The last update of this website is:
16 March, 2025 – Links
(we added some new links)
PUSSYCAT ONLINE Is the official website of PUSSYCAT for their Fans.
Supported by Pussycat.
On these pages you will find info about their television appearances, career and albums.
If you have pictures or interesting news you would like to share with other fans,
do not hesitate, but email us at info@pussycatonline.nl
We would be glad if you also write something in our Guestbook
We hope you will enjoy browsing this website.
Our next Chat Meeting will be over
Our second chat meeting will be Sunday 6 July 2025 from 14.00 till 16.00 o’clock
We’ve been waiting for so long
Waiting to play for you some of our songs
We’ve been waiting for so long
We want to sing for you some of our songs.
And PUSSYCAT that’s the name of the group
We’re singing our records especially for you
And if you wanna clap and we play and sing
So with that everything’s cool now
You are lovin’ pus pus pus pus pus pus PUSSYCAT.
‘Cause we’ve been waiting for so long
Waiting to play for you some of our songs
We’ve been waiting for so long
We want to sing for you some of our songs
‘Cause we’ve been waiting…
1963 – 1973
Tonny, Betty and Marianne Kowalczyk form Sweet Reaction
1973
The band records a single that isn’t very successful
1975
Sweet Reaction signs a record deal with Bovema and the band’s name is changed to Pussycat. They record a song called Mississippi and after it has been picked up by Dutch Dj’s it enters the Dutch charts and rockets to the number one spot. After the Netherlands, Mississippi tops the charts in countries such as Belgium, Germany, England, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Israel, Yugoslavia, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Brazil. Worldwide four million copies of the song are sold
1976
The singles Georgie and Smile become hits and the album First Of All enters the charts
1977
The single My Broken Souvenirs is released and becomes Pussycat second number one in the Netherlands. The album Souvenirs reaches the top 10
1978 – 1981
The band releases three albums and several singles, all of which do reasonably well.
1981
The guitarist, the drummer and the bassist leave the band, but the girls decide they will continue Pussycat
1983
The album After All is released, but isn’t very successful
1985
Due to a lack of success the band breaks up
1986 – 1999
The sisters start performing again under the name Anycat. But in 1999 they decide reform Pussycat again and work on new material
2001
The double CD 25 Jaar Na Mississippi (25 Years After Mississippi) is released and the band plays some gigs around the country. EMI is releases all the band’s albums on CD for the first time
2004
The Complete Collection is released, a box with 3 CD’s and a DVD with all the hits and some rarities. With the box there is a booklet with 40 pages. Also there is a Greatest Hits CD and is the DVD also alone available
2005
Pussycat made a song together with Major Dundee. This song also came out on single. Also there was a new DVD released Voor Alle Fans
2021
Lou Willé wrote together with Harm Peter Smilde a book about Pussycat De Mississippi Stroomt In Limburg (The Mississippi Flows In Limburg)
2024
On 28 June Betty Dragstra Veldpaus died at the age of 72
This website is made and maintained by Mark Wiggers and Casper Janssen
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… and finally in 2024 we’re back!
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If you are a copyright holder and have not been contacted, please get in touch with us.
Thanks to all the fans, that they keep Pussycat alive after all those years!
We’ll keep the memories and the great music they left us!
