George Baker

George Baker is a Dutch singer and songwriter best known for his global hit Paloma Blanca.
He was the lead singer of the George Baker Selection.

In 1967 he joined the band Soul Invention, which later changed its name to "George Baker Selection."
Their first album, Little Green Bag (1970), gave them their first hit.
Their debut single, "Little Green Bag" reached the #16 position on the Cash Box magazine chart and #21 in the Billboard Top 100 in the United States.

This record sold over one million copies globally, and received a gold record.
By 1972 the band had sold over 5 million copies.

Their fifth album Paloma Blanca was released in 1975, and the single "Paloma Blanca" reached #1 in the charts in several countries.
From "Una Paloma Blanca" appr. 9 million copies are sold and the song is 128 times covered by other artists.
In 1978 the George Baker Selection split up because "the pressure had become too much."
The band has sold over 20 million records worldwide.

George Baker formed a new George Baker Selection in 1985, which stayed together until 1989.
The band has released twelve albums and several compilation albums.
The band experienced a brief return to the international charts in 1992, when the song "Little Green Bag" was used in the title sequence of the film Reservoir Dogs, and a Chilean soap opera.

Since 1989 he is a solo artist again.
2004 was another highlite for George Baker, Toyota Australia usedc the song "Una Paloma Blanca" for a tv commercial and in
2005 he released a remix of the song "Una Paloma Blanca" for the film Too Fat Too Furious.

As a solo artist, he has released nine albums