Early career Kaspers joined the band
Teach-In in 1971. In 1974, the band had three Top 15 hits in the
Netherlands. The band also had a number of international successes. One of these, "In The Summernight", reached number 5 in
South Africa for 13 weeks, and also peaked at number 3 in the Dutch and
Belgian charts for 10 and 9 weeks respectively.
Eurovision Song Contest Teach-In participated in the
Nationaal Songfestival 1975, the Dutch national final for the
Eurovision Song Contest 1975. The competition was held in the
Jaarbeurs convention centre in
Utrecht, and for the first time since 1970, the act had not been preselected by broadcaster
NOS, but was selected in a two-stage process. Teach-In were required to perform their song "
Ding-a-dong" in the first round to select the song that would represent the Netherlands. A five-member international jury selected the winning song by four votes to one, over the songs "Ik heb geen geld voor de trein" from Albert West and "Circus" from Debbie (Dutch versions of Teach-In songs "Tennessee Town" and "The Circus Show"). With the song "Ding-a-dong" winning the first round, all three performers were required to sing this song in the second round to decide the winning artist. The choice was made by a public vote, which resulted in Teach-In winning the
Nationaal Songfestival with 56 points, compared to 33 points for Albert West and 11 points for Debbie. As the lead vocalist of Teach-In, Kaspers opened the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 held in
Stockholm,
Sweden, and the group went on to win the contest with 152 points. After their Eurovision victory, the band entered the charts in nearly every European country. "Ding-a-dong" reached third place in the Top 40 of the National Hit Parade in the Netherlands and reached place thirteen in the
British charts. Later that year Teach-In released the single "Goodbye Love", which also made the Top 10, peaking at number 5 for seven weeks. In 1976, Kaspers returned to the
Eurovision Song Contest to give
Brotherhood of Man, the winners of the
1976 contest, their prizes. upon their winning the
1976 Eurovision Song Contest Solo career Teach-In toured Europe for the next two years, but the disappointing sales of the album "Get On Board" and the song "Rose Valley" caused the band to break up in 1978. Ruud Nijhuis and Koos Versteeg decided to reform the band in 1979 with two new female singers, but Kaspers decided to continue her music career as a solo artist under the stage name Getty, recording a couple of discs including the Getty Album, featuring such songs as "Mademoiselle", "Love Me" and "De Eerste Liefde is Een Feest", originally "
The Queen of Hearts" by
Agnetha Fältskog in Swedish and English. Her vocals can also be heard on
Rick van der Linden's "Cum Laude" album and on recordings made by
Radio Veronica. with Wilma van Diepen and formed the Balloon trio, recording a few songs such as "All You Need Is The Music" and "Summerparty", featuring cameos of well known songs. After little success, the trio broke apart in 1980.
Later appearances and Teach-In revival Kaspers was present as a jury member in the
1978,
1982 and
2009 Dutch national finals for the Eurovision Song Contest. She also featured in the 2005
Eurovision documentary "Tour d'Eurovision", highlighting some of the best performances of Eurovision. In 1997, it was announced that the original line-up of Teach-In, including Kaspers, had re-recorded some of their old hits and had plans to tour again. The band reunited to sing "Ding-a-dong" at a show in
Maastricht on 31 August 2007. Kaspers also performed with the group in the original line-up at the opening of the
2009 Eurovision Song Contest in
Moscow, singing classics such as "Ding-a-dong" and "I'm Alone". In 2009, Teach-In re-released a combined album titled "Festival/Get On Board". The following year, the band released the "Best Of Teach-In" album, featuring their greatest hits. Kaspers was present at the 2012 Dutch national final for the
Eurovision Song Contest. ==Personal life==