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The Netherlands in 1974
Mouth and MacNeal
Song
I see a star
Composer(s)
Hans van Hemert
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Biography
Big Mouth (born Willem Duyn in 1936) and Maggie MacNeal (born Sjoukje van 't Spijker in 1950) formed the duo Mouth & MacNeal in 1971. Before the two members got together they had already released some singles on their own. Willem Duyn was a drummer with the Jay Jays for a short time during 1969, shortly afterwards forming the group Speedway with whom he recorded some singles. Maggie MacNeal released a solo single in early 1971, I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Willem and Maggie were brought together by Hans van Hemert, who also composed this year's Dutch entry. Where they failed separately, they were a success together, scoring with their first single Hey You Love a big top 5 hit in the Netherlands. But the next single fared far better, being a number one in the Netherlands and going top 10 in America in 1972. The song was How Do You Do?. The next single Hello-A was a number one in the Netherlands again, also scoring big in the rest of Europe. More hits followed, but after Ik Zie Een Ster, the Dutch version of their Eurovision entry I See A Star, meant another top 3 hit in the Netherlands for the duo as well as a top 10 hit in the UK, Hans van Hemert thought it was time to change tactics. He dropped Maggie from the duo, replacing her by Ingrid Kup. The duo, renamed Big Mouth and Little Eve, did manage to score some hits. But it was a solo Willem Duyn that would hit back in 1979 with his solo hit Willem.
The duo was backed on stage by four musicians. Piet Souer played the guitar (he also did this for the Netherlands at the ESC 1969 and he would return as composer and conductor (1983) and composer (1996) to the contest). The other three played together with Hans Vermeulen (who was a pianist for the Netherlands at the ESC 1983) in the succesfull Dutch groups Sandy Coast and Rainbow Train. They were Ron Westerbeek (bass), Johann Huisdens (percussion) en Jan Vermeulen (keyboard, brother to Hans Vermeulen)
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History
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All Participations for The Netherlands
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hind | Your heart belongs to me | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | Edsilia Rombley | On top of the world | 38 | 21 |
| 2006 | Treble | Amambanda | 22 | 20 |
| 2005 | Glennis Grace | My impossible dream | 53 | 14 |
| 2004 | Re-union | Without you | 11 | 20 |
| 2004 | Re-union | Without you | 146 | 6 |
| 2003 | Esther Hart | One more night | 45 | 13 |
| 2001 | Michelle | Out on my own | 16 | 18 |
| 2000 | Linda Wagenmakers | No goodbyes | 40 | 13 |
| 1999 | Marlayne | One good reason | 65 | 10 |
| 1998 | Edsilia Rombley | Hemel en aarde | 150 | 4 |
| 1997 | Mrs. Einstein | Niemand heeft nog tijd | 5 | 22 |
| 1996 | Maxine and Franklin Brown | De eerste keer | 78 | 7 |
| 1994 | Willeke Alberti | Waar is de zon | 4 | 23 |
| 1993 | Ruth Jacott | Vrede | 92 | 6 |
| 1992 | Humphrey Campbell | Wijs me de weg | 67 | 9 |
| 1990 | Maywood | Ik wil alles met je delen | 25 | 15 |
| 1989 | Justine Pelmelay | Blijf zoals je bent | 45 | 15 |
| 1988 | Gerard Joling | Shangri-la | 70 | 9 |
| 1987 | Marcha | Rechtop in de wind | 83 | 5 |
| 1986 | Frizzle Sizzle | Alles heeft ritme | 40 | 13 |
| 1984 | Maribelle | Ik hou van jou | 34 | 13 |
| 1983 | Bernadette | Sing me a song | 66 | 7 |
| 1982 | Bill van Dijk | Jij en ik | 8 | 16 |
| 1981 | Linda Williams | Het is een wonder | 51 | 9 |
| 1980 | Maggie MacNeal | Amsterdam | 93 | 5 |
| 1979 | Xandra | Colorado | 51 | 12 |
| 1978 | Harmony | 't Is OK | 37 | 13 |
| 1977 | Heddy Lester | De mallemolen | 35 | 12 |
| 1976 | Sandra Reemer | The party's over now | 56 | 9 |
| 1975 | Teach-In | Ding-a-dong | 152 | 1 |
| 1974 | Mouth and MacNeal | I see a star | 15 | 3 |
| 1973 | Ben Cramer | De oude muzikant | 69 | 14 |
| 1972 | Sandra and Andres | Als het om de liefde gaat | 106 | 4 |
| 1971 | Saskia and Serge | De tijd | 85 | 7 |
| 1970 | Patricia and Hearts of Soul | Waterman | 7 | 7 |
| 1969 | Lenny Kuhr | De troubadour | 18 | 1 |
| 1968 | Ronnie Tober | Morgen | 1 | 16 |
| 1967 | Thérèse Steinmetz | Ring-dinge | 2 | 16 |
| 1966 | Milly Scott | Fernando en Philippo | 2 | 15 |
| 1965 | Conny Van den bos | Het is genoeg | 5 | 11 |
| 1964 | Anneke Grönloh | Jij bent mijn leven | 2 | 10 |
| 1963 | Annie Palmen | Een speeldoos | 0 | 13 |
| 1962 | De Spelbrekers | Katinka | 0 | 13 |
| 1961 | Greetje Kauffeld | Wat een dag | 6 | 10 |
| 1960 | Rudi Carrell | Wat een geluk | 2 | 12 |
| 1959 | Teddy Scholten | Een beetje | 21 | 1 |
| 1958 | Corry Brokken | Heel de wereld | 1 | 9 |
| 1957 | Corry Brokken | Net als toen | 31 | 1 |
| 1956 | Jetty Paerl | De vogels van Holland | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | Corry Brokken | Voorgoed voorbij | 0 | 2 |
