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16 November 2020, 16:25
In the 90-ies Mayte Mateos and one of her friends Cristina Sevilla formed a new band and called it Baccara 2000. They performed at a few festivals, released a couple of albums, although the partnership wasn’t truly successful. At the same time Maria Mendiola created her own project – New Baccara. New Collections Tableware Gift Sets Wine, water glasses Champagne flutes, coupes Decanters, pitchers Table Accessories Barware Gift sets Highballs, tumblers Wine tasting, cocktail glasses Whiskey decanters Accessories DECORATION Gift sets Vases, bowls Exceptional pieces Animal sculptures Animal objects Decorative objects. New Gen Baccara, กรุงเทพมหานคร ประเทศไทย.
Baccara scored a massive hit in the UK back in 1977 with their infectious disco anthem 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie'. No one could have predicted it would make a return to the charts in 2020.
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But why, you ask?
Just a few years after Dairy Milk used it in advert starring a moustachioed office manager on his swivel chair, it's back via a completely unexpected source.
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Who are Baccara?
Baccara re female duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola.
They quickly achieved international success with their debut single 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie', which reached number one across most of Europe and became the best-selling single of all-time by a female group, selling over 18 million copies worldwide.
They went on to represent Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978. However, by 1981 they had broken up.
However, two incarnations of the original Baccara appeared during the 1980s, with Mendiola fronting New Baccara and Mateos keeping the duo's original name.
In the 1990s, New Baccara reverted to Baccara, and since then both Mateos and Mendiola lead different duos with the same name.
Mendiola's Baccara has proved more popular, scoring club hits such as 'Fantasy Boy' and 'Touch Me' in the late 1980s, and a cover of 'Wind Beneath My Wings'.
Why is Scotland's fans using 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie'?
The song was adopted by fans of the Scotland national football team in 2020, following the team's qualification for Euro 2020.
It first became used locally in 2015, following a stag party video of Aberdeen defender Andrew Considine miming to the song while dressed in drag.
Five years later, Scotland defeated Serbia on penalties to reach their first major tournament since 1998, and videos of the players (including Considine) chanting the song after the match went viral.
The song has since risen up the charts, and was as high as number 18 on downloads and streams in the midweek update on November 15.
Baccara might actually re-record it
Well, one version of Baccara, anyway.
Following the success of the song once again, Maria Mendiola said that she would be up for re-recording the song for the people of Scotland.
Speaking on Good Morning Scotland, Maria said: 'With this pandemic, I have been sitting at home and this has uplifted me in a way you cannot imagine.
'I will always thank the Scottish team and especially Andy Considine for making me so happy after 43 years.
'I saw all the articles and everyone was calling me. I was delighted. I thanked the Scotland team and spoke with Andy over Instagram. He had such nice words.'
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Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola. The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie', which reached number one across much of Europe and is one of the best-selling singles of all time. A successful follow-up single and European tour led to a number of album releases, numerous television appearances and the duo's selection to represent Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978.Despite a substantial following in Spain, Germany and Japan, by 1981 the duo's distinctive blend of disco, pop and Spanish folk music was no longer fashionable, and by 1983 Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola were both working on solo projects. Achieving little success as solo artists, the two formed duos of their own: separate incarnations of the original Baccara appeared during the middle of the decade, with Mendiola fronting New Baccara and Mateos keeping the duo's original name. During the 1990s New Baccara was renamed back to Baccara; as a consequence both Mateos and Mendiola now head different duos with the same name. Both principals have subsequently had prolonged but separate legacy careers based on nostalgia and their earlier fame.