The Millionaires were a Dutch pop group founded 1968 best known for their song at the Nationaal Songfestival of 1982, "
Fantasy Island
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".
Their first major success was the song for the
1980 Summer Olympics
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"Never Give In", written by the Italian singer
Toto Cutugno
Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno (; 7 July 1943 – 22 August 2023) was an Italian Italian popular music, pop singer-songwriter, musician, and television presenter. He was best known for his worldwide hit song, "", released on his 1983 album of the sam ...
. The single was released under the name of the band's original singer Jay Delmore (Jaap van der Mooren), who died the same year. After Delmore's death, the band had two female singers, Carmen Montana and Angela Irrgang. The next major success, "Fantasy Island", was written by Martin Duiser and
Piet Souer
Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Souer (born 29 March 1948) is a Dutch record producer, songwriter and arranger. Through his collaborations with acts such as Luv', Mouth & MacNeal, Liesbeth List, Ramses Shaffy, American Gypsy, and Champagne, he has achi ...
, and released in both Dutch and English versions, but covered again in English by British group
Tight Fit.
[Jürgen Beck ''Das ultimative Hit Quiz der 80er'' 2012 3849611485 "„Fantasy Island“ war die zweite Hitsingle von Tight Fit. Der Song wurde eigentlich von einer holländischen Band namens The Millionaires gesungen, Tight Fit machten daraus eine #5 in Großbritannien und einen Platz 23 in Deutschland."]
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Dutch musical groups
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