MC Miker G & DJ Sven

MC Miker G & Deejay Sven were a hip hop duo from the Netherlands. The duo consisted of Lucien Witteveen (MC Miker G) and Sven van Veen (Deejay Sven). The 1980s saw the two launch "Holiday Rap", a remixed version, by Ben Liebrand, of Madonna's hit "Holiday" with additional rapping and the chorus of Cliff Richard's "Summer Holiday", to international success.

Biography

Early years

Witteveen and Van Veen became acquainted in 1986 in a disco in Hilversum. Here the idea for a version of the Madonna hit developed. Their single "Holiday Rap" became an international success, occupying number one on the single charts in 34 countries and reaching the Top Ten in twelve further countries. It was named by MuchMusic as the worst video of 1987.

Rise to fame

In Germany the song stayed at the top of the charts for five weeks in August and September. The follow-up single "Celebration Rap" (based on the Kool & the Gang hit "Celebration") did not repeat this success, but still made it into the Top Ten in approximately 30 countries. The two began a large-scale European tour in 1987.

In February 2006, Deejay Sven appeared on five's Now That's Embarrassing: The 80s. His record was nominated just behind "Men in Makeup" and the Sinclair C5. He is currently working as a deejay in the Netherlands, and co-hosting the daily "Somertijd" show on Radio Veronica.

Citations

Much of the content of this article comes from the original German Wikipedia entry.