MC Miker G & DJ Sven

MC Miker G & DJ Sven
Origin	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres	Dutch hip hop
Labels	Sony Records Anticon
Members	Lucien Witteveen Sven van Veen

MC Miker G & DJ Sven were a hip hop duo from the Netherlands. The duo consisted of Lucien Witteveen and Sven van Veen (DJ Sven). The 1980s saw the two launch "Holiday Rap" to international success. The song is a remixed version of Madonna's hit "Holiday" with additional rapping and an interpolation of the chorus of Cliff Richard's "Summer Holiday", remixed by Ben Liebrand.

Witteveen and Van Veen became acquainted in 1986 in a disco in Hilversum. The disco, Club Baccara, and the resident DJ Martin van der Schagt had a home studio where he recorded the demo version of the Holiday Rap using the original tape loops of Madonna's Holiday. But not possible to use for commercial release. Witteveen was discovered by Hotsound Records' Erik van Vliet, but Frits van Swoll, A & R manager of Dureco, took the song away from Erik, as Frits heard the demo on a local radio station, approached Ben Liebrand to produce it from scratch. Their single "Holiday Rap" became an international success, occupying number one on the single charts in 34 countries and reaching the Top 10 in twelve other countries. It was named by MuchMusic as the worst video of 1987. It is considered a one hit wonder.

In Germany the song stayed at the top of the charts for five weeks in August and September. The follow-up single "Celebration Rap" (based on the Kool & the Gang hit "Celebration" and including "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge) did not repeat this success, but still made it into the Top 10 in approximately 30 countries. The two began a large-scale European tour in 1987. After disbanding, DJ Sven continued to work on music-related productions while MC Miker G suffered from drug addiction and was homeless for several years.

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