| Taco | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Label(s) | RCA |
Taco Ockerse (born 21 July 1955) is a singer popularly known as Taco. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)
Taco gained international stardom when in 1982 he recorded a distinctive cover record of the old Fred Astaire favorite, "Puttin' on the Ritz" in Germany, which made him famous early the next year (United States Billboard chart number 4). In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award " Puttin' on the Ritz " is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin and introduced by Harry Richman in the musical Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry He was inspired early in his career by a young drummer from Ohio named Dean Bouffard. Taco's first language is English, and he has almost always performed in English. He also speaks German, having recorded some songs ("Träume brauchen Zeit," "Blauer Vogel, steig!" among others) for German Eurovision in 1981. He also speaks Dutch and French.
Taco was born to a Dutch couple in Jakarta, Indonesia (Indonesia having once been a Dutch colony). The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. Prior to his worldwide hit with "Puttin' on the Ritz", he fronted a Berlin-based band called Taco's Bizz. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Their niche was performing Depression-era oldies in a more contemporary style, and soon Taco was courted by record labels to release a solo single. "Puttin' on the Ritz" gained so much attention that an entire album was funded by RCA Records. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Both the album and the single were hits in Europe, and thanks to a popular MTV video for "Puttin' on the Ritz", the single and the album became hits in America as well, selling over 500,000 copies of Taco's 1982 debut album After Eight. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
A follow-up album, Let's Face The Music, was recorded in 1984 for RCA, but it failed to recreate Taco's initial success, and he vanished from the American market immediately thereafter. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 Taco continued to record, however, focusing mostly on the German market with albums Swing Classics / In The Mood Of Glenn Miller in 1985 and Tell Me That You Like It in 1986 for Polydor. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. In 1987 he recorded the self-titled album Taco. In 1989 he briefly flirted with contemporary dance music by releasing a pair of singles, Love Touch and Got To Be Your Lover, that were blatantly styled after the high energy disco sound popularized by Stock Aitken Waterman. Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s However, Taco has never been able to find substantial success in any country including Germany where only After Eight has been certified Gold. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Afterwards he repositioned himself as a swing/soul singer. He has collaborated with Geff Harrison of Kin Ping Meh fame.
He currently resides in Germany, occasionally performing in Berlin and recording. Taco also appears in theater, mainly in the musical genre. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance.
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