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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See WP:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Teach-In
| image             = Popgroep Teach in van Schiphol naar Stockholm voor Eurovisie Songfestival, Bestanddeelnr 927-8106.jpg
| image_size        = 
| caption           = Teach-In in 1975
| origin            = [[Enschede]], Netherlands
| background        = group_or_band
| genre             = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| years_active      = 1967–1980, 2007, 2021
| current_members   = Koos Versteeg<br />Rudi Nijhuis<br />Stora Combo<br />Chris De Wolde<br />Betty Vermeulen<br />Marianne Wolsink<br />Nick de Vos
| past_members      = Hilda Felix<br/>Henk Westendorp<br />John Snuverink<br />Frans Schaddelee <br/>[[Getty Kaspers]]<br/>John Gaasbeek<br/>Ard Weeink<br />Hans Nijland
}}

'''Teach-In''' was a Dutch band active from 1967 until 1980. After scoring several top 20 hits in their home country by the early 1970s, the band came to international attention by  winning the [[1975 Eurovision Song Contest]] with the song "[[Ding-a-dong]]”.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171017110728/https://eurovision.tv/story/recalling-sweden-s-first-staging-of-the-contest-in-1975 Recalling Sweden's first staging of the contest in 1975], Eurovision</ref> Throughout the band's career, there were several changes in line-up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2018 |title=Long lost Teach-In album to be released for the first time |url=https://escxtra.com/2018/01/08/long-lost-teach-album-released-first-time/ |website=Escxtra.com |access-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705130445/https://escxtra.com/2018/01/08/long-lost-teach-album-released-first-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gijssel |first=Robert van |date=April 28, 2019 |title=Spanningen op het Songfestival? In het 'Ding-a-dong'-jaar 1975 was het zeker niet beter |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/gs-b7b147d1 |website=Volkskrant.nl}}</ref>

==History==
The group was formed in 1967 in [[Enschede]]. The first lineup: Hilda Felix (vocals), Henk Westendorp (vocals, later in Superfly), John Snuverink (vocals, guitar), Frans Schaddelee (bass), leader Koos Versteeg (vocals & keys) and Rudi Nijhuis (drums).

In 1971, only Koos and Rudi remained in the group, and the rest of the band comprised [[Getty Kaspers]] (vocals, in 1976 solo as ''Getty''), John Gaasbeek (bass, already in 1964 in the Stora Combo (later known as Orkest Freddie Golden, he also left in 1976), Chris De Wolde (guitar) and Ard Weeink (also until 1976). A recording contract was signed with [[CNR Records]] and [[Eddy Ouwens]] became their producer and co-composer.

Their first single was "Spoke the Lord Creator" (originally a song by [[Focus (band)|Focus]]), released in 1972, which didn't chart.

In 1974 the band had three top 15 hits in the Netherlands: "Fly Away", "In the Summernight" (which even did reach number 5 in a South African charts)<ref name=SouthAfrica/> and "Tennessee Town".

In March 1975, Teach-In participated in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1975]] with the song "[[Ding-a-dong]]" (written by Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens) and won.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2018 |title=Interview met Getty Kaspers (zangeres Teach-In) &#124; Songfestival 1975 |url=https://eurostory.nl/getty-kaspers-mijn-leven-is-nogal-ingewikkeld/ |website=Eurostory.nl |access-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705131424/https://eurostory.nl/getty-kaspers-mijn-leven-is-nogal-ingewikkeld/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Teach-In broke a Eurovision convention that favours songs performing later in the program by winning the contest despite performing first. This was a first for the competition and was repeated a year later by [[Brotherhood of Man]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1976|1976 Eurovision Contest]]. This feat has only been repeated by one further act; the [[Herreys]] in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1984|1984]]. "Ding-a-Dong" had a chart entry in nearly every [[Europe]]an country, as well as a number 22 placing in the USA on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]] chart. In the Netherlands it reached number 3 in the charts. In October 1975 "Goodbye Love" became another Dutch top 10-hit. "Rose Valley", released in February 1976, reached just the top 20. Tensions due to the busy concert scheme made Getty Kaspers leave the band, after which she pursued a solo career. Also John Gaasbeek and Ard Weeink quit. Hans Nijland (bass, in 1977 replaced by Nick de Vos), Betty Vermeulen (vocals), Marianne Wolsink (vocals, ex-Head) were included as new members. The group's next single "Upside Down" reached number 2 in the Netherlands.

In 1978 the [[Disco music|Disco]] rage nearly destroyed Teach-In's popularity. A new look and sound had to be adopted and "Dear John" became a top 10 hit in October. In 1979 a theme song for a Dutch TV charity show supporting [[Greenpeace]] hit the top 10. 1980's single "Regrets" proved to be the group's swan song as the group disbanded soon after.

