eurovision 1970
Hearts of Soul
Hearts of Soul represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 1970 in Amsterdam with “Waterman”, finishing 7th of 12.
- what
- Dutch band
- formed
- 1969, Netherlands
- contest
- 1970
- best result
- 7th, 1970
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1974
- members
- Stella Maessen, Luc Jan Frans Smets past and present
- sang for
- Netherlands
Biography
The Hearts of Soul, later also known as Dream Express and LBS, were a Dutch-Belgian group that began as three siblings, Bianca, Patricia and Stella Maessen. Billed as Patricia and Hearts of Soul, the group sang the host country’s song in Amsterdam in 1970, “Waterman”, and finished seventh.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Hearts of Soul”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1970 Amsterdam
“Waterman”
7th of 12 Finished 7th of 12, with 7 points.
- Billed as
- Patricia and Hearts of Soul
- Sung in
- Dutch
- Written by
- Pieter Goemans
- Conductor
- Dolf van der Linden
- Running order
- 1st of 12
- Won that year
- Ireland: Dana, “All Kinds of Everything”
The story of Eurovision 1970: A boycott, a coin-toss host and the first postcards
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