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20-461: Marcha (born Margaretha Hendrika Maria Groeneveld on 2 July 1956), also known as Marga Bult , is a Dutch singer and television presenter, who has been a member of the groups Tulip, Babe and Dutch Divas and is also known for her participation in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest . In 1979, Marcha joined forces with former Teach-In (band) singer Marianne Wolsink to form the duo Tulip. They had only released two singles however when, in 1981, Marcha

40-702: A country music album with the Springfields , was on a stop-over in New York City when she heard the Exciters' "Tell Him" playing while taking a late night walk by the Colony Record Store on Broadway. The experience persuaded Springfield to embark on a solo career with a pop/soul direction. She would recall: “The Exciters sort of got you by the throat...out of the blue comes blasting at you 'I know something about love,' and that’s it. That’s what I wanna do.” In 1983,

60-795: A final performance at the TT van Assen. Marga Bult continued with a fairly successful solo career, which included her entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1987 , where she performed "Rechtop in the wind" under the pseudonym Marcha . With 83 points she finished in a respectful 5th place in a field of 22 entries. Babe 1980 Blitzers 1981 Shop Around 1983 Hollands Glorie 2003 Please me, please do 1979 (Never listen to a) Bouzouki player 1979 Wonderboy 1979 Ooh la la, I'm falling 1980 The drunken sailor/The Spanish shuffle 1980 The kiss (Viva los hombres) 1980 L.O.V.E. 1980 My Malaysia 1980 Mister Blitzer 1981 Tick-a-thumps my heart/Watch out for

80-560: A regular presenter for the regional broadcasting company RTV Oost . In 1996, Marga announced the scores of the Dutch jury at the Eurovision Song Contest staged in Oslo, Norway. In 2012, she recorded a new version of her Eurovision entry Rechtop in De Wind Babe (Dutch band) Babe was designed after Luv' , another very famous Dutch girl-pop band, mostly performing bubblegum pop. The trio

100-669: A solo artist, Marcha was chosen by broadcaster NOS to be the Dutch singer for that year's Eurovision Song Contest, and in a selection of six songs, " Rechtop in de wind " ("Upright in the Wind") was chosen by regional juries as the country's entry. At the 1987 Eurovision , held on 9 May in Brussels , "Rechtop in de wind" finished in joint fifth place of 22 entries. In the 1990s Marcha moved into television presenting, working on shows for several Dutch channels. In 2000, she joined fellow Dutch Eurovision veterans Maggie MacNeal and Sandra Reemer to form

120-427: Is a 1962 song that was written and composed by Bert Berns , who, when he did so, used the pen name of Bert Russell, and which was popularized through its recording by the Exciters . The song was recorded as "Tell Her" by Dean Parrish in 1966, and Kenny Loggins in 1989. Billboard named the Exciters version at No. 95 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. According to Jason Ankeny at AllMusic ,

140-814: Is considered the band in the Netherlands that had the most Top 40 hits without ever having a single placing within the top 10. One of their singles, The Drunken Sailor was an old Irish sailor song, transformed into a bubblegum tune by Koelewijn. In 1980 the trio participated in a famous song festival in Korea, performed for the Dutch Military in Lebanon, toured extensively through Indonesia, and made appearances in several TV-shows in then East-Germany and Poland. The trio finally disbanded in 1986 after their fame had gotten less and their music did not find many fans any longer. They did

160-628: The UK Singles Chart , but it became the singer's breakout hit in Sweden with a No. 10 peak. In the Netherlands, the Exciters', Billie Davis's, and Alma Cogan's respective singles of "Tell Him" charted in tandem with a peak at No. 17. Cogan also recorded five alternate versions of "Tell Him", with lyrics in German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish and French; her French rendition of "Tell Him" reached No. 53 in France, where

180-459: The Dutch Divas, who quickly established themselves as a popular live act, particularly with the Dutch gay community. Reemer left the group in 2005 and was replaced briefly by another Eurovision performer, Justine Pelmelay , who remained with the group for a year; since then Marcha and MacNeal have continued as a duo. In 2010 she still performs as a solo artist. Besides her performances she is also

200-563: The Exciters' version of "Tell Him" "...boasted an intensity that signified a sea change in the presentation and perception of femininity in popular music, paving the way for such tough, sexy acts as the Shangri-Las and the Ronettes ." The song was first recorded in 1962 as "Tell Her", by Gil Hamilton, aka Johnny Thunder , with Berns producing. "Tell Her" was also a single for Ed Townsend in 1962, before Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller produced