In 1997, news came that the original line up (with Getty Kaspers) had re-recorded some of their old hits and had plans to tour again.

In June 1979, two ex-members of the group, Getty and John Gaasbeek, joined by [[Wilma van Diepen]], formed the ''Balloon'' trio. Later on, Getty tried a new solo career, recording a couple of discs including the Getty Album (features De Eerste Liefde is Een Feest with lyrics in Dutch, originally När du tar mig i din famn/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]].

The band reunited to sing "Ding-a-Dong" at a show in Maastricht on 31 August 2007.

The band reunited to perform at the final of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2021]] as an interval act.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-25 |title=Rotterdam ready to ‘Rock the Roof’ |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/rock-the-roof |access-date=2021-04-10 |website=Eurovision.tv |language=en |archive-date=2021-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506170248/https://eurovision.tv/story/rock-the-roof |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Details
!Peak chart<br/>positions
|-
!<small>[[Dutch Album Top 100|NL]]</small><br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dutch Charts – dutchcharts.nl |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&cat2=s&search=teach+in |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=dutchcharts.nl |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031331/https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&cat2=s&search=teach+in |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|1974
| align="left" |''Roll Along''
|
* Released: 1974
* Label: [[CNR Music|CNR]]
|—
|-
|1975
| align="left" |''Festival''
|
* Released: March 1975
* Label: CNR
|8
|-
|1976
| align="left" |''Get On Board''
|
* Released: 1976
* Label: CNR
|—
|-
|1977
| align="left" |''See the Sun''
|
* Released: 1977
* Label: Negram
|—
|-
|1979
| align="left" |''Teach In''
|
* Released: 1979
* Label: CNR
|—
|-
|1980
|''Room 115''
|
*Released: 2018
* Label: Red Bullet
|—
|-
| colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Year
!Title
!Details
|-
| rowspan="1" |1975
| align="left" |''Our Sings''
|
* Released: 1975
* Label: [[Telefunken]]
*Germany-only release
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
| align="left" |''Ding-A-Dong''
|
* Released: 1991
* Label: [[EMI]]
|-
| align="left" |''The Original Teach In Hit Collection''
|
* Released: 1991
* Label: PPF
|-
|1992
| align="left" |''The Very Best Of''
|
* Released: 1992
* Label: Diamond
|-
|2005
| align="left" |''Teach In''
|
* Released: 2005
* Label: CNR Music
|-
|2010
| align="left" |''Best of Teach In''
|
* Released: 26 April 2010
* Label: Red Bullet
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Single
! colspan="15" |Peak chart positions
|-
!<small>[[Dutch Top 40|NL 40]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Teach In |url=https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/teach-in |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl |archive-date=2023-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604101844/https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/teach-in }}</ref>
!<small>[[Dutch Single Top 100|NL 100]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dutch Charts – dutchcharts.nl |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=teach-in&cat=s |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=dutchcharts.nl |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031329/https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=teach-in&cat=s |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[Ultratop|BE (FLA)]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=ultratop.be – ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=teach-in |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=www.ultratop.be |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031325/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=teach-in |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[Ultratop|BE (WA)]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=ultratop.be – ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?cat=s&search=teach-in |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=www.ultratop.be |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031326/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?cat=s&search=teach-in |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[Institut français d'opinion publique|FRA]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par T |url=https://infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_T.php |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=infodisc.fr |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031328/https://infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_T.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Suche – Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de |archive-date=2015-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102071930/http://i.imgur.com/My5ZAxf.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRE]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Irish Charts – All there is to know |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=irishcharts.ie |archive-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125210/http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[VG-lista|NOR]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=norwegiancharts.com – Norwegian charts portal |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=teach-in&cat=s |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=norwegiancharts.com |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031327/https://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=teach-in&cat=s |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[Productores de Música de España|SPA]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite book |last=Salaverri |first=Fernando |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |date=2005 |publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |edition=1st |location=Spain}}</ref>
