Dutch singer Alides Hidding was special guest in the 4th episode of Dutch tv program 'Beste Zangers' on September 22, 2021 on AVROTROS tv. He was lead singer in funkgroup the Time Bandits and scored solo hits under his own name.
A great singer that we would like to feature on our home page with his 1980 hit 'Hollywood Seven'.
Alides Hidding (Schoonoord, January 30, 1954) is a Dutch singer and songwriter.
He is the founder and singer-guitarist of the disco funk band Time Bandits. Time Bandits was best known in the eighties when they had several hits, also abroad.
Hidding was characterized, among other things, by his high voice (so-called head voice).
After the disintegration of the Time Bandits, Hidding started to write songs for among others Dan Hartman. In 2004 he participated with Barbara Dex in the Belgian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. The song 'One life' ended in third place behind winner Xandee and Natalia Druyts.
Alides Hidding lives in Ravels, Belgium. He performs both solo and with the band Time Bandits. He also performs in various theater productions. In August 2008 he re-released the song 'Live it up' in collaboration with DJ Johan Gielen. In January 2012 he participated in the SBS6 talent show The Winner. In 2012 he started writing again with Åke Danielson a new album from the Time Bandits. This resulted in the album Out of the blue.
This video was recorded by TROS TOP 50 on 16 May 1980.
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Broadcast date: 16 May 1980.
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TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chick, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.