Baccara were a Spanish female vocalist duo, Mayte Mateos (b.07 February 1951) and María Mendiola (04 April 1952 – 11 September 2021), who had hits in the UK and in Europe in 1977 and 1978 with the disco tracks Yes Sir, I Can Boogie and Sorry I'm a Lady.
In 1978 they represented Luxemburg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Parlez-Vous Francais? Out of the 20 competing songs, they arrived in 7th place.
The duo split in 1981.[1]
TV[]
Top of the Pops[]
- 22 September 1977 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (50)
- 06 October 1977 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (14)
- 27 October 1977 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (1)
- 26 January 1978 - Sorry I'm a Lady (22)
- 09 February 1978 - Sorry I'm a Lady (8)
- also 1977 Christmas Special - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
- feature on Big Hits 1977 (2012)
Other shows[]
- 18 July 1978 - Cabaret Showtime (BBC1)
- 19 August 1978 - Seaside Special (BBC1)
- 06 / 13 / 20 / 27 February 1979 - Sacha Distel and Guests (BBC2)