Maessen's second pop single, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" was a cover version of Mary Hopkin's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. It was released on Fable Records in April 1970 and peaked at #2. It co-charted with Hopkin's version. During the 1970 radio ban, a major dispute between commercial radio stations and record companies, Hopkin's version was not well known to Australian listeners. "Knock, Knock Who's There?" finished third on Go-Set's Top Records for the Year of 1970 and was the highest placed by an Australian artist. Maessen became the first Australian female artist to be awarded a gold record certificate for a single with sales of over 50,000. She won the 1970 Logie Award for "Best New Talent" and in the Go-Set Pop Poll was voted in the top five as most popular female vocalist.
Maesson's third single, "Snowbird", was a country pop hit for Canadian singer Anne Murray. It was issued in August 1970 and peaked at #16. In March 1971 Maessen released her fourth single, "Hurry on Down", which did not chart. In mid-1971 she was again voted in the top five as most popular female vocalist by Go-Set readers. Her debut album, 'Live for Life', appeared in July with another single, "Here I Go Again", in October. She released "Love Is for the Two of Us" late in 1971 which was a duet with TV personality Jimmy Hannan. Two further singles followed in 1972 and her last commercial release was "Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone" in 1975. After her recording career, Maessen turned to cabaret and club work by the mid-1970s.
SINGLES
The Love Moth
| 19 JAN '70 | #30 |
Knock, Knock Who's There
| 4 MAY '70 | #2 |
Snowbird
| 31 AUG '70 | #13 |
Hurry on Down
| 5 APR '71 | #93 |
Here I Go Again
| 7 FEB '72 | #98 |
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liv_Maessen
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
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