RIP the singer of Shocking Blue ("Venus")

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Wikipedia doesn't believe it yet and thinks they're the only source about it : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shocking_Blue

In 1968, Mariska Veres (b. October 1, 1947 d. December 2?????, 2006?????) replaced Fred de Wilde as lead singer.

Note: Wikipedia is the ONLY source currenty reporting Mariska Veres's passing. Until and unless there is independent confirmation from a totally different RELIABLE source -- either a website, a news organization or a recording artist who worked with Mariska -- this should NOT be construed as fact.

There is not a single Mariska Veres website that even states that she has been ill, much less died.

Please people, act responsibly.

I love Shocking Blue as much as you do.

Thank you.

But here are the (Dutch) headlines about it:

http://news.google.com/news?hl=nl&ned=nl_nl&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1134520182

― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 2 December 2006 22:26 (nineteen years ago)

MARISKA DIED????

:-( :-( :-( :-(

(i hope it's not true, she is phenomenal)

― paresthesia hilton (get bent), Saturday, 2 December 2006 22:37 (nineteen years ago)

the sound of bass like a hurricane

― paresthesia hilton (get bent), Saturday, 2 December 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

Damn, this is tragic news.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 2 December 2006 22:49 (nineteen years ago)

This one might be my favorite.

RIP

― Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (tim ellison), Saturday, 2 December 2006 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

or this...

In short, one of the best singles bands evah.

― Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (tim ellison), Saturday, 2 December 2006 22:58 (nineteen years ago)

yes.

RIP

― sleeve (sleeve), Sunday, 3 December 2006 00:04 (nineteen years ago)

oh my. this is sad. RIP.

― where are you taking us on this godforsaken cruise? (theoreticalgirl), Sunday, 3 December 2006 03:03 (nineteen years ago)

It's true. It's all over the news here. RIP, Mariska.

― Marty (Marty Innerlogic), Sunday, 3 December 2006 11:55 (nineteen years ago)

RIP. what a voice.

― GAWD PVNCH (yournullfame), Sunday, 3 December 2006 11:59 (nineteen years ago)

cancer apparently, and she was only 59.

― paresthesia hilton (get bent), Sunday, 3 December 2006 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

:-( I was saying this last night at the FAP but to say again, this is just a *terrible* year for deaths in music (and in general).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 3 December 2006 18:13 (nineteen years ago)

THE HAGUE (DUTCH PRESS AGENCY) - Mariska Veres Saturday afternoon in The Hague has died. That Willem have van Kooten, owner of plate society save Bullet to leave to know. The singer of the link Shocking Blue, especially world-famous by hit Venus, was 59 years.

Photograph: DUTCH PRESS AGENCY
Van Kooten speaks of a large loss. He calls Veres, with which he as from end sixties has worked, a professional strength which always all appointments complied with.
they and Shocking Blue belong to the largest successes which the Netherlands ever has produced. Them had a separate voice, very recognizable. She is not for nothing this way large become. Shocking Blue had successes in the complete world, from Japan and Hong Kong to Zuid-Amerika and the United States ''.
Large Railroad man and Mighty hits of the group were further Never Marry a Joe. The link was set up Robbie van Leeuwen.
Venus reached then the number a spot in the American hit parade, exceptional performance for a Dutch headstock group. The number frequently became covered. In 1981, it stood again at the top in The States as a component of the medley of the Dutch rigid On 45 of cut Eggermont. In 1986, made the British meidengroep Bananarama of it again a large hit.
According to Van Kooten Mariska Veres from suffered cancer. , a couple year suffered we a gypsy plate have still made, which zat in its blood. Since couple of weeks was them sick. I had known just since one and a half week how terrible. I had her of the week still to the tel. She was a lief child.

― Oddly enough, staying here I saw seven golden bowls make cakes and religion (goo, Sunday, 3 December 2006 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

Aw shit... :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:( x 1000000

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Monday, 4 December 2006 03:03 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.wateenidee.nl/mjca/

― Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (tim ellison), Thursday, 7 December 2006 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

Damn, RIP

The Shocking Blue were one of my favorite discoveries of the past year. Lots of great, rockin' singles. It's kind of odd that they've never gotten a critical re-evaluation like so much other music of the era has. Maybe the "One Hit Wonder" tag held them back. But still, WHAT A HIT! And there was more from where that came from.

― C. Grisso-McCain (sandglocks), Thursday, 7 December 2006 23:57 (nineteen years ago)

There isn't an actual clip for "Send Me A Postcard" up on youtube other than this (pretty nice) fan video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8tCSlW2Jzc

But apparently Ladytron has been doing the song live. Here's the best clip (quality-wise), from a gig in Houston about 6 weeks ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji0wqwo7tRk

― Outcast Lemon Mode (sandglocks), Friday, 8 December 2006 03:20 (nineteen years ago)

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