Liv Maessen

In 1969 Maessen finished second on the series final of the TV talent show New Faces.^[1][2] Maessen was a mother of two children from Melbourne and signed with Ron Tudor's production company.^[2] In December Maessen released her debut single "The Love Moth", which was an English language cover version of an Italian song, "La Pioggia", by Gigliola Cinquetti.^[2][3] Maessen's version reached the Go-Set National Top 40 in April 1970 and was a top 10 hit in Melbourne.^[3][4][5] Maessen also appeared on local TV shows.

Maessen's second pop single, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" was a cover version of Mary Hopkin's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970.^[1] It was released on Fable Records in April 1970 and peaked at No. 2. It co-charted with Hopkin's version.^[6] During the 1970 radio ban, a major dispute between commercial radio stations and record companies, Hopkin's version was not well known to Australian listeners.^{[2][7]: 267} "Knock, Knock Who's There?" finished third on Go-Set's Top Records for the Year of 1970 and was the highest placed by an Australian artist.^[8] Maessen became the first Australian female artist to be awarded a gold record certificate for a single with sales of over 50,000.^[2] She won the 1971 George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent and in the Go-Set Pop Poll was voted in the top five as most popular female vocalist.^{[2][7]: 259}

Maesson's third single, "Snowbird", was a country pop hit for Canadian singer Anne Murray.^[1][2] It was issued in August 1970 and peaked at No. 16.^[9] In March 1971 Maessen released her fourth single, "Hurry on Down", which did not chart.^[1][2] In mid-1971 she was again voted in the top five as most popular female vocalist by Go-Set readers.^{[2][7]: 261} Her debut album, Live for Life, appeared in July with another single, "Here I Go Again", in October. She released "Love Is for the Two of Us" late in 1971 which was a duet with TV personality Jimmy Hannan.^[2] Two further singles followed in 1972 and her last commercial release was "Hey Mama, Sing Me a Song" in 1974 composed by Miki Gavrielov an Israeli singer song writer.^[2] After her recording career, Maessen turned to cabaret and club work by the mid-1970s.^[1][2]