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Patty and her fiancé Antoine van de VijverYesterday, Patty Brard attended the premiere of the St. Nicholas movie "Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos" in which she had a small part as the assistant of Gerard Joling (see news posted on September 10th 2013). The event took place at the Pathé Arena in Amsterdam.Pat and a bunch of "Zwarte Pieten""Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos" (directed by Martijn...

Toppop3 hosted by Gerard EkdomPatty Brard will appear on AVRO/Nederland 3's music show "Toppop3" (a spin-off of the legendary TV program "AVRO's Toppop") which will air on October 5th at 8.30 pm. She will induct her favourite artist into the "Hall of Fame" of Toppop. Info: http://avro.nl/Toppop3/Source: Karin Angeleyes (Facebook), Nederland...

Arie Ribbens presented his latest CD entitled "Een nieuwe weg"Yesterday, Bonnie St. Claire and José Hoebee attended the release party of "Een nieuwe weg", the latest album by Arie Ribbens. The event took place at "De Soester Duinen" in Soest, NL. Many Dutch celebrities were there: Oscar Harris, Imca Marina, Ben Cramer, Chiel Montagne, Jacques Herb, Johan Vlemmix, Ria Valk, Saskia & Serge, Marco...

Janice, Beau & Patty on "Shownieuws"Yesterday's broadcast of "Showniews" on SBS 6 attracted 358.000 viewers (market share: 9.8%). The entertainment news program was hosted by Beau van Erven Dorens and featured Patty Brard and fashion designer Janice as "showbiz experts". The diva expressed her point of view on "The Voice of Holland" contestant Pyke Pos who was eliminated from the competition....

Due to the relaunch of their duo, Bonnie St Claire and José Hoebee gave interviews to the press. One of my Facebook friends Karin Angeleyes has recently posted scans of articles published in two celebrity gossip magazines "Party" and "Story":article from "Party" magazine (September 2013)article from "Story" magazine (Part 1, September 2013)article from "Story" magazine (Part 2, September 2013)Source:...

Björn Ulvaeus on "Bonnie & José in Sweden" (NCRV, 1986)In 1986, Dutch TV channel NCRV aired the special "Bonnie & José in Sweden" which featured Bonnie St. Claire and José Hoebee performing cover versions of ABBA songs. Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) appeared on this program and gave an interview in which he approved the recordings of the ladies. It was years before the revival of interest in ABBA's...

Gerard Joling & Patty BrardThe latest column of Patty Brard in Weekend magazine is about her long-time friend Gerard Joling. Recently, the diva spent a wonderful time with the Pop singer in Ibiza. To read the column, click hereSource: Weekend weekb...

Before her career in show business, Patty Brard was a secretary and sometimes referred to this aspect of her past in interviews. She had received a multilangual training at "Schoevers", Holland's most famous institute which provides secretarial courses. By the way, my mother did the same and later worked at Philips lighting and Philips France. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of this institute,...

José Hoebee and Dutch legendary singer Jacques Herb took part in a charity golf tournament in Almere on September 20th. The aim of this sport event was to collect money for Stichting BHVLP (a foundation dedicated to fighting leukemia). Jacques Herb posted a picture of him and the former Luv' singer on his Facebook page:In 2004, Jacques and Patty Brard had a minor hit with "Huilen is voor jou te laat"...

Patty Brard appears in the autumn issue of "Vrouw" glossy magazine. The diva gave a guided tour of her dream house in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel/Amstelveen, NL. One part of her home was decorated in oriental style.Source: Vrouw (De Telegraaf), Martin Vink, Luv' Official Fan Club, Bruno...

Bonnie & José (photo credit: Jan Plat - Facebook)Yesterday afternoon, Bonnie St. Claire & José Hoebee performed at the Crown Studios in Aalsmeer during the festivisties of the Flower Parade (Bloemencorso). One of my Facebook contacts "Karin Angeleyes" has posted a video of the duo performing their iconic classic hit "Zoals Vrienden Doen". José even asked two members of the audience to...

