Erica van der Leuv (Amsterdam, 20 July 1969 – 9 January 2021), was a Dutch singer acting under the artist names of Erica Yong, and Roxanna.
This single reached #18 in the Dutch bubbling under charts (Tipparade) on March 28, 1987.
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Erica Yong, artiestennaam van Erica van der Leuv (Amsterdam, 20 juli 1969 – 9 januari 2021), was een Nederlandse zangeres
Yong begon op vijftienjarige leeftijd met haar zangcarrière en bracht in 1984 haar eerste single My heart drums uit. Nadat ze haar havodiploma had behaald, besloot zij lichte muziek te gaan studeren aan het conservatorium. In 1987 bereikte ze onder de artiestennaam Roxanna een hitnotering met het nummer Got me by the heart.
Tijdens de finale van de Soundmixshow in 1986 kroop ze in de huid van Whitney Houston. De jaren negentig stonden in het teken van samenwerkingen met Ben Liebrand en DJ Peran. Samen kregen ze een hitnotering in de internationale Dancechart. Op televisie had Yong gastoptredens in programma’s als Toppop en De 5 Uur Show.
’Got me by the heart’ bereikte de 18e plek in de Nederlandse Tipparade op 28 maart 1987.
Deze Toppop opname werd uitgezonden op 30 maart 1987.
Yong is in januari 2021 op 51-jarige leeftijd overleden. Ze leed al geruime tijd aan een ongeneeslijke ziekte.
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Broadcast date: 1987-03-31
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