Hermes House Band

History

The band became famous in 1994 in both the Netherlands and Belgium, with their cover of the hit single, "I Will Survive"; the song has since sold over 2.5 million copies. In 1998, the single became a hit in Germany, and singer Judith Ansems was asked to promote the song there. It became also a hit in France, reaching first place in the charts, as it was the anthem of the national football team, which won the World Cup that year ; song is still today associated with World Cup 98 victory in French popular culture. The band got a local recording contract with Polydor and alongside Ansems, former singers Jop Wijlacker and Robin Maas were asked to record other singles such as "Country Roads" and "Que Sera Sera" in Germany under HHB International. Several of these were also released in the Netherlands.

Their biggest hit in the United Kingdom was their cover of "Country Roads", released shortly before Christmas 2001, which peaked at #7 in the UK Singles Chart, remaining in the Top 10 for five weeks. It reached number 1 in the Scottish Singles Chart in December 2001 and again in January 2002.

In 2002, the Hermes House Band joined with DJ Ötzi to cover of "Live Is Life", originally by Opus, and reached #2 in the French chart, and #50 in the UK.

In 2010, the former lead singer of the band, Jaap van Reesema, won the third series of the Dutch version of X Factor.

Discography

1. "I Will Survive"
2. "Que Sera Sera"
3. "Tonight's the Night"
4. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
5. "As novinha tão sensacional"
6. "Disco Samba, Pt. 2 (Back to Brasil)"
7. "Holiday Express (Kedeng Kedeng)"
8. "Don't You Cry (Bye, Bye)"
9. "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"
10. "Country Roads"
11. Megamix: "I Will Survive"/"Nana Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"/"Can't Take ..."

1. "All Over the World"
2. "Those Were the Days"
3. "Live is Life"
4. "Football's Coming Home (Three Lions)"
5. "Portugal"
6. "Hit the Road Jack"
7. "Suzanna"
8. "I Am What I Am"
9. "Everytime You Touch Me"
10. "Me ; Margarita"
11. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
12. "It's in the Way You Want Me"
13. "All Come Together"
14. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
15. "Born to Rock and Roll"
16. "Never Give In"
17. "One More for the Road"
18. "Happy Birthday Baby"
19. "Celebrate! The HHB Summermedley!"

1. "The Rhythm of the Night" (Party mix)
2. "The Rhythm of the Night" (Extended mix)

1. "Go West"
2. "I Will Survive 2006"
3. "(Is This The Way To) Amarillo" - Tony Christie
4. "Football's Coming Home 2006 (Three Lions)"
5. "Live is Life"
6. "Que Sera Sera"
7. "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"
8. "Country Roads"
9. "Those Were the Days"
10. "Hit the Road Jack"
11. "Suzanna"
12. "Friends Like You"
13. "Everytime You Touch Me"
14. "Me ; Margarita"
15. "All come together"
16. "Portugal"
17. "One More for the Road"
18. "I Will Survive"

1. "The First the Last Eternity"
2. "The Rhythm of the Night"
3. "Saturday Night"
4. "I've Been Thinking About You"
5. "Party Polka"
6. "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)"
7. "Rhythm is a Dancer"
8. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
9. "The Moment of Truth"
10. "What is Love"
11. "The Only Way is Up"
12. "No Limit"
13. "Please Don't Go (Don't You)"
14. "Come on Eileen"
15. "Don't Worry Be Happy"

1. "Chelsea Dagger"
2. "Football's Coming Home 2006 (Three Lions)"
3. "I Will Survive"
4. "Que Sera Sera"
5. "Country Roads"
6. "Seven Nation Army"
7. "Sweet Caroline"
8. "Na, Na, Hey, Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye"
9. "Hit The Road Jack"
10. "Go West"
11. "Those Were The Days"
12. "Live Is Life (JB Mix)"
13. "Come On Eileen"
14. "The Moment Of Truth"
15. "Please Don't Go"
16. "Football MegamiX (XXL Party Version)"