TopPop
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, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Queen, Golden Earring, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic and many more!
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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.
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Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA is turing 80 years old on April 25th. Happy Birthday!! What's your favorite ABBA song? If it's not in the list, feel free to add it in the comments. Do you want to watch ABBA? Check out our playlist with also Björns previous ABBA-band, The Hootenanny Singers: www.youtube.com/playlist?list.... This is very special since the group sings in the Dutch Language! Björn is the middle of the three guitarists. the others are Hanzi Schwarz and Toni Rooth.
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This April marks 40 years since Bronski Beat released their single with Marc Almond of Soft Cell, "I Feel Love." Originally a hit for Donna Summer, the full version of Bronski Beat’s rendition was a medley, incorporating parts of Summer’s "Love to Love You Baby" and John Leyton’s "Johnny Remember Me." We had them live in our studio on 22 April 1985 and have more Bronski Beat clips on our channel. Enjoy!
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In April 1985, forty years ago, Dead Or Alive had a worldwide hit in the charts with the song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". The single was co-written by frontman Pete Burns. Dead Or Alive originated from the former band Nightmares In Wax (1980) but the sound transformed from gothic post-punk to New Wave. Pete Burns said in his biography: “How did I write You Spin Me Round? I was listening to "I Wanted Your Love by Luther Vandross. It doesn't have the same chord progression, but that’s how I make music – I hear something and sing a different melody over it. And there was another record, by Little Nell, called "See You Round Like a Record". So I had those two – Vandross and Little Nell – and voilà, done!” The single reached number one in the UK and earned Dead Or Alive a platinum record.
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Pat Benatar is touring through the USA with (her husband) Neil Giraldo from April till June. Benatar had a couple of smash hits like "Love Is A Battlefield", "We Belong" and "I Need A Lover" (you can watch this one on our channel). The last one was a cover. But from whom?
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American R&B singer Percy Tyrone Sledge died ten years ago on April 14, 2015. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. "My Special Prayer" was a 1969 hit for Percy. In the USA Billboard charts it reached the 94th position but in the Netherlands it reached no. 1 and it became a hit again in 1974 when it was re-released in that country.
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Did you already see the final episode of season 3 of tv program "The White Lotus"? The song "Nothing From Nothing" is by Billy Preston. Enjoy this great classic!
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Sad news: drummer Clem Burke, the heartbeat of Blondie passed away at 70. We had the group in our studio in the seventies and eighties, great times. RIP Clem. Watch our Blondie video's with our Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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Kylie Minogue is touring the world with her Tension Tour. Originally an actress, she found great success as a singer with hits like "Can’t Get You Out of My Head" and "Padam Padam". She has also performed some memorable duets. Quiz question: with whom has she not sung a duet?
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Paul Simon is back! Although he said he was retired and wouldn’t perform anymore, Paul surprised everyone by announcing ‘A Quiet Celebration Tour’ in the US. From April to August, he will give 20 shows. We have a special clip of Paul Simon singing together with Randy Newman. Enjoy the anticipation if you're going to the concerts!
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Normaal is a Dutch rock band and is considered the founder of so-called 'farm rock'. The group was founded in early 1973 by Bennie Jolink (Buizen Beernd) and Jan Manschot (Brekken Jan Schampschot) and had their breakthrough in 1977 with the hit Oerend Hard. They had 46 hits in the Dutch Top 40.The band will give two jubileashow at the end of May in Holland. Check out our playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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