Patty Brard

Patty Brard (born Petula Louise Brard on March 25, 1955 in Sorong, New Guinea) is a Dutch entertainer of Indo (Dutch-Indonesian) descent. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a former member of the girl group Luv'. For four decades, she has often hit the headlines of the tabloid press.
In the late 1970s, Luv' scored a string of international hit records such as "You're the Greatest Lover", "Trojan Horse", "Casanova" and "Ooh, Yes I Do" on the charts. The group reunited on several occasions. 
Since 1983, Brard has been active on television as a host/presenter. She hosted the Candid Camera-like TV shows such as "Bananasplit" and "Gaan met die Banaan" as well as the 1985 edition of the San Remo Festival and the 2001 version of "Big Brother". Inspired by the success of "The Osbournes", she appeared in reality television shows that featured her life, the most popular being "Patty's Posse" (2003–2004). In recent years, she was often invited on talk shows ("Jensen!", "Mooi! Weer De Leeuw", "De Wereld Draait Door", "RTL Late Night"...). Her funny participation in the ice skating competition "Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs" (2007) and "Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag" (also known as "Celebrity Splash!") were highly covered events. Since 2007, she has been a showbiz expert on the entertainment news program "Shownieuws" on SBS 6. Brard was also involved in other shows on the same channel including "De Nieuwe Uri Geller" (""The new Uri Geller"), "Wie Ben Ik?" ("Who Am I?""), "K3 zoekt K3" and "Bonje Met De Buren" (""Trouble With Neighbours""). 
In 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019, she signed exclusive deals with SBS Broadcasting B.V. (taken over by Talpa Network in 2011).
Musical career.
The Luv' years.
In 1976, she was recruited by Hans van Hemert to be part of a girl group called Luv' with José Hoebee and Marga Scheide. On December 31, 1979, Luv' received the Buma Export Award. The trio scored a string of hit records in Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mexico. In 1980, she left the group and took part in two comebacks with Luv' (in 1993–1996 and in 2005–2012).
The Post Luv' era.
In 1981, Brard was the first Luv' member to start a solo career. She recorded in the 1980s three albums ("All This Way", "You're in the Pocket" and "Red Light") in Los Angeles. She collaborated with sought-after session musicians (including Billy Preston, Paulinho Da Costa, Paul Jackson, Jr. and Jai Winding).Brard's American recordings were not as popular as those of Luv' (except the single "Hold On To Love" which was a Top 20 hit in the Netherlands, a Top 10 hit in Belgium and which reached the 12th position in South Africa in 1981).
She is used to record duets:
In 1997, as the Spice Girls world phenomenon reached its peak, Brard hired five young women to form a short-lived female pop group "Patty Cash". Hans van Hemert did the production on the quintet's recordings. 
Moreover, the same year, she was part of a Dutch All Stars choir (BN'ers voor BNN) which recorded "Hij gaat voor C", a parodic cover version of "We Are the World" that reached the 3rd position on the Dutch Top 40. Six years later, she briefly formed her own girls band "Enuv'", inspired by her experience as a Luv' member. In 2010, NRGY Music released Brard's Schlager oriented single "Het leven is een feest" (Life is a party) for the Carnival festivities in the Netherlands, which peaked at No. 8 in the Netherlands. In 2011, she had two other hits: "Waarom zou drinken een zonde zijn" (#21 on the Single Top 100) and "Bunga, Bunga" (#64 on the Single Top 100).
TV career.
Since 1983, Patty Brard has hosted many TV shows, such as "Banana Split", "Gaan met die banaan", "Brard gaat extreem", "Onder de B van Brard" and "Hart van de stad".
In 1985, she presented with Pippo Baudo the Sanremo Music Festival on the Italian TV channel Rai Uno.
In early 2001, in her TV show "Absolutely Patty" on Yorin, she interviewed VIPs in her house. In that year she also hosted the third Dutch edition of Big Brother.
Two years later, a reality TV programme "Patty's Posse" featured her domestic life, her friends and her family (her daughter Priscilla, and her third husband René).
In the autumn of 2004, she was filmed with other celebrities (among them, her Luv' colleague Marga Scheide) as they were having a health cure in Ibiza.
On March 25, 2005, she celebrated her 50th birthday, which spawned a special TV programme "Pat's Life" (in which she met the most important persons in her life) was prepared. Later that year RTL 5 broadcast "Lieve Patty", in which Brard helped desperate candidates to solve their love problems.
In 2006, the docusoap "Back in Luv'" featured Luv's reunion.
