"Suzanne" (titled as "Susanna" for the English version) is a single by Dutch band VOF de Kunst, also known as The Art Company, released in 1984. The song reached number one on the Single Top 100 in the Netherlands, and No. 12 in the United Kingdom.

Formats and track listings

7" single #"Suzanne" – 4:41 #"Het voordeel van de twijfel" – 3:32

Charts

Ricky Martin version

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recorded a Spanish-language version of "Suzanne", titled "Susana". It was included on his debut solo album ''

'', and released as a single in 1992. A music video was also released.

Track listing

Latin America promotional 12" single #"Susana" – 4:54

Charts

Other versions

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released the album ''I miei americani'' ("''My Americans''"), which consisted of Italian-language covers of mostly American hits, along with "Suzanne" by VOF de Kunst and " Michelle" by

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. In 1985, Tzimis Panousis, a Greek Alternative Rock-Singer and Comedian, released a comedy version of this song in Greek language. His version was not about a marred date, but a marred visit in the brothel. In 1987, Americana Show, an Egyptian music group featuring Hisham Abbas, released an Arabic version of the song, retitled
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on their album, "Maganeen". Their version was not about the marred date of the original, but rather a retelling of the story of Ali Baba. In 1997, Serbian singer Igor Starović from the band "Divlji kesten" recorded a Serbian-language version of "Suzanne", called "Suzana". Colombian singer Luis Javier Piedrahita Gaviria (Fausto) recorded "Susana" in 1985 with Hispavox, which was popular in the eighties in Latin America. The Tamil-language song "Oh Sona" from the Indian film '' Vaali'' (1999) is unofficially based on "Suzanne".

References

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