Earth & Fire - Weekend • TopPop

Earth & Fire was a Dutch progressive rockband from the 1960’s. The group started with twin brothers Chris (guitar) and Gerard (keyboards) Koerts. They were the main composers of the band. Lead singer was Jerney Kaagman who later also came to prominence as head of the jury of TV program ’Idols’. Earth & Fire had a string of hits in the early 1970’s starting with “Seasons“, “Ruby Is the One“, and “Wild and Exciting“, Later came “Invitation“, “Storm and Thunder“ and “Memories“ between 1970 and 1973. “Weekend’ was their biggest hit ever, and reached no 1. in the Dutch Top 40 in November 1979 and stayed at no. 1 for three weeks. Especially this performance on TopPop made Jerney Kaagman a true Dutch icon. Unfortunately Gerard Koerts deceased on 20 February 2019 in Pergignan, France. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