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Genres
  
Pop, country

Labels
  
Polydor, Fable

Occupation(s)
  
Entertainer

Name
  
Liv Maessen


Instruments
  
Vocals

Role
  
Singer

Years active
  
1969–1974

Record label
  
Polydor Records

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Origin
  
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Awards
  
George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent

Similar
  
Matt Flinders, Hans Poulsen, Johnny Chester, The Mixtures, Jimmy Hannan

Liv Maessen - Knock Knock Who's There (1970)


Liv Maessen is an Australian pop singer who had hits in the early 1970s with "The Love Moth", "Knock, Knock Who's There?" and "Snowbird". In 1969, Maessen had finished second in the New Faces talent show. Her prize included a recording contract with Ron Tudor's Fable Records which released her albums, Live for Life (1971) and Best of Liv Maessen (1973). She won the 1970 Logie Award for 'Best New Talent'. In the Go-Set Pop Poll, Maessen was voted in the top 5 as most popular female vocalist in both 1970 and 1971. For her single "Knock, Knock Who's There?", Maessen became the first Australian female artist to be awarded a gold record certificate. After her recording career, Maessen turned to cabaret and club work by the mid-1970s.

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Biography

In 1969 Maessen finished second on the series final of the TV talent show New Faces. Maessen was a mother of two children from Melbourne and signed with Ron Tudor's production company. In December Maessen released her debut single "The Love Moth", which was an English language cover version of an Italian song, "La Pioggia", by Gigliola Cinquetti. Maessen's version reached the Go-Set National Top 40 in April 1970 and was a top 10 hit in Melbourne. Maessen also appeared on local TV shows.

Maessen's second pop single, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" was a cover version of Mary Hopkin's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. It was released on Fable Records in April 1970 and peaked at No. 2. It co-charted with Hopkin's version. During the 1970 radio ban, a major dispute between commercial radio stations and record companies, Hopkin's version was not well known to Australian listeners. "Knock, Knock Who's There?" finished third on Go-Set's Top Records for the Year of 1970 and was the highest placed by an Australian artist. Maessen became the first Australian female artist to be awarded a gold record certificate for a single with sales of over 50,000. She won the 1970 Logie Award for "Best New Talent" and in the Go-Set Pop Poll was voted in the top five as most popular female vocalist.

Maesson's third single, "Snowbird", was a country pop hit for Canadian singer Anne Murray. It was issued in August 1970 and peaked at No. 16. In March 1971 Maessen released her fourth single, "Hurry on Down", which did not chart. In mid-1971 she was again voted in the top five as most popular female vocalist by Go-Set readers. Her debut album, Live for Life, appeared in July with another single, "Here I Go Again", in October. She released "Love Is for the Two of Us" late in 1971 which was a duet with TV personality Jimmy Hannan. Two further singles followed in 1972 and her last commercial release was "Hey Mama, Sing Me a Song" in 1974. After her recording career, Maessen turned to cabaret and club work by the mid-1970s.

Albums

  • Live for Life (Fable Records, July 1971)
  • Best of Liv Maessen (Fable Records, 1973)
  • Extended plays

  • Liv Maessen (Fable Records FBEP 158, 1970)
  • Knock, Knock Who's There? (Fable Records, January 1973)
  • Other appearances

  • "Little Green Apples", "A New Love Day" on Channel 9 'New Faces' Discoveries by Various Artists (Fable Records, 1970)
  • References

    Liv Maessen Wikipedia