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Teach-In | |
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 Teach-In in 1975 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Enschede, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1967–1980, 2007, 2021 |
| Members | Koos Versteeg Rudi Nijhuis Stora Combo Chris De Wolde Betty Vermeulen Marianne Wolsink Nick de Vos |
| Past members | Hilda Felix Henk Westendorp John Snuverink Frans Schaddelee Getty Kaspers John Gaasbeek Ard Weeink Hans Nijland |
Teach-In was a Dutch band active from 1967 until 1980. After scoring several top 20 hits in their home country by the early 1970s, the band came to international attention by winning the1975 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ding-a-dong”.[1] Throughout the band's career, there were several changes in line-up.[2][3]
The group was formed in 1967 inEnschede. The first lineup: Hilda Felix (vocals), Henk Westendorp (vocals, later in Superfly), John Snuverink (vocals, guitar), Frans Schaddelee (bass), leader Koos Versteeg (vocals & keys) and Rudi Nijhuis (drums).
In 1971, only Koos and Rudi remained in the group, and the rest of the band comprisedGetty Kaspers (vocals, in 1976 solo asGetty), John Gaasbeek (bass, already in 1964 in the Stora Combo (later known as Orkest Freddie Golden, he also left in 1976), Chris De Wolde (guitar) and Ard Weeink (also until 1976). A recording contract was signed withCNR Records andEddy Ouwens became their producer and co-composer.
Their first single was "Spoke the Lord Creator" (originally a song byFocus), released in 1972, which didn't chart.
In 1974 the band had three top 15 hits in the Netherlands: "Fly Away", "In the Summernight" (which even did reach number 5 in a South African charts)[4] and "Tennessee Town".
In March 1975, Teach-In participated in theEurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Ding-a-dong" (written by Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens) and won.[5] Teach-In broke a Eurovision convention that favours songs performing later in the program by winning the contest despite performing first. This was a first for the competition and was repeated a year later byBrotherhood of Man in the1976 Eurovision Contest. This feat has only been repeated by one further act; theHerreys in1984. "Ding-a-Dong" had a chart entry in nearly everyEuropean country, as well as a number 22 placing in the USA on theEasy Listening chart. In the Netherlands it reached number 3 in the charts. In October 1975 "Goodbye Love" became another Dutch top 10-hit. "Rose Valley", released in February 1976, reached just the top 20. Tensions due to the busy concert scheme made Getty Kaspers leave the band, after which she pursued a solo career. Also John Gaasbeek and Ard Weeink quit. Hans Nijland (bass, in 1977 replaced by Nick de Vos), Betty Vermeulen (vocals), Marianne Wolsink (vocals, ex-Head) were included as new members. The group's next single "Upside Down" reached number 2 in the Netherlands.
In 1978 theDisco rage nearly destroyed Teach-In's popularity. A new look and sound had to be adopted and "Dear John" became a top 10 hit in October. In 1979 a theme song for a Dutch TV charity show supportingGreenpeace hit the top 10. 1980's single "Regrets" proved to be the group's swan song as the group disbanded soon after.
In 1997, news came that the original line up (with Getty Kaspers) had re-recorded some of their old hits and had plans to tour again.
In June 1979, two ex-members of the group, Getty and John Gaasbeek, joined byWilma van Diepen, formed theBalloon trio. Later on, Getty tried a new solo career, recording a couple of discs including the Getty Album (features De Eerste Liefde is Een Feest with lyrics in Dutch, originally När du tar mig i din famn/The Queen of Hearts byAgnetha Fältskog in Swedish and English). Her vocals can also be heard onRick van der Linden's Cum Laude album and on recordings made byRadio Veronica.
The band reunited to sing "Ding-a-Dong" at a show in Maastricht on 31 August 2007.
The band reunited to perform at the final of theEurovision Song Contest 2021 as an interval act.[6]
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| NL [7] | |||
| 1974 | Roll Along |
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| 1975 | Festival |
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| 1976 | Get On Board |
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| 1977 | See the Sun |
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| 1979 | Teach In |
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| 1980 | Room 115 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Year | Title | Details |
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| 1975 | Our Sings |
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| 1991 | Ding-A-Dong |
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| The Original Teach In Hit Collection |
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| 1992 | The Very Best Of |
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| 2005 | Teach In |
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| 2010 | Best of Teach In |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||
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| NL 40 [8] | NL 100 [9] | BE (FLA) [10] | BE (WA) [11] | FRA [12] | GER [13] | IRE [14] | NOR [15] | SPA [16] | SA [4] | SWE [17][18] | SWI [19] | UK [20] | US AC [21] | ZIM [22] | ||
| 1971 | "Spoke the Lord Creator (Chorale St. Anthony's)" | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Can't Be So Bad" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | "So Easy to Sing (Cord di Schiavi Ebrei)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | "Fly Away" | 5 | 6 | 8 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| "In the Summernight" | 5 | 3 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
| "Tennessee Town" | 13 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | "Ding-A-Dong" | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 13 |
| "Goodbye Love" | 5 | 5 | 18 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rose Valley" | 17 | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | "Upside Down" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | "A Ride in the Night" | 31 | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "See the Sun" | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "(Do You Wanna Play) My Rock and Roll Song" | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "Dear John" | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | "The Robot" | 20 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Greenpeace" | 10 | 5 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | "Regrets" | —[D] | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Bad Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 | Succeeded by |
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