Monica Adella Verschoor (born 18 October 1950, in

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) is a pop singer and pianist. When her songs ranked number 1 in the Dutch top 40, Monica became a famous singer in the 1970s .

Biography

Monica Verschoor was born in

. Her mother from the former Dutch East Indies married in the

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Jan Verschoor, French teacher. During 10 years, she had piano lessons from Mrs. Tilly Talboom Smits, founder of the . Later, on the advice of Mrs. Talbert, she played as

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player for several years in this orchestra. Studying Dutch in

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, she obtained a teaching certificate. In 1971, with the band Monica and the voice of freedom hit the number 1 of the Dutch top 40 with the single ''Empty words'' release by

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in the

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, and also in 1972 with Oscar Benton with the single ''All I ever need is you'' or ''Everybody is telling me]'' released by

. Later, she became both a teacher and a performing artist in all the Netherlands. She is currently an active

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and

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, Her last project is an educational show for children ''wij gaan op reis'' with Guillaume Marcenac.

Discography

Singles

Albums / collector-LP's

CD’s

Literature

References

External links

Empty words, opname voor televisieuitzending Zuid-Afrika December 1971Mama don’t you worry, interview met Sonja Barend
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