Witteveen and van Veen became acquainted in 1986 in a disco in Hilversum. The disco, Club Baccara, and the resident DJ Martin van der Schagt had a home studio where he recorded the demo version of the Holiday Rap using the original tape loops of Madonna's Holiday. This version was not usable for commercial release. Witteveen was discovered by Hotsound Records' Erik van Vliet, but Frits van Swoll, A & R manager of Dureco, took the song away from Erik, as Frits heard the demo on a local radio station, and approached Ben Liebrand to produce it from scratch. Their single "Holiday Rap" became an international success, occupying number one on the single charts in 34 countries and reaching the Top 10 in twelve other countries. It was named by MuchMusic as the worst video of 1987. It is considered a one-hit wonder.
Rise to fame and later yearsEdit
In Germany, the song stayed at the top of the charts for five weeks in August and September. The follow-up single "Celebration Rap" (based on the Kool & the Gang hit "Celebration" and including "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge) did not repeat this success, but still made it into the top 10 in approximately 30 countries. The two began a large-scale European tour in 1987. After disbanding, DJ Sven continued to work on music-related productions while MC Miker G suffered from drug addiction and was homeless for several years.[2]
In 1988, Hotsound's Erik van Vliet took them back and they released the song "And the Bite Goes On"; however this proved to be the duo's final release.
In February 2006, DJ Sven appeared on Channel Five's Now That's Embarrassing: The 80s. His record was nominated just behind "Men in Makeup" and the Sinclair C5. He is currently working as a DJ in the Netherlands, and co-hosts the daily Somertijd show presented by Rob van Someren, from 2003 until 2014 on Radio Veronica, and since 2015 on Radio 10. In 2009, MC Miker G performed mature and personal rap songs as 'Lions Den'.
Little Superstar viral videoEdit
On July 30, 2006, a short clip from a South Indian film from the 1990s was uploaded onto YouTube with the title "Little Superstar". By October, the video had gone viral and accumulated 18,763,819 views (as of December 2015). The clip featured a South Indian comic actor King Kong dancing to "Holiday Rap".
^Ogg, Alex (1999). "The Hip Hop Years: A History of Rap", p. 233. Macmillan, UK.
^De wereld draait door "Beeld en Geluid", VARA, 29-01-2008
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miker, sven, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources MC Miker G amp DJ Sven news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message MC Miker G amp DJ Sven were a hip hop duo from the Netherlands The duo consisted of Lucien Witteveen and Sven van Veen DJ Sven The 1980s saw the two launch Holiday Rap to international success The song is a remixed version of Madonna s hit Holiday with additional rapping and an interpolation of the chorus of Cliff Richard s Summer Holiday produced and mixed by Ben Liebrand 1 M C Miker G amp DJ SvenOriginAmsterdam NetherlandsGenresDutch hip hopYears active1986 2005LabelsSony RecordsAnticonMembersLucien WitteveenSven van Veen Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early years 1 2 Rise to fame and later years 1 3 Little Superstar viral video 2 Discography 3 See also 4 References 5 CitationsBiography EditEarly years Edit Witteveen and van Veen became acquainted in 1986 in a disco in Hilversum The disco Club Baccara and the resident DJ Martin van der Schagt had a home studio where he recorded the demo version of the Holiday Rap using the original tape loops of Madonna s Holiday This version was not usable for commercial release Witteveen was discovered by Hotsound Records Erik van Vliet but Frits van Swoll A amp R manager of Dureco took the song away from Erik as Frits heard the demo on a local radio station and approached Ben Liebrand to produce it from scratch Their single Holiday Rap became an international success occupying number one on the single charts in 34 countries and reaching the Top 10 in twelve other countries It was named by MuchMusic as the worst video of 1987 It is considered a one hit wonder Rise to fame and later years Edit In Germany the song stayed at the top of the charts for five weeks in August and September The follow up single Celebration Rap based on the Kool amp the Gang hit Celebration and including We Are Family by Sister Sledge did not repeat this success but still made it into the top 10 in approximately 30 countries The two began a large scale European tour in 1987 After disbanding DJ Sven continued to work on music related productions while MC Miker G suffered from drug addiction and was homeless for several years 2 In 1988 Hotsound s Erik van Vliet took them back and they released the song And the Bite Goes On however this proved to be the duo s final release In February 2006 DJ Sven appeared on Channel Five s Now That s Embarrassing The 80s His record was nominated just behind Men in Makeup and the Sinclair C5 He is currently working as a DJ in the Netherlands and co hosts the daily Somertijd show presented by Rob van Someren from 2003 until 2014 on Radio Veronica and since 2015 on Radio 10 In 2009 MC Miker G performed mature and personal rap songs as Lions Den Little Superstar viral video Edit On July 30 2006 a short clip from a South Indian film from the 1990s was uploaded onto YouTube with the title Little Superstar By October the video had gone viral and accumulated 18 763 819 views as of December 2015 The clip featured a South Indian comic actor King Kong dancing to Holiday Rap Discography EditSingles Celebration Rap 1986 Holiday Rap 1986 Play It Loud 1986 And The Bite Goes On 1988 Never Woke Up In Tears 1988 This Dance Is Yours 1989 House Full Of Jazz 1989 Nights Over New York 1989 Dedication 1989 Holiday Rap Remix 1991 That ll Do It 1991 Let s Ride 1994 Holiday Rap New Radio Mix 1998 Holiday Rap Long Summer Mix 1998 Holiday Rap Hot Summer Dub 1998 Holiday Rap Modern Bass Mix 1998 Holiday Rap 2002 2002 Beef 2002 See also EditLittle SuperstarReferences Edit Ogg Alex 1999 The Hip Hop Years A History of Rap p 233 Macmillan UK De wereld draait door Beeld en Geluid VARA 29 01 2008Citations EditMuch of the content of this article comes from the original German Wikipedia entry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MC Miker G 26 DJ Sven amp oldid 1167844392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
