Baccara Darlin Top Pop
Rest in peace, María Mendiola. María Mendiola, one of the two singers of the Spanish group Baccara, has died yesterday, Saturday September 11, 2021. The group had a huge hit in the 1970s with Yes sir, I can boogie. Baccara also represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1978. María Mendiola was 69 years old. Baccara is a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos (born 7 February 1951 in Logroño) and María Mendiola (born 4 April 1952 in Madrid, deceased September 11, 2021). Mayte is mostly dressed in black and Maria in white. Their music is a mix of pop and disco with a light Spanish accent. Together they performed as flamenco dancers for tourists on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura. There they were discovered in 1976 by the German record executive of RCARecords who offered them a contract. The music they released was a mixture of pop music and disco with a touch of flamenco. Baccara sang songs in English, but with a Sp
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