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Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres (pronunciation ⓘ; 1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue.
Dec 8, 2006 · Mariska Veres was a lead singer for the Dutch group Shocking Blue, which had a worldwide hit in 1970 with its song “Venus.”
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were part of the Nederbeat movement in the Netherlands. The band had a string of hit songs during the counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard" and "Venus", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard ...
Apr 30, 2015 · The summit of beauty and love and Venus was her name”. The opening lyrics backed by an unmistakable guitar and organ chord sequence catapulted ‘Venus’ by Shocking Blue to the top of the charts across the globe. The year was 1970 and the single was number one in the American Billboard Charts.
Oct 13, 2023 · Mariska Veres was one of the most recognizable female voices in Rock, she was also the first Dutch proper Rock star when her band Shocking Blue achieved worldwide success in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Mariska was born Maria Elisabeth Ender on October 1st, 1947 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Dec 5, 2021 · In 1969/1970 Shocking Blue gained worldwide fame with the hit single “Venus”. The month of their arrival in the United States gossip columnist Earl Wilson referred to Veres as a beautiful busty girl.
Dec 1, 2015 · Mariska Veres took Dutch pop band Shocking Blue to the no.1 spot in the US, with the global hit 'Venus' that has since been covered many times.