Dutch photographer and make-up artist Gerard de Haan did a photo shoot with José Hoebee. Today he has posted a beautiful picture of the singer on his Facebook page:Source: Gerard de Haan's Facebook p...

Bonnie St. Claire & José Hoebee will be performing tomorrow at the Crown Studios during the Flower Parade in Aalsmeer, NL. The event will take place between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm.Info: https://www.facebook.com/aalsmeersbloemencorso http://www.aalsmeers-bloemencorso.nl/. Source: Facebook pages of Bonnie St. Claire and José Hoebee, José's Official Fan Club, Aalsmeers Bloemenco...

35 years ago, Luv's first album, entitled "With Luv'", entered the Dutch charts. It later became a big selling record in the Netherlands and the neighbouring countries. This release was a milestone in the ladies' career and achieved cult status among the fans. Background1978 was a special year for the girls. "U.O.Me" was their breakthrough in their homeland. The follow-up single "You're the Greatest...

The 2012-2013 season was very hectic for Patty Brard. She worked as a freelance TV personality on several projects for two TV networks: RTL 5 and SBS 6. But as a promoter of the "team spirit" she wanted to belong to "one family". That's what happened when she signed an exclusive contract with SBS (see news poted on August 31st 2013). Miss Brard told Weekend magazine that she didn't appreciate the...

Cornald "Calimero" Maas at the latest Amsterdam Gay Pride in early August 2013Patty Brard's latest column in Weekend magazine deals with her special relationship with Dutch TV personality Cornald Maas. The former Luv' singer strongly criticized his presentation of Amsterdam Gay Pride on AVRO channel (see news posted on August 7th 2013). She called him a "sweaty Calimero". She also wrote about...

Clockwise from left Bridget Maasland, Gerard Joling, Eric van Tijn and Patty BrardYesterday's broadcast of "Shownieuws" (evening edition) on SBS 6 featured Patty Brard. The diva was surrounded by Bridget Maasland, Eric van Tijn and her friend Gerard Joling. The entertainment news program attracted 559.000 viewers (overall market share: 13.2%). Info: http://www.shownieuws.tvSource: Kijk...

The latest column of Patty Brard published in Weekend Magazine deals with organic fruits and vegetables. The diva gives the readers tips about healthy food. To read Pat's column, click hereSource: Weekblad Week...

by Ifigenia AristidouJustin Bieber is a fan of smoking weed, and now he's done it up the sky, where he and his friends disturbed the pilot. Justin and a group of friends smoked so much weed during the flight trip, that the pilot says he "almost had to put an oxygen mask". He also says Justin was "baked out of his mind" during the $60K tr...

by Ifigenia AristidouChris March is not only my favourite Project Runaway star of all time, but now is teaming up with Target for some fierce Halloween wigs! Fans got even closer look of Chris' over-the-top style on his Bravo show Mad Fashion where he designed custom costumes for stars like Sonja Morgan of Real Housewives of New York and Jennifer Coolidge of 2 Broke Girls. He eas even worked for Lady...

Patty Brard told Privé magazine that she enjoyed people's reactions in the street. As a Dutch celebrity she draws attention. "Every day people call me. Yesterday a couple of dustmen said to me: "Hey Pat! Girlie, how are you?" This is unique to me. People react in a nice way. In the past, it used to be different," the diva explained. Now she always tries to be kind. "If you're hysterical...

Yesterday, St. Nicholas movie "Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos" was presented to the press at the The Grand Hotel in Amsterdam. The cast of the film (including Gerard Joling and Patty Brard) was in a very good mood. As always, "Pat & Geer" were hilarious when they answered the questions of the journalists.To watch a "Shownieuws" video, click hereSource: Shownieuws (SBS 6), Sinterklaas en de...

1997 - 2004: FeudLuv' in November 2004In 1993, Luv' enjoyed a cheerful reunion and exposure in the media (see previous Chapter). Their "Luv' Gold" compilation sold quite well. The only dark cloud on the horizon was Patty Brard's bankruptcy. But the Indo-Dutch entertainer was a survivor and in 1994 she was back on television as a presenter. The group performed occasionally on stage until 1996 and then...