Alice Maywood
# Alice Maywood

Alice May (or Aaltje de Vries, born 20 December 1954) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She is best known as one half of Maywood (duo) with her sister Caren Wood.

## Career

Wood and her sister formed the singing duo Maywood (duo) in the 1970s. Wood wrote the lyrics for the tracks as well as composing the music. The duo had hits in the Netherlands, Australia, Sweden, Germany and South Africa.

As a solo artist, Wood wrote Wait For Me for Shannah for the National Song Contest 1989.

Wood and her sister Caren Wood represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1990 with the song I Want To Share Everything With You. They came in fifteenth place.

In 1997 Alice May recorded her own CD single "Rise In The Morning". In the same year she also released a Christmas single for the ‘Family Help Program’ Holland in Sri Lanka, entitled "One World Family". Away from singing, she teaches singing and music lessons.

May reformed Maywood in 2010, with Inge Peters. The pair re-released their single Rio for the World Cup in 2014.

Singles

| Year | Title | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Title | NL | AUS | GER | SA | SWED |
| 1978 | Since I Met You | — | | | | |
| 1979 | You Treated Me Wrong | 35 | | | — | |
| 1979 | Mother How Are You Today | 10 | | — | | |
| 1980 | Late At Night | 1 | 72 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 1980 | Give Me Back My Love | 7 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 1981 | Distant Love | 14 | — | — | 16 | |
| 1981 | Rio | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Mano | 10 | | | | |
| 1982 | Get Away | 17 | | — | | |
| 1982 | Star | 17 | | | | |
| 1982 | I Believe in Love | — | | — | | |
| 1983 | Ask for Tina | — | | | | |
| 1983 | Show Me the Way To Paradise | 43 | | | | |
| 1984 | Standing In The Twilight | 23 | | | | |
| 1985 | It Takes A Lifetime | — | | | | |
| 1985 | Lonely Nights | — | | | | |
| 1986 | When I Look Into Your Eyes | — | | | | |
| 1987 | Help The Children Of Brazil | — | | | | |
| 1987 | If You Need A Friend | 86 | | | | |
| 1987 | Break Away | — | | | | |
| 1989 | Kom In Mijn Armen | 33 | | | | |
| 1989 | Hey Hey Hey | — | | | | |
| 1990 | Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen | 42 | | — | | |
| 1990 | Ik Blijf Naar Jou Verlangen | — | | | | |
| 1991 | Da Doo Ron Ron | | | | | |
