was homeless for several years.De wereld draait doo
"Beeld en Geluid"
''VARA'', 29-01-2008 In 1988, Hotsound's Erik van Vliet took them back and they released the song "And the Bite Goes On"; however this proved to be the duo's final release. In February 2006, DJ Sven appeared on Channel Five's '' Now That's Embarrassing: The 80s''. His record was nominated just behind "Men in Makeup" and the

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. He is currently working as a DJ in the Netherlands, and co-hosts the daily ''Somertijd'' show presented by Rob van Someren, from 2003 until 2014 on

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, and since 2015 on Radio 10. In 2009, MC Miker G performed mature and personal rap songs under the name Lions Den.

''Little Superstar'' viral video

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with the title '' Little Superstar''. By October, the video had gone viral and accumulated 18,763,819 views (as of December 2015). The clip featured South Indian comic actor

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dancing to "Holiday Rap".

Discography

Singles

* "

" (1986) * "Celebration Rap" (1986) * "Play It Loud" (1986) * "And the Bite Goes On" (1988) * "Never Woke Up in Tears" (1988) * "This Dance Is Yours" (1989) * "House Full of Jazz" (1989) * "Nights Over New York" (1989) * "Dedication" (1989) * "Holiday Rap emix (1991) * "That'll Do It" (1991) * "Let's Ride" (1994) * "Holiday Rap ew Radio Mix (1998) * "Holiday Rap ong Summer Mix (1998) * "Holiday Rap ot Summer Dub (1998) * "Holiday Rap odern Bass Mix (1998) * "Holiday Rap 2002" (2002) * "Beef" (2002)

References

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