'''Robbie van Leeuwen''' (born 29 October 1944, [[The Hague]]) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] musician who used to be thewas [[guitar]]ist, [[sitar]]ist, background vocalist and main songwriter for the Dutch bands [[The Motions (band)|The Motions]], [[Shocking Blue]] and [[Galaxy-Lin]]. His most well-known compositions are [[Shocking Blue]]'s most famous songs, "[[Venus (Shocking Blue song)|Venus]]", which was ana AmericanUS noand UK No. 1 hit, "[[Love Buzz]]", which was covered by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] and released as their first single, and "[[Scorpio's Dance|Demon Lover]]".
Originally the guitarist for the Motions, a [[Nederbeat]] band influenced by [[The Rolling Stones]] and [[The Pretty Things]], he decided to start Shocking Blue as a Dutch equivalent of the [[Jefferson Airplane]], whowhich would combine a hard-edged rock style with a powerful and attractive female vocalist.
