Sandra & Andres - Love Is All Around (1971) • TopPop

June 6, 2022, we commemorate the unfortunate death of Dutch singer Sandra Reemer, five years ago. Barbara Alexandra (Xandra/Sandra) Reemer (Bandung, Indonesia, 17 October 1950 – Amsterdam, 6 June 2017) was a Dutch singer and tv presenter. In 1958 Reemer moved with her family to The Netherlands where she managed to put herself in the spotlight through various talent shows. Her first single, Al Di La (Just Like Us), was released in 1962. In 1966 she formed the successful duo Sandra & Andres with Dries Holten, who made their Top 40 debut in 1968 with ’Storybook Children.’ The duo then scored six more top 10 hits, of which ’Love Is All Around’ in 1970 was one of their biggest hits. Sandra participated in The Eurovision Song Contest three times. Her first attempt failed with the Dutch selection, but in 1972 she made it to the European stage with ’Als Het Om De Liefdegaat’ (4th place). When the collaboration between Sandra & Andres ended in 1975, Reemer continued solo. With ’The Party’s Over’ she scored her first of four solo hits in the Top 40 in 1976. Her second entry in the Eurovision Song Contest ended ninth when the festival was held in The Hague that year. It reached number three in the Top 40, making it her biggest solo hit in the Top 40. In 1979 she took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time, now as Xandra. At the festival in Israel she finished twelfth. In 1983 she appeared on the Eurovision stage for a fourth time, but this time as a backing singer with Bernadette who finished seventh in Munich with ’Sing Me A Song’. Reemer also reached the Top 40 as a member of Veronica Unlimited: in 1977 What Kind Of Dance. This video is a compilation of footage from the tv special ’Sandra & Andres in Scheveningen’ broadcast by TROS on June 18, 1971. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 18 June 1971 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.