Paul michaels en jan leyers biography
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Paul - P.P. - Michiels
Belgian singer who got more fame though his work in the group Soulsister (The Soul Sisters, Leyers, Michiels & Soulsister) than by his previous attempts as a solo-artist.
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Paul Michiels (the P.P. in his initials stands for Polle Pap - a nickname he got by his job as a milkman in his native town Heist-op-den-Berg when he was just a kid) is a very good singer. He started out with the bands Purple Bus (no known releases), Octopus (successful close-harmony from 1974-1980), then tried a solo caree
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“We’re putting an end to Soulsister for now because Jan will be doing TV work again and I’ll be solo again,” said Paul Michaels of Luk Alloo. From the summer he and Jan will stop performing. Paul himself hopes to return to the stage alone in the fall, after the release of his new single. “Only released four songs. Nowadays, that’s also possible on extended play. That’s a little slice. I’m all back. I can’t stop.”
international breakthrough
Michiels and Leyers formed Soulsister in 1986, penning two years later with their debut album It Takes Two and the single Way To Your Heart. Not only did the rock band reach the top of the charts in Belgium, but they also achieved success elsewhere in Europe and the United States.
The second skiva in 1990 also became one of the most successful records in Belgian history: the song “Heat” caused a huge rush in stores, and the single “Across Before We Begin”
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