Her funny performance in "Sterren Dansen op het IJs" (the Dutch version of "Skating with Celebrities") in January 2007 was a heavily covered media event. After a 15-year-long partnership with RTL Nederland, she signed a contract with SBS 6. She was involved in several programs: 
In addition to the presentation of her own shows, Brard has often been invited on successful TV shows, like ("Mooi! Weer De Leeuw", "Jensen!" and "Life & Cooking"...).
In April 2011, Sanoma and Talpa took over SBS Nederland. One month later, Brard's deal was not extended. Soon after, RTL Nederland announced that Brard would appear in September 2011 on a reality program "Diva's draaien door", with former rivals Patricia Paay and Tatjana Simic.
Her participation in "Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag" (also known as "Celebrity Splash!") in 2012 boosted her career. January 2013 saw Patty's comeback on "Shownieuws" . At that time, she worked as a freelance TV host for RTL 5 (on reality shows "Wie is de Reisleider?", "Echte Meisjes op de Prairie" and "Lust, Liefde Of Laten Lopen") and SBS 6 (on "Shownieuws" and as a judge on the ski jumping competition "Vliegende Hollanders: Sterren van de Schans"). 
From late August 2013 to late August 2017, Patty had an exclusive contract with SBS 6. 
In addition to "Shownieuws", she was involved in other programs:
Between September 2017 and March 2019, Patty was freelancing again for several channels. In March 2019, she signed a 4-year deal with Talpa TV (which owns SBS6, Net5, SBS9 and Veronica). 
She appeared on the following TV programs:
Moreover, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the daily talk show she was supposed to co-host with Gordon was shelved. 
At the moment, Shownieuws is the only TV project that keeps her active on SBS6.
TV shows.
As the main host:
As a co-host, contestant, jury member, panelist:
One-off appearances:
Career in other media.
Radio.
In 1996, Brard hosted "Radio Romantica" on Hitradio Veronica, in which she gave the listeners advice about their love problems. In 2003 and 2004, she worked on a weekend show on Noordzee FM.
Playboy.
In January 1988, Brard was the cover girl of one issue of the Dutch edition of "Playboy". 
Columnist and interviewer.
In 2005 and 2006, she wrote a weekly column in "Weekend" (a Dutch gossip magazine) about her career and her point of view about show business. In August 2007, she was a temporary correspondent of "Privé" (a Dutch celebrity magazine) in which she writes another column about her holidays in Ibiza. She interviewed female stars for the glossy publication "Beau Monde" between 2008 and 2010. Between 2012 and 2019, she was a columnist again for Weekend.
Acting and dubbing.
Brard appeared in "Odyssée d'amour", a movie directed by Pim de la Parra in 1987 as well as in Costa! and the series based on it in 2001. She also played cameo roles in the TV series "Pittige tijden" (a parody of "Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden" in 1997) as well as in the films "Spion van Oranje" (2009) and "Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos" (2013).<br> Since 2010, Brard has been voicing characters for the Dutch versions of 3-D animated comedies and children's films: "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Sammy's Adventures" in 2010, "Heksje Lilly en de reis naar Mandolan" (the sequel of ') in 2011, ' in 2012, "" in 2015 and "The Emoji Movie" in 2017.
Business.
In the early 1990s, she had a fashion store in The Hague. In 2016, she launched her corrective underwear line named "Patty sexy correctie". In 2017, she intended to open a gift shop in Ibiza. In 2020, Patty Brard's products (including household items) were available in Kruidvat shops in the Netherlands, as part of the "From PB with love" campaign. 
Books.
A journalist, Pieter Ploeg wrote her biography (De Naakte Waarheid: The Naked Truth) which was published by Strengholt in 2003.
Dutch authors Michel van Egmond and Antoinnette Scheulderman wrote another biography entitled "De Neven Levens van Patty Brard" (The nine lives of Patty Brard) which came out the day of her 65th birthday on March 25th, 2020.
On November 6th, 2020 her first children's book "Bibi & Lulu – Het is Feest!" (inspired by her two dogs) came out.
Personal life.
Husbands.
The "Luv"' singer got married four times: 
Her cousin Stanley Brard was a professional footballer with Feyenoord.
Brard's bankruptcy in 1993.
Due to the flop of "Hello/Brard" (a magazine she had launched with Eric Peute and that focused on women's fashion, beauty, health and entertainment), Brard went bankrupt in December 1993. She was obliged to sell all her possessions. It took years to recover.