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; later records were produced by Koopman, Klaris, or

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. They represented the Netherlands in the

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) with the song " Ik wil alles met je delen" (I Want to Share Everything With You), which finished in fifteenth place. The group split up in 1995, but re-formed for a series of

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concerts with whom they performed a medley of their hit songs including "Mother, How Are You Today" (it became one of their most popular songs in

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), in October 2013. In 2006 Alice announced her return without her sister Caren, but with an unknown artist named Rose Louwers. Their first performance was in Antwerp, Belgium, in December 2006.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Biografie van Maywood op het Popinstituut

www.maywood-online.de
(with permission of Alice Maywood). Diese Seite besteht nicht mehr.
Biography
Dutch musical duos English-language musical groups from the Netherlands Musical groups established in 1979 Musical groups disestablished in 1995 Sibling musical duos Female musical duos Pop music duos Dutch pop music groups Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{Netherlands-band-stub