Birthday wishes go out today to Mariska Veres, singer with Dutch beat combo Shocking Blue, whose song Venus went all the way to Number One around the world in 1970; following the band's breakup in June 1974 Veres continued in a solo career until Shocking Blue's brief reunion in 1984, around the same time Bananarama had a hit of their own with the song.
Born on this day in 1947, Veres died of cancer in December 2006, singing right up to the end... *
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