Maggie MacNeal

Maggie MacNeal
Maggie MacNeal
	MacNeal in 1976
Background information
Birth name	Sjoukje Lucie van 't Spijker
Born	5 May 1950 (age 74); Tilburg, Netherlands
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1971–present

Maggie MacNeal (born Sjoukje Lucie van 't Spijker; 5 May 1950) is a Dutch singer. She was a member of Mouth & MacNeal, a pop duo from the Netherlands, who are best known for their million-selling recording of "How Do You Do" in 1972, which topped the Dutch chart and became a US top ten hit, and for representing the Netherlands at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing third with the song "I See a Star", which went on to become a UK top ten hit. In 1980, she represented the Netherlands at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing fifth with the song Amsterdam.

Career

Mouth & MacNeal

Born Sjoukje Lucie van 't Spijker, she would go under the name Maggie MacNeal. In 1971, she signed to Decca Records and released her debut solo single – a cover, produced by Hans van Hemert, of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and made famous by singer Marvin Gaye.

In 1972, she teamed up with Willem Duyn, also known as Big Mouth, to form the duo known as Mouth & MacNeal, recording Pop international hits such as "How Do You Do" (1971), "Hey, You Love" (#45Canada), and "Hello-A" (1972)(#95CAN). She was with Mouth & MacNeal from 1971 to 1974 including a participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "I See a Star".^[1]

Solo

After their breakup, she formed her own group in 1975 with her husband Frans Smit (drums), Adri de Hont (guitar), Ben Vermeulen and Wil de Meyer (bass guitar). In 1977, the line-up changed to Smit, Jons Pistoor, Lex Bolderdijk, and Robert Verwey (bass). She participated again in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 where she finished in 5th place with the song Amsterdam.^[2]

MacNeal was one of the artists who recorded the song Shalom from Holland as a token of solidarity to the Israeli people, threatened by missiles from Iraq, during the first Gulf War in 1991.

In 2000, she became a member of the Dutch Divas, together with Marga Bult.^[3]

MacNeal is still touring as of 2023.

Discography

Solo

Singles

A-Side	B-Side	Year
I Heard It Through the Grapevine	Isolation	1971
Nothing else to do	I don't lay my head down	1975
When you're gone	Mother nature	1975
Terug naar de kust	Life is going on	1976
Love was in your eyes	Dr. Brian	1976
Make the man love me	The letter	1976
Blackbird	Make the man love me	1976
Jij alleen	He never said his name	1977
Fools together	Empty place, empty space	1977
You and I	It hurts	1978
Ooh	Take it easy	1979
Nighttime	Take it easy	1979
Amsterdam	Take it easy	1980
Amsterdam (sung in Dutch)	Amsterdam (sung in English)	1980
Amsterdam (sung in English)	Amsterdam (sung in French)	1980
Why your lady says goodbye	Sail around the world	1980
Be my friend	Why your lady says goodbye	1980
Be my lover tonight	Together	1981
I've got you, you've got me	Won't you tell me	1983
Still can't believe it	On the beat (instrumental)	1983
You are my hope	Say hello again	1985
Verloren tijd	Heel verliefd	1989
Papa is lief	Heel verliefd	1989
Terug naar de kust	Heel gewoon	1990
Only love	A night in the city	1997
Old friend	Live in my dreams	1999

Long Play

Title	Year
When you're gone	1976
Fools together	1977
Nighttime	1979
Amsterdam	1980

Mouth & MacNeal

Albums

Title	Year
Mouth & MacNeal	1971
Hello and Thank You	1972
Mouth & MacNeal II	1972
Ik zee een ster (I See A Star)	1974

Singles

Single	Year
"Hey, You Love"	1971
"How Do You Do"	1971
"Hello-A"	1972
"You-Kou-La-Le-Lou-Pi"	1972
"Bat-Te-Ring-Ram"	1973
"Medizinmann" (Germany-only release)
"Minnie, Minnie"
"Do You Wanna Do It"
"Wie denn wo denn was denn" (Germany-only release)
"I See a Star"	1974
"Ik zie een ster (I see a star)"
"Ah! l'amore"
"Ein gold'ner Stern (I see a star)" (Germany-only release)
"We're Gonna Have a Party"
"L'amour au pas" (France and Belgium-only release)

References

^ http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlboulevard/nieuws/articleview/)/components/actueel/rtlboulevard/2008/11_november/entertainment/24112008_mouth_macneil.xml ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "MOUTH & McNEAL".
^ "Home". dutchdivas.nl.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Xandra with "Colorado"	Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980	Succeeded by Linda Williams with "Het is een wonder"

[1] ttp://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlboulevard/nieuws/articleview/)/components/actueel/rtlboulevard/2008/11_november/entertainment/24112008_mouth_macneil.xml ^{[dead link‍]}

[2] "MOUTH & McNEAL".

[3] "Home". dutchdivas.nl.

