Rosy Pereira (born 1951, in Jakarta) is an Indonesian-Dutch pop singer. She is the daughter of steel guitarist Coy Pereira. She released singles in the 1960s under her name as well as Babe Pereira. In the mid to late 1970s she was the other half of the duo Rosy & Andres who had a hit with "My Love".
Background Rosy Pereira is the youngest of three children and comes from a musical family. Her father Coy Pereira was a well known steel guitarist.Tjampoer.nl Rosy PereiraPedalpro.co.uk News, Amsterdam, Hawaiian Steel Guitar Player Coy Pereira passed away by Alexander Zaalberg He was a member of The Kilima Hawaiians,The Hawaiian Music Foundation VOL. I NO. 8 August 1975 The Kilima Hawaiians page 2 and had recorded with the Mena Moeria Minstrels.45Cat Artist: Mena Moeria Minstrels, Catalogue: 145.559 Her brother Richard was the lead guitarist in a band called The Thunderbolts.Indo-Rock-Gallery The Thunderbolts (Rotterdam-Hoogvliet) She has two children, born in 1982 and 1983.ICM Online 19 Augustus 2010 Editie 3 van de Flyer The X-factor Indo Music Classics 2010 komt er aan
Career Pereira's family arrived in February 1960 in the Netherlands, when Rosy was 8 years old. In 1965 she and her brother Richard formed a group called Objection. Later she sang with the Bobby Setter band. When she was eighteen years old while in Paris, she recorded her first single "Serenade To Summertime" which was produced by José Bartell and Jean-Claude Petit. This was recorded under the name of Babe Pereira. The B side of the single, "Can't You See"NLDiscografie.nl Rosy Pereira is of interest to Freakbeat and Northern Soul collectors.Popsike Babe Pereira It also appears on the various artists compilation, Waiting For A Break In the Clouds 16 rare gems of soulful pop-sike and groovy psych 1968 - 1973.Discogs Various – Waiting For A Break In The Clouds
She would record two more singles as Babe Pereira, one in 1969 "Someone, Somewhere" bw "Paperboy" and "If You Believe In Love" bw "Try" in 1971.
In 1972, she appeared in the film De laatse dagen van Isaak aka The Last Good Days of Isaac that starred Charles Cornette, Hilde Uitterlinden and Rik van Uffelen.Imdb De laatse dagen van Isaak
In the mid-1970s she was in a duo with Andres Holten. They had a top ten hit in 1976 with "My Love" which reached no.3 on the Billboard Dutch chart.Billboard October 9, 1976 Page 59 Billboard Hits Of The World, Holland
In 1979, she was part of a trio called Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy who released a single called "Oh Boy" which was written and produced by Peter Koelewijn.Swedishcharts.com Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy - Oh Boy (song) In addition to herself, the trio included Bonnie St. Claire and Debbie aka Ria Schildmeyer.Muziek Encyclopedie Biografie DebbieNLDiscografie.nl Bonnie St. Claire
In 1985, the single "Darling" bw " I Feel Like Dancing" was released.Discogs Rosy* – Darling In 1994, she recorded a single with Jay Uitterlinden which was released under Rosy & Jay.
Discography Singles Solo As Babe Pereira "Serenade To Summertime" / "Can't You See" - Triangle BE 61310 - (1969) "Someone, Somewhere" / "Paperboy" - Someone, somewhere / Paperboy - (1969) "If You Believe In Love" / "Try" - Basart 239 - (1971) As Rosy Pereira / Rosy "It's Okay For Me" / "First Time In Love" - CNR 141 716 - (1981) "Darling" / "I Feel Like Dancing" - Dureco 5039 - (1985)
Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy "Oh Boy" / "Oh Boy" (inst) - Philips 6012 868 - (1979)
Participation Various artists - Waiting For A Break In the Clouds 16 rare gems of soulful pop-sike and groovy psych 1968 - 1973Shady Daze Records – SDR 112 - (2010) Track: "Can't You See"
References
External links Rosy Pereira page