220-600: The Exciters' version of "Tell Him" was featured on the soundtrack for the Lawrence Kasdan film The Big Chill . In 1988, it was featured in the Canadian drama Something About Love , and in 1997, it was included on the soundtrack for the film My Best Friend's Wedding . In 2009, the Exciters' version of "Tell Him" was included on the soundtrack for the DreamWorks Animation film Monsters vs. Aliens . In 2016, it

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240-457: The Exciters' version reached No. 1. Although Billie Davis' version was also more popular in Argentina, the song had previously been recorded under the name "Dile", performed by the singer Juan Ramón in 1962. A year later, in 1963, Luis Aguilé recorded it , who emigrated to Spain and had resounding success with this song in that country. Dusty Springfield , en route to Nashville in 1962 to make

260-736: The Glitter Band , which he felt could be improved upon. Hello's "Tell Him" also hit No. 12 in Ireland, No. 32 in Germany and No. 36 in Australia. "Tell Him" would return to the UK Singles Chart in 1996 when Caroline Quentin and Leslie Ash , who co-starred in the series Men Behaving Badly , hit No. 25 with their remake, credited to 'Quentin and Ash'. In the United States, "Tell Him" has reappeared on

280-484: The Hot 100 twice, both times as "Tell Her;" first in 1966 by Dean Parrish , which peaked at No. 97, and then in 1989 by Kenny Loggins , which peaked at No. 76. Linda Ronstadt covered it on her 1982 album, Get Closer . Vonda Shepard made a version of "Tell Him", which was part of the soundtrack of the television series Ally McBeal and appeared on her 1998 album Songs from Ally McBeal . Bette Midler also covered

300-480: The big jump 1981 I'm a rocking machine 1981 Indian habits (Hooka Heya) 1982 Together in love again 1982 Explosive 1983 (Don't you ever) Shop around 1983 Dolly the doll 1983 Tommy is a winner 1984 Wanna do (what mamma said) 1984 Minnie the moocher 1984 Hot shot 1985 Tell him 1985 This article about a Dutch musician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tell Him (Bert Berns song) " Tell Him ", originally " Tell Her ",

320-403: The recognizable solo vocals by Gemma Van Eck, but instead was sung in harmony by all three singers, so Koelewijn decided to take production back. Initially the group consisted of Gemma van Eck, Rita van Rooy and Monique Hagemeyer. Hagemeyer was replaced in 1980 by Margot van der Ven. Van Eck decided to leave the trio in 1981 and was replaced by Marga Bult. Although very popular at the time, Babe

340-704: The version by the Exciters , released as "Tell Him" in October 1962. "Tell Him" reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated 26 January 1963 . A No. 5 R&B hit in the United States, "Tell Him" was No. 1 in France for two weeks, reached No. 5 in Australia, and No. 12 in Canada . In the UK , the Exciters' single peaked at No. 46, whilst a cover version by Billie Davis reached No. 10. In Chile , Davis' version peaked at No. 1. Another UK cover version by Alma Cogan did not appear in

360-493: Was also featured in 10 Cloverfield Lane . In 1963, the song was covered as "Dis-lui" (literally "Tell Her") by French pop singer Claude François , reaching No. 1 in the French chart. The song was also covered by Sonny & Cher on their 1966 album The Wondrous World of Sonny & Chér . "Tell Him" had its highest UK chart hit, No. 6 via a 1974 remake by Hello , whose producer Mike Leander had cut an earlier version with

380-473: Was chosen from over 200 candidates as the replacement for the departing lead singer Gemma van Eck in girl group Babe, who had established themselves since 1979 as regular chart performers, with six top 30 singles in the Netherlands. Known as Marga Bult during this time, she recorded two albums and 14 singles with Babe, and toured extensively across Europe and Asia, before the group disbanded in June 1986. In 1987, as

400-415: Was formed by producer and performer Peter Koelewijn, and he produced all of their records. The only exception was the single Tick-a-thumps my heart which was produced by Hans van Hemert, the producer behind Luv'. Koelewijn had made this decision because he felt a change in sound was needed for the trio. However, fans did not appreciate the new sound, which was very much like Luv' because it no longer featured

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