"Pretty Belinda" is a song written and recorded by Chris Andrews, which he released as a single in July 1969.
Commercial success The single did not enter the UK singles charts but it reached the No. 1 spot in Austria and peaked at No. 3 in Germany. It was released in South Africa in December 1969, where it peaked at No. 1. Andrews's follow-up single Carole OK was less successful but also reached No. 1 in South Africa where it was released in April 1970. In 1969, the Italian singer Gianni Morandi took the Italian version (Bella Belinda) to number one in the Italian 45 rpm charts. A 1970 Ola Håkansson recording, "Söta Belinda", was released as a single. scoring a Svensktoppen hit for 11 weeks between 26 July-4 October 1970, peaking at position 3.
Chart history
Weekly charts Chart (1969–1970)PeakpositionAustria (Disc Parade) 1Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 8Netherlands (Single Top 100) 8New Zealand (Listener) 10Norway (VG-lista) 3South Africa (Springbok Radio) 1Sweden (Kvällstoppen) 1Sweden (Tio i Topp) 1Rhodesia (Lyons Maid) 2West Germany (Media Control)5
Year-end charts Chart (1969)PeakpositionAustria (Disc Parade) 2Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 59West Germany (Media Control) 8 Chart (1970)PeakpositionSouth Africa (Springbok Radio) 1Sweden (Tio i Topp) 2
In popular culture The song was used as theme music for Filip och Fredrik's Swedish tv series 100 höjdare, aired from 2004 to 2008. That version was performed by accordionist Roland Cedermark.
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