LIV MAESSEN

In 1969 Liv Maessen finished second on the series final of the TV talent show New Faces. Maessen was a mother of two children from Melbourne and signed with Ron Tudor's production company. In December Maessen released her debut single "The Love Moth", which was an English language cover version of an Italian song, "La Pioggia", by Gigliola Cinquetti. Maessen's version reached the Go-Set National Top 40 in April 1970 and was a top 10 hit in Melbourne. Maessen also appeared on local TV shows.

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 just charted. 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 (#30) / Don't Forget About Me'' 1969 Polydor 
''Knock Knock Who's There (#2) / Just A Little Lovin' 1970 Fable 
Snow Bird (#13) / Are You Going My Way'' 1970 Fable 
''Love Is For The Two Of Us / Did You Give The World Some Love Today, Babe'' [with Jimmy Hannan] 1971 Fable 
''Hurry On Down (#93) / Suddenly It's Sunny'' 1971 Fable 
''Here I Go Again (#98) / Single Girl Again'' 1971 Fable 
''A New Love Day / Part Of What You Hear'' 1972 Fable 
''A Taste Of Money / Amber Light'' 1972 Fable 
''Hey Mama, Sing Me A Song / Bicycle Morning'' 1974 Philips 
''Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone / Little Green Apples'' 1975 Fable 

EPs

'Knock Knock Who's There' 1970 Fable
'Liv Maessen' 1973 Fable

ALBUMS 
'Live For Life' (#30) 1971 Fable

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liv_Maessen

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/