Stella Maessen

Stella Maessen ( born August 6, 1953 in Zandvoort, Netherlands), known as Stella, is a Dutch-Belgian singer who solo in 1982 participated several times as a band member or a background singer on the Euro Vision Song Contest and in the music competition.

• 2.1 Singles
• 2.2 albums

Biography

Singer at Hearts of Soul

In 1969, the then fifteen- year-old with her ​​sisters Bianca and Patricia the group Hearts of Soul, who participated at the Euro Vision Song Contest 1970 in Amsterdam and existed until 1972.

Moving to Belgium and the founding of Dream Express

1973 covered the three sisters to Belgium. There Maessen began to work as a background singer for Sharif Dean, she worked with, among others, the number -one hit Do You Love Me. Adopted in 1975, the former Hearts of Soul, to sing together again. Together with Bianca's husband Luc Smets they founded the group Dream Express, which was successful in the Flemish sales charts and participated in London on the Euro Vision Song Contest 1977. Following the departure of singer Patricia and renamed " LBS " the group broke up in 1981.

Solo career

In 1981, Maessen again, this time solo, with the song Veel te veel (Eng. " Way too much " ) on the Belgian preliminary decision to Euro Vision Song Contest, organized by the Flemish TV station BRT under the title song euro 1981. They failed to qualify from the semi-final rounds for the final, which was won by Emly Starr. Their placement was not disclosed. The following year she again took part in the preliminary round, which was this time organized by the Walloon broadcaster RTBF. With Si tu aimes ma musique could Quarter and qualify of the original 18 participants for the semi-finals for the finals, which was attended by four singers. She won the final. When Euro Vision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate she reached the fourth place and received points from all other 17 participating countries. She released more singles in English. In 1986, she was a backing vocalist for Sandra Kim at Euro Vision Song Contest, as they won the competition. She also was a backing vocalist for Plastic Bertrand the Euro Vision Song Contest 1987 for Luxembourg. 1988 was released with Flash Light their last single.

Discography ( Solo)

Singles

• Veel te veel
• Si tu aimes ma musique
• Can not Live on Memories
• With All My Heart
• Flashlight

Albums

• If You Do Like My Music

Sources and links

• Stella Maessen at the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Short Biography
• Biography at esctoday.com