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Natalia (Belgian Singer)
Natalia Willy Druyts (born 3 December 1980), known mononymously as Natalia, is a Belgian singer. She became known in Flanders during the VTM program ''Idool 2003'', in which she finished in second place. She is currently a coach in Flemish TV-programs ''The Voice van Vlaanderen'', ''The Voice Kids'' and '' The Voice Senior''. Early life and career Natalia was born on 3 December 1980 in Geel, Belgium. Her parents had always lived in Oevel, a village close by the Geel municipality. She graduated as a translator in English and Spanish. Before 2003 Natalia was the singer of a small music group in Gierle (Belgium). This group was only known in the area of Turnhout (Belgium) and Westerlo (Belgium), where they had some performances. She got her breakthrough in 2003, which unfortunately meant she had to break up with her friends from 'Secret Me'. In 2003 Natalia released her first single "Without You", the single peaked at number two in the Belgian charts and was certified gold in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geel
Geel () is a city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Further on around the center are the parish-towns of Ten Aard (N), Bel (E), Winkelomheide (SE), Stelen, Oosterlo and Zammel (S), Punt (SW) and Larum (W). In 2021, Geel had a total population of 40,781. The total area is . Geel’s patron saint, the Irish Saint Dymphna, inspired the town’s pioneering de-institutionalized method of care for the mentally ill. History Origins and Middle Ages Archaeological finds in the area point to Iron Age settlements, but the name of Geel (until mid-20th century spelled as Gheel) hails from a Germanic root meaning “yellow” and dates from the early Middle Ages. A hamlet already existed in the mid-13th century, at which time a certain Petrus Cameracencis, canon of Cambrai, wrote the ''Vitae Dymphnae et S. Gereberni presbiteri' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Vogue
En Vogue is an American vocal girl group whose original lineup consisted of singers Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson, Cindy Herron, and Maxine Jones. Formed in Oakland, California, in 1989, En Vogue reached No. 2 on the US Hot 100 with the single "Hold On", taken from their 1990 debut album '' Born to Sing''. The group's 1992 follow-up album ''Funky Divas'' reached the top 10 in both the US and UK, and included their second US number two hit "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" as well as the US top 10 hits " Giving Him Something He Can Feel" and "Free Your Mind". In 1996, "Don't Let Go (Love)" became the group's third, and most successful single, to reach number two in the US, and became their sixth number one on the US R&B chart. Robinson left the group in 1997 shortly before the release of their third album '' EV3'', which reached the US and UK top 10. Jones left the group in 2001, Amanda Cole joined shortly thereafter. However, in 2003, Cole left the group, and Rhona Bennett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything And More (Natalia Album)
''Everything and More'' is the third album of Natalia, Belgium's highest selling female artist. The release date was May 28, 2007 in Belgium. The album was recorded in Berlin. The first single from the album was "Gone to Stay", released on May 14, 2007. One of the songs on the album, ''I Will'', has been written by Pink for Natalia. The album turned platinum after one day of sales. Natalia broke a record with this album, on the 15th of June 2007, there were 10 different songs of the album in Belgian top 100 charts thanks to iTunes download sales. The second single of the album was Glamorous together with En Vogue, Natalia re-recorded the Glamorous song from her Album with En Vogue as a promotion for the 6 sold-out "Natalia meets En Vogue feat. Shaggy" concerts in January 2008, 75.000 tickets were sold. Track listing Standard for all: *01."I Was Born" *02."Gone to Stay" *03."I Survived You" *04."Like a Lady" *05."Kind of Love" *06."Everything & More" *07."Lil' Precious" *08."P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back For More (Natalia Album)
''Back for More'' is the second album by Natalia, a Belgian singer. It was released in Belgium 30 August 2004. The album reached #1 in Belgium charts immediately. In October 2005 she received a TMF-award for ''Best Album national''. In January 2006 after the first show of Natalia meets The Pointer Sisters she received 2× platinum for the sales of her album. In June 2006, ''Back For More'' was re-released and included two bonus tracks: You Are & Heart Of Gold. Track listing #"Fragile Not Broken" – 2:53 #"Risin'" – 4:05 #"Every Single Day" – 3:12 #"Ridin' By" – 4:04 #"Unspeakable" – 3:15 #"Some Things Are Meant to Be" – 3:11 #"You're Gonna Get There" – 3:19 #"We're Gonna Have a Party" – 3:51 #"Get Back" – 3:20 #"Alright, Okay, You Win" – 2:38 #"Back for More" – 3:34 #"What Don't Kill You Makes You Stronger" – 3:48 #"Shelter" – 4:01 @ the club #"Feels So Good" – 4:11 #"Risin' (remix)" – 3:50 Bonus tracks (new version) #You Are 5:08 #"Heart Of Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Time (Natalia Album)
