Patty Brard


Petula Louise "Patty" Brard is a Dutch singer, television personality, actress and entrepreneur, most notable for being a former member of the girl group Luv'. For five 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. Brard left Luv' in 1980 and went on to release a series of solo studio albums throughout the 1980s. 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 programs such as De Bananasplit Show and Gaan met die Banaan as well as the 1985 edition of the Sanremo Music 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. Her participation in the ice skating competition Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs and the celebrity diving competition Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag were highly covered events. Since 2007, she has been a showbiz expert on the entertainment news program Shownieuws on SBS6. Brard was also involved in other shows on the same channel including De Nieuwe Uri Geller, Wie Ben Ik?, K2 zoekt K3, Bonje Met De Buren.
In 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019, she signed exclusive deals with SBS Broadcasting B.V.. Currently, she is working as a freelance TV host.
Since February 2020, Patty Brard has launched collections of household items, jewellery and skincare lines in association with Kruidvat shops in the Netherlands.

Early life

Petula Louise Brard was born on March 25, 1955, in Sorong, Dutch New Guinea. She is of Indo descent, with some distant French and German heritage. The family moved to the Netherlands when Brard was eleven years old, settling in Rijswijk.
Her cousin Stanley Brard was a professional footballer with Feyenoord.

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'.

The Post Luv' era

In 1981, Brard was the first Luv' member to start a solo career. She recorded in the 1980s three albums in Los Angeles. She collaborated with sought-after session musicians. Brard's American recordings were not as popular as those of Luv'.
She is used to record duets:
  • In 1986, she performed the ballad "Tender Love", released as a single, with Eddie Kendricks.
  • In 2000, she sang a track with Def Rhymz, a Dutch rapper.
  • In 2004, she recorded the single "Huilen is voor jou te laat" with Jacques Herb, which was a minor hit on the Dutch charts.
  • In 2005, the duet "That's Life" with her lover Derick was the theme of Pat's Life, one of her reality television shows.
  • In 2006, her Carnival song "Ik wil knallen" with Ome Henk became a Dutch Top 5 hit.
  • In 2012, she released the digital single "Carnavals Party Hitmix" with Alex.
  • In 2015, she put out the digital single "Bonje Met De Buren" with Joey Hartkamp and Jochem van Gelder.
  • In 2017, the song "Wat Zijn Ze Lekker" came out.
  • In 2018, the song "We Zullen De Laatsten Zijn" was released.
  • In 2024, her duet "Feesten in de stad" with the reality star Kees de Bever came out.
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 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" 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" and "Bunga, Bunga".
2022 saw her comeback as a solo singer as she released the Carnival single "In M'n Panterpak" on digital platforms. This song came out simultaneously with her panther-print collection for Kruidvat. It entered the Dutch iTunes Top 100 at #5 on February 18, 2022. It peaked at #2 on February 20, 2022. On March 3, 2022, it dropped out of this chart.

Discography

Albums

  • All This Way
  • You're In The Pocket
  • Red Light
  • Een vrolijk kerstfeest, a Christmas music compilation on which Patty Brard sings "It's Gonna Be A Cold Christmas" with Robert Halewijn
  • Gouden Kerst, a re-issue of Een vrolijk kerstfeest
  • ''Patty's Party Vol. 1''

    Singles

  • "Hold On To Love"
  • "Brazilian Love Song / Samba Man"
  • "You Stole a Little Piece of My Heart"
  • "Never My Love"
  • "Woman in Love"
  • "Mystery Theme"
  • "Over My Head"
  • "Red Light"
  • "Tender Love"
  • "Ik ga extreem"
  • "BN'ers voor BNN: Hij gaat voor C"
  • "Huilen is voor jou te laat"
  • "That's Life"
  • "Ik wil knallen"
  • "Het leven is een feest"
  • "Morgen Kan't Weer Anders Zijn"
  • "Waarom zou drinken een zonde zijn"
  • "Bunga Bunga"
  • "Carnavals Party Hitmix"
  • "Bonje Met De Buren"
  • "Wat Zijn Ze Lekker"
  • "We Zullen De Laatsten Zijn"
  • "In M'n Panterpak"
  • "Panter Feest"
  • "Feesten in de stad"

    TV career

Since 1983, Patty Brard has hosted numerous TV shows, including De Bananasplit Show, 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.
In the autumn of 2004, she was filmed with other celebrities 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 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 in January 2007 was a heavily covered media event. After a 15-year-long partnership with RTL Nederland, she signed a contract with SBS6. She was involved in several programs:
  • "Shownieuws" she presented from February 2007 to May 2011.
  • "De Nieuwe Uri Geller". She was a regular guest on the first season, co-hosted the second season with Tooske Ragas and the third edition with Beau van Erven Dorens. She was also part of a jury on the 2010 edition.
  • "Wie Ben Ik?". She was a team captain on this game show with Gerard Joling.
  • K2 zoekt K3, a talent show with Brard in the jury and whose aim was to search the new member of Flemish girl group K3.
  • The second season of "Coming to Holland: Prins zoekt vrouw", the Dutch version of Undercover Princes aired between November 2010 and January 2011.
In addition to the presentation of her own shows, Brard has often been invited on successful TV shows, like.
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 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 and SBS6.
From late August 2013 to late August 2017, Patty had an exclusive contract with SBS6.
In addition to "Shownieuws", she was involved in other programs:
  • Show Vandaag - infotainment program
  • Bonje Met de Buren - a reality show hosted with Jochem van Gelder to solve problems between neighbours
  • Patty's Big Fat Ibiza Wedding - a reality show which showed the preparations for her wedding with Dutch architect Antoine van de Vijver
  • Mindmasters Live - paranormal show featuring Uri Geller and Patty as a panellist
  • Thuis op Zondag - Sunday talk show
  • Met de Deur in Huis - comedy panel game show hosted by Kees Tol and Tineke Schouten with Patty as a panellist
  • De Wereld Rond In 6 Stappen - reality program about the theory of "six degrees of separation" with Bridget Maasland
  • Mud Masters VIP - challenging obstacle course based on military training with celebrities
  • SBS Sterren Surprise - a Christmas program featuring TV personalities who fulfilled the dreams of people
  • Stem van Nederland - a political program related to the general elections in the Netherlands
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.
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.
In late August 2021, she started the filming of "De grote huisverbouwing", a home renovation show on SBS6. The first episode of this program was broadcast on October 24, 2021.
Her contract with Talpa was not renewed in March 2023. However, Patty Brard remains a freelancer on SBS6's infotainment news program "Shownieuws" and appears as a candidate and guest panelist on several game shows.