Biography

The Hermes House Band is a Dutch pop band, established in 1984 by members of the Hermes fraternity/sorority in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They have released more than twenty five albums and singles.

Today, the band is mainly composed of the members Robin Maas, Jop and Sally Wijlacker Flissinger. The cast changed hands several times by supply and departure of most student members.

The international breakthrough came in 1999 with a rhythmic, cover version of Gloria Gaynor's title " I Will Survive "(1995, already No. 1 in the Netherlands). Will be followed by covers of John Denver's "Country Roads," Doris Day's "Que Sera, Sera" (2001) and "Live is Life" (collaboration with DJ Ötzi ). A big boost on cooperation with the British crooner Tony Christie . Is This the Way to Amarillo? was with him and reissued as a pop -oriented party released version.