 The band formed in the 1970s, and rode to national popularity playing new wave music.The creative force was Hans Vandenburg (guitar and vocals), with Max Mollinger (drums), Peter Calicher (keyboards), Eric Wehrmeyer (bass), and the "Gruppettes" Josée van Iersel and Meike Touw (vocals).The band played pop songs whose lyrics contained humor, situational comedy, and inside musical jokes.