Patty Brard

Moreover, the same year, she was part of a Dutch All Stars choir (BN'ers voor BNN) which recorded "Hij gaat voor C", a parodic cover version of "We Are the World" that reached the 3rd position on the Dutch Top 40.

Six years later, she briefly formed her own girls band "Enuv'", inspired by her experience as a Luv' member.

Petula Louise "Patty" Brard (born March 25, 1955) is a Dutch entertainer and entrepreneur of Indo (Dutch-Indonesian) descent.

She is a television personality and a singer, notable as a former member of the girl group Luv'.

For four decades, she has often hit the headlines of the tabloid press.

In the late 1970s, Luv' scored a string of international hit records such as "You're the Greatest Lover", "Trojan Horse", "Casanova" and "Ooh, Yes I Do" on the charts.

The group reunited on several occasions.

In 1976, she was recruited by Hans van Hemert to be part of a girl group called Luv' with José Hoebee and Marga Scheide.

On December 31, 1979, Luv' received the Buma Export Award.

The trio scored a string of hit records in Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mexico.

In 1980, she left the group and took part in two comebacks with Luv' (in 1993–1996 and in 2005–2012).

She recorded in the 1980s three albums (All This Way, You're in the Pocket and Red Light) in Los Angeles.

She collaborated with sought-after session musicians (including Billy Preston, Paulinho Da Costa, Paul Jackson, Jr. and Jai Winding).

In 1981, Brard was the first Luv' member to start a solo career.

Brard's American recordings were not as popular as those of Luv' (except the single "Hold On To Love" which was a Top 20 hit in the Netherlands, a Top 10 hit in Belgium and which reached the 12th position in South Africa in 1981).

She is used to record duets:

Since 1983, Brard has been active on television as a host/presenter.

Since 1983, Patty Brard has hosted many TV shows, such as De Bananasplit Show, Gaan met die banaan, Brard gaat extreem, Onder de B van Brard and Hart van de stad.

She hosted the Candid Camera-like TV programs such as De Bananasplit Show and Gaan met die Banaan as well as the 1985 edition of the San Remo Festival and the 2001 version of Big Brother.

In 1985, she presented with Pippo Baudo the Sanremo Music Festival on the Italian TV channel Rai Uno.

In 1997, as the Spice Girls world phenomenon reached its peak, Brard hired five young women to form a short-lived female pop group Patty Cash.

Hans van Hemert did the production on the quintet's recordings.

In early 2001, in her TV show Absolutely Patty on Yorin, she interviewed VIPs in her house.

In that year she also hosted the third Dutch edition of Big Brother.

Two years later, a reality TV programme Patty's Posse featured her domestic life, her friends and her family (her daughter Priscilla, and her third husband René).

Inspired by the success of The Osbournes, she appeared in reality television shows that featured her life, the most popular being Patty's Posse (2003–2004).

In the autumn of 2004, she was filmed with other celebrities (among them, her Luv' colleague Marga Scheide) as they were having a health cure in Ibiza.

Her participation in the ice skating competition Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs (2007) and the celebrity diving competition Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag (also known as Celebrity Splash!) were highly covered events.

Since 2007, she has been a showbiz expert on the entertainment news program Shownieuws on SBS 6.

Brard was also involved in other shows on the same channel including De Nieuwe Uri Geller ("The new Uri Geller"), Wie Ben Ik? ("Who Am I?"), K2 zoekt K3, Bonje Met De Buren ("Trouble With Neighbours") and the Dutch version of Dancing On Ice.

In 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019, she signed exclusive deals with SBS Broadcasting B.V. (taken over by Talpa Network in 2011).

Currently, she is working as a freelance TV host.

In 2010, NRGY Music released Brard's Schlager oriented single "Het leven is een feest" (Life is a party) for the Carnival festivities in the Netherlands, which peaked at No. 8 in the Netherlands.

In 2011, she had two other hits: "Waarom zou drinken een zonde zijn" (#21 on the Single Top 100 ) and "Bunga, Bunga" (#64 on the Single Top 100 ).

2022 saw her comeback as a solo singer as she released the Carnival single "In M'n Panterpak" on digital platforms.

This song came out simultaneously with her panther-print collection for Kruidvat.

It entered the Dutch iTunes Top 100 at #5 on February 18, 2022.

It peaked at #2 on February 20, 2022.

On March 3, 2022, it dropped out of this chart.

Since February 2020, Patty Brard has launched collections of household items, jewellery and skincare lines in association with Kruidvat shops in the Netherlands.