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v t e Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
Nationaal Songfestival
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	3JS Willeke Alberti Anouk Bernadette Douwe Bob Corry Brokken Franklin Brown Humphrey Campbell Rudi Carrell The Common Linnets Dion Cooper Ben Cramer Bill van Dijk Joan Franka Frizzle Sizzle Glennis Grace Anneke Grönloh Harmony Esther Hart Hearts of Soul Hind Ruth Jacott Gerard Joling Greetje Kauffeld Joost Klein Lenny Kuhr Duncan Laurence Heddy Lester Maggie MacNeal Jeangu Macrooy Marcha Maribelle Marlayne Maxine Maywood Michelle Mouth and MacNeal Mrs. Einstein Mia Nicolai OG3NE Trijntje Oosterhuis Jetty Paerl Annie Palmen Justine Pelmelay Sandra Reemer Re-union Edsilia Rombley S10 Sandra and Andres Saskia and Serge Teddy Scholten Milly Scott Sieneke De Spelbrekers Thérèse Steinmetz Teach-In Ronnie Tober The Toppers Treble Conny Vandenbos Linda Wagenmakers Waylon Linda Williams
Songs	"Alles heeft ritme" "Als het om de liefde gaat" "Amambanda" "Amsterdam" "Arcade" "Een beetje" "Birds" "Birth of a New Age" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Burning Daylight" "Calm After the Storm" "Colorado" "De diepte" "Ding-a-dong" "De eerste keer" "Europapa" "Fernando en Filippo" ~~"Grow"~~ "Heel de wereld" "Hemel en aarde" "Het is een wonder" "I See a Star" "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" "Ik hou van jou" "Ik wil alles met je delen" "Jij bent mijn leven" "Jij en ik" "Katinka" "Lights and Shadows" "De mallemolen" "Morgen" "My Impossible Dream" "Net als toen" "Never Alone" "Niemand heeft nog tijd" "No Goodbyes" "On Top of the World" "One Good Reason" "One More Night" "De oude muzikant" "Out on My Own" "Outlaw in 'Em" "The Party's Over" "Rechtop in de wind" "Ring-dinge-ding" "Shangri-La" "Shine" "Sing Me a Song" "Slow Down" "Een speeldoos" "'t Is genoeg" "'t Is OK" "Tijd" "De troubadour" "De vogels van Holland" "Voorgoed voorbij" "Vrede" "Waar is de zon" "Walk Along" "Wat een dag" "Wat een geluk" "Waterman" "Wijs me de weg" "Without You" "You and Me" "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete

v t e Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
Nationaal Songfestival
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	3JS Willeke Alberti Anouk Bernadette Douwe Bob Corry Brokken Franklin Brown Humphrey Campbell Rudi Carrell The Common Linnets Dion Cooper Ben Cramer Bill van Dijk Joan Franka Frizzle Sizzle Glennis Grace Anneke Grönloh Harmony Esther Hart Hearts of Soul Hind Ruth Jacott Gerard Joling Greetje Kauffeld Joost Klein Lenny Kuhr Duncan Laurence Heddy Lester Maggie MacNeal Jeangu Macrooy Marcha Maribelle Marlayne Maxine Maywood Michelle Mouth and MacNeal Mrs. Einstein Mia Nicolai OG3NE Trijntje Oosterhuis Jetty Paerl Annie Palmen Justine Pelmelay Sandra Reemer Re-union Edsilia Rombley S10 Sandra and Andres Saskia and Serge Teddy Scholten Milly Scott Sieneke De Spelbrekers Thérèse Steinmetz Teach-In Ronnie Tober The Toppers Treble Conny Vandenbos Linda Wagenmakers Waylon Linda Williams
Songs	"Alles heeft ritme" "Als het om de liefde gaat" "Amambanda" "Amsterdam" "Arcade" "Een beetje" "Birds" "Birth of a New Age" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Burning Daylight" "Calm After the Storm" "Colorado" "De diepte" "Ding-a-dong" "De eerste keer" "Europapa" "Fernando en Filippo" ~~"Grow"~~ "Heel de wereld" "Hemel en aarde" "Het is een wonder" "I See a Star" "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" "Ik hou van jou" "Ik wil alles met je delen" "Jij bent mijn leven" "Jij en ik" "Katinka" "Lights and Shadows" "De mallemolen" "Morgen" "My Impossible Dream" "Net als toen" "Never Alone" "Niemand heeft nog tijd" "No Goodbyes" "On Top of the World" "One Good Reason" "One More Night" "De oude muzikant" "Out on My Own" "Outlaw in 'Em" "The Party's Over" "Rechtop in de wind" "Ring-dinge-ding" "Shangri-La" "Shine" "Sing Me a Song" "Slow Down" "Een speeldoos" "'t Is genoeg" "'t Is OK" "Tijd" "De troubadour" "De vogels van Holland" "Voorgoed voorbij" "Vrede" "Waar is de zon" "Walk Along" "Wat een dag" "Wat een geluk" "Waterman" "Wijs me de weg" "Without You" "You and Me" "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Morocco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Bamses Venner Samira Bensaïd José Cid Blue Danube Katja Ebstein Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta Tomas Ledin Johnny Logan Vesa-Matti Loiri Maggie MacNeal Paola Ajda Pekkan Prima Donna Profil Sophie and Magaly Alan Sorrenti Telex Trigo Limpio Anna Vissi and the Epikouri
Songs	"Amsterdam" "Autostop" "Bitaqat Hub" "Cinéma" "Du bist Musik" "Euro-Vision" "Um grande, grande amor" "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Huilumies" "Just nu!" "Love Enough for Two" "Non so che darei" "Papa Pingouin" "Pet'r Oil" "Quédate esta noche" "Sámiid ædnan" "Tænker altid på dig" "Theater" "What's Another Year"

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