Video Kids

Video Kids

Group from Netherlands

About Video Kids

Video Kids were a Dutch Euro disco duo consisting of Peter Slaghuis (1961–1991, later replaced with René Portegies) and Bianca Bonelli (1964–1995), best known for their single "Woodpeckers from Space". The band's members also had solo careers on their own, such as Peter being a famous DJ and remixer, and Bianca having a solo single called "Je Veux L'amour (Follow Me)". All of their original songs were produced and written by Catapult musicians Aart Mol, Cees Bergman, Elmer Veerhoff, Erwin van Prehn and Geertjan Hessing (under the aliases "Adams & Fleisner" and "Tony Acardi"), and recorded at Cat Music. The most notable aspect of the band is the fact that they were very popular yet short-lived, only releasing two albums, The Invasion of the Spacepeckers in 1984 and On Satellite in 1985. They also had an animated mascot named Tico Tac, a "spacepecker" who wore a yellow space suit and white space helmet, and had a wood drill on his backside functioning like an insect stinger. He also had the same laugh as Woody Woodpecker as his trademark, and was featured in the band's music videos for "Woodpeckers from Space" and "Do the Rap" along with the real band members, so for that reason they were almost considered a virtual group. In 1985, The Invasion of the Spacepeckers was released at the Midem music festival, and went on to sell 1.1 million copies. The band received the RIAA Gold Record Award and Conamus Export Award for their success with their first album and songs. The songs "Tico Tac" (from On Satellite) and "Witch Doctor" were the only covers that they did, originally by synth-pop group Polysix (also produced by Cat Music) and Ross Bagdasarian, respectively.

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