Mariska Veres

She was known for her sultry voice, eccentric performances, and her striking appearance which featured kohl-rimmed eyes, high and long, jet-black hair, which was actually a wig.

[3] The month of their arrival in the United States gossip columnist Earl Wilson referred to Veres as a 'beautiful busty girl'.

[4] This comeback turned out to be successful, but one of the other original members, Robbie van Leeuwen, stepped back from the group, partly because he had moved to Luxembourg.

A version of "Venus" was posthumously released in 2007, a few months after her death, recorded with pianist/bandleader Dolf de Vries (on the album Another Touch).

Reminiscing to the Belgian magazine Flair, she remarked about her early fame: "I was just a painted doll (back in those days), nobody could ever reach me.

Veres in 1970 at the Hilton Amsterdam , having been presented with gold and platinum records by Albert Mol