The Police were a British band, extremely popular in the late 70s and early 80s. With Sting (nickname of Gordon Sumner) as lead singer/bassplayer, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland, the 3 men had their first two hits in 1979: 'So Lonely' (which reached number 31 in the Dutch Top40) and Roxanne (which ended at #21).
'Roxanne' was recorded in the Toppop studio on 24 May 1979. Shorttly after this recording, on 4 June 1979, they performed on the main stage at the Pinkpop festival in Geleen, the Netherlands, which caused their big break big in Holland.
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Broadcast date: 1979/5/24
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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 with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
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