At the beginning of their career girls were singing hits of such well-known bands like ABBA, Boney M, they performed in nightclubs, made shows with elements of flamenco in the hotel "Tres Islas".

At the same time a famous producer from Holland Rolf Soja, working in the RCA company noticed the duo. Rolf predicted a bright future for girls and immediately started working with the duo, first of all having invited a composer Frank Dostal to collaborate with the team. The duo officially started their career as Baccara. 

The first hit Yes Sir, I Can Boogie was a great success, taking first place in the charts, especially the audience in Sweden loved that song - Baccara took an honorary first place and having remained on the top for twenty weeks!

In the 80s both singers came to the decision to start a solo career. Maite, having recorded several singles, later on most of the time devoted to dancing and teaching.

The second soloist Maria Mendiola released a solo album entitled «Born again». In the mid 80s Maria was offered to participate in the project New Baccara together with Marissa Perez. The compositions written specially for singers by famous and talented arranger and composer Louis Rodriguez - Call Me Up, Fantasy Boy and Touch Me - have become well-known euro-disco hits.

Thousands of fans attended the events with the participation of Baccara all over the world to enjoy favorite Euro-disco hits.