!<small>[[Springbok Radio|SA]]</small><br/><ref name="SouthAfrica">{{Cite web |title=South African Rock Lists Website – SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (T) |url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=www.rock.co.za |archive-date=2013-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019023939/http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Teach-In – Se alla låtar och listplaceringar |url=https://www.nostalgilistan.se/teach-in-12095 |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=NostalgiListan |language=sv |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031328/https://www.nostalgilistan.se/teach-in-12095 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=swedishcharts.com – Swedish Charts Portal |url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=teach-in&cat=s |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=swedishcharts.com |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031326/https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=teach-in&cat=s |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade – hitparade.ch |url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=teach-in |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=swisscharts.com |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031326/http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=teach-in |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=TEACH-IN {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15313/teach-in/ |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=www.officialcharts.com |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031325/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15313/teach-in/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
!<small>[[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Teach-In |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/teach-in/ |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
!<small>[[Zimbabwe Music Awards|ZIM]]</small><br/><ref>Kimberley, C. ''Zimbabwe: singles chart book''. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1971
| align="left" |"Spoke the Lord Creator (Chorale St. Anthony's)"
|—{{Efn|"Spoke the Lord Creator (Chorale St. Anthony's)" didn't enter the [[Dutch Top 40]], but did peak at number 2 on the Tipparade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teach In – Spoke The Lord Creator |url=https://www.top40.nl/teach-in/teach-in-spoke-the-lord-creator-17641 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031328/https://www.top40.nl/teach-in/teach-in-spoke-the-lord-creator-17641 }}</ref>|group=upper-alpha}}
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
| align="left" |"Can't Be So Bad"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|1972
| align="left" |"So Easy to Sing (Cord di Schiavi Ebrei)"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
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|—
|-
| rowspan="3" |1974
| align="left" |"Fly Away"
|5
|6
|8
|49
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|1
|-
| align="left" |"In the Summernight"
|5
|3
|3
|44
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|5
|—
|—
|—
|—
|19
|-
| align="left" |"Tennessee Town"
|13
|9
|22
|—
|—
|—
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|—
|—
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|—
|—
|—
|-
| rowspan="3" |1975
| align="left" |"[[Ding-a-dong|Ding-A-Dong]]"
|3
|3
|2
|7
|4
|9
|8
|1
|3
|—
|4
|1
|13
|22
|13
|-
| align="left" |"Goodbye Love"
|5
|5
|18
|48
|—
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|—
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|—
|—
|—
|-
| align="left" |"Rose Valley"
|17
|19
|13
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|—
|—
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|—
|—
|-
|1976
| align="left" |"Upside Down"
|2
|3
|1
|24
|—
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|—
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|—
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| rowspan="3" |1977
| align="left" |"A Ride in the Night"
|31
|—{{Efn|"A Ride in the Night" did enter the [[Dutch Single Top 100]] (then a Top 30), but did peak at number 7 on the Single Tip chart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teach-In – A Ride In The Night |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Teach%2DIn&titel=A+Ride+In+The+Night&cat=s |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=dutchcharts.nl |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031326/https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Teach-In&titel=A+Ride+In+The+Night&cat=s }}</ref>|group=upper-alpha}}
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|-
| align="left" |"See the Sun"
|26
|26
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|-
| align="left" |"(Do You Wanna Play) My Rock and Roll Song"
|—{{Efn|"(Do You Wanna Play) My Rock and Roll Song" didn't enter the [[Dutch Top 40]], but did peak at number 5 on the Tipparade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teach In – (Do You Wanna Play) My Rock And Roll Song |url=https://www.top40.nl/teach-in/teach-in-do-you-wanna-play-my-rock-and-roll-song-16575 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031329/https://www.top40.nl/teach-in/teach-in-do-you-wanna-play-my-rock-and-roll-song-16575 }}</ref>|group=upper-alpha}}
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|1978
| align="left" |"Dear John"
|5
|5
|2
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|22
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|20
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| rowspan="2" |1979
| align="left" |"The Robot"
|20
|16
|18
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| align="left" |"Greenpeace"
|10
|5
|30
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| rowspan="2" |1980
| align="left" |"Regrets"
|—{{Efn|"Regrets" didn't enter the [[Dutch Top 40]], but did peak at number 6 on the Tipparade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teach In – Regrets |url=https://www.top40.nl/teach-in/teach-in-regrets-17150 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-03 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl |archive-date=2021-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203031331/https://www.top40.nl/teach-in/teach-in-regrets-17150 }}</ref>|group=upper-alpha}}
|31
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| align="left" |"Bad Day"
|—
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| colspan="17" style="font-size:8pt" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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{{Succession box
| before={{flagicon|Sweden}} [[ABBA]]<br>with "[[Waterloo (ABBA song)|Waterloo]]"
| title=[[List of Eurovision Song Contest winners|Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest]]
| years=[[Eurovision Song Contest 1975|1975]]
| after={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Brotherhood of Man]]<br>with "[[Save Your Kisses for Me]]"
}}
{{S-bef|before=[[Mouth & MacNeal]]<br>with "[[I See A Star]]"}}
{{S-ttl|title=[[Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest]]|years=[[Eurovision Song Contest 1975|1975]]}}
{{S-aft|after=[[Sandra Reemer]]<br>with "[[The Party's Over (Sandra Reemer song)|The Party's Over]]"}}
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