Alice Maywood Explained

Alice May
Alias:Alice Maywood
Birth Date:20 December 1954
Past Member Of:Maywood (band)
Spouse:Rob van Wijk, m. 1996

Alice May (or Aaltje de Vries, born 20 December 1954) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She is best known as one half of Maywood (duo) with her sister Caren Wood.

Career

May and her sister formed the singing duo Maywood (duo) in the 1970s. May wrote the lyrics for the tracks as well as composing the music. The duo had hits in the Netherlands, Australia, Sweden, Germany and South Africa.[1]

As a solo artist, May wrote Wait For Me for Shannah for the National Song Contest 1989.[2]

May and her sister Caren Wood represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1990 with the song I Want To Share Everything With You. They came in fifteenth place.[3]

In 1997 Alice May recorded her own CD single "Rise In The Morning". In the same year she also released a Christmas single for the ‘Family Help Program’ Holland in Sri Lanka, entitled "One World Family". Away from singing, she teaches singing and music lessons.[4]

May reformed Maywood in 2010, with Inge Peters. The pair re-released their single Rio for the World Cup in 2014.[5]

Singles

YearTitleChart positions
NL[6] AUSGERSASWED
1978Since I Met You
1979You Treated Me Wrong35
Mother How Are You Today10
1980Late At Night17218117
Give Me Back My Love7272
1981Distant Love1416
Rio3
Mano10
1982Get Away17
Star17
I Believe in Love
1983Ask for Tina
Show Me the Way To Paradise43
1984Standing In The Twilight23
1985It Takes A Lifetime
Lonely Nights
1986When I Look Into Your Eyes
1987Help The Children Of Brazil
If You Need A Friend86
Break Away
1989Kom In Mijn Armen33
Hey Hey Hey
1990Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen42
Ik Blijf Naar Jou Verlangen
1991Da Doo Ron Ron[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eurovision 1990: The Netherlands' Maywood in focus . 2022-05-09 . EuroVisionary.
  2. Web site: 29 December 2009 . In The Eye Of The Hurricane – Maywood . 14 May 2022 . Hollandshelden.nl.
  3. Web site: 29 December 2007 . ESC Today – Eurovision – The Revival Of Maywood . 22 November 2006 . The Revival Of Maywood . ESC Today.
  4. Web site: Maywood re-born . 2008-03-11 . NewVision.org.
  5. Web site: 2014-05-21 . Maywood half re-releases Rio . 2014-05-21 . RTE Boulevard . RTLBoulevard.
  6. Web site: Dutch Charts – dutchcharts.nl .
  7. Web site: Da Doo Ron Ron .