British singer Kathy Kirby died on Thursday, May 19 2011 after a short illness. Kirby, born on October 20, 1938, real name Kathleen O’Rourke, finished second in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest with “I Belong” in Naples, Italy. Kathy Kirby’s
KPN, T-Mobile and Vodafone kept their promises from earlier this year that nothing would change for now despite Brexit. When people use their phones abroad, they are using a foreign provider’s network. They charge the Dutch provider for this, which
In January 2020, exports of ornamental plants continued to increase 10 percent the value compared to January 2019. In February, the increase was much lower at 3 percent compared to the previous year. The decline in floriculture exports in March
John Walker, co-founder of the American pop group The Walker Brothers, died of cancer on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the age of 67 in Los Angeles. According to his spokesperson, Walker was diagnosed with liver cancer 6 months ago.
Top 40 has been the main hit list in the Netherlands since 1965. In the Today section we look back at events in pop music that happened exactly X years ago. In this episode of Today: number 1 ranking for
Singer Crispian St. Peters passed away on Tuesday, 8 June 2010. Crispian St Peters was born Robin Peter Smith on 5 April 1939. The Englishman grew up in Swanley, Kent. In his youth, St. Peters mainly played in unknown bands
This week the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Rotterdam. Especially for this occasion, we present the ten biggest Eurovision Song Contest hits per decade until Saturday. Today is the 60s. The first edition of
Fedde Le Grand had been behind the decks at Tilburg for years when his moment came in 2006 with Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit. This song marked his worldwide breakthrough and its success in the Top 40 was also
On August 7, 2007, Lily Allen was detained upon arrival in the United States due to having a criminal record in the United Kingdom. The United States famously bans people with criminal backgrounds. This also happened to Lily Allen. The
If there was a group that was hot in the late 90s, it was the Spice Girls. All five have appeared on American screens since January 23, 1998 The Spice Girls had their breakthrough success in 1996 with Wannabe, which