This Time is the first album of Natalia Druyts, a Belgian singer. It was released on 3 November 2003. Seven of the fourteen tracks are covers, the other seven are own songs. They did it because there wasn't enough time to make fourteen own songs. "Higher Than The Sun" (beginning "Your love's like a symphony..") was released as her third single. It peaked at number two in the charts. In April 2004 a new version of the album was released, including the single ''Higher Than The Sun''. ''Natalia'' performed this song on stage for the preselections of the Eurosong contest of Belgium. She ended up second, after Xandee. In fall 2004 she received platinum for the sales of the album. Track listing #"Beautiful Now" – 3:38 #"I've Only Begun to Fight" – 3:31 #"Do You Wanna Funk" – 3:05 #"Never Knew Love" – 4:18 #"This Time" – 3:34 #"For Once in My Life" – 4:43 #"I Want You Back" – 4:06 #"Never Never" – 3:23 #"Orange Coloured Sky" – 2:31 #"We're All Alone" – 3:59 #"Too Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organization of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Two parallel sets of charts are concurrently produced and published, one on behalf of Belgium's mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region, and the other catering to the nation's mainly French-speaking region of Wallonia. Ultratop charts The music charts produced by Ultratop organization are separated along regional-language boundaries, an unusual division that is justified by the cultural differences in Belgium. So it is that the mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region has one set of charts of record activity there, while the mainly French-speaking Wallonia region has another set to measure popularity in those provinces. The charts are broadcast on several Belgian radio statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Marmalade
"Lady Marmalade" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan, originally for Nolan's disco group. The song is famous for the repeated refrain of " ''Voulez-vous coucher avec moi''?" in French as part of the chorus, a sexually suggestive line that translates into English as: "Do you want to sleep with me?" The song first became a popular hit when it was recorded in 1974 by the American R&B group Labelle and held the number-one spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for one week, and also topped the Canadian ''RPM'' national singles chart. In 2021, the Library of Congress selected Labelle's version for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant." The song has had many cover versions over the years. In 1998, girl group All Saints released a cover of the song that peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The 2001 version by singers Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink and rapper Lil' Kim, recorded for the ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
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Ladies Of Soul
The Ladies of Soul is a Dutch supergroup that was founded by Candy Dulfer, Berget Lewis, Glennis Grace and Edsilia Rombley. Trijntje Oosterhuis, a former founding member, left in 2017 to focus on hesolo-career History Origins The Ladies of Soul have shared childhoods; Oosterhuis and Lewis were neighbours, Rombley and Lewis became best friends and Oosterhuis and Dulfer were connected through relatives. They ended up pursuing careers in music and making guest appearances at each other's performances. All five of them got together in 2012 for a successful series of Whitney Houston memorial concerts. These were organized by Oosterhuis' brother Tjeerd (Rombley's husband). Other singers to appear in "In remembrance of Whitney Houston" were Do, Leona Philippo and Tania Kross. By popular demand, the Ladies continued their collaboration with Tjeerd Oosterhuis for a big event. This resulted in 2014, in a Valentine Day's concert at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome, dubbed Ladies of Soul. Do w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eén
Eén (stylized as één; en, "one") is a public Dutch-language TV station in Belgium, owned by the VRT, which also owns Ketnet, Canvas and several radio stations. Although the channel is commercial-free, short sponsorship messages are broadcast in between some programmes. Eén focuses on drama, entertainment, news and current affairs in a similar vein to BBC One in the United Kingdom. The station was formerly known as VRT TV1 until the current Eén branding was launched as part of a major station revamp on 21 January 2005, with a look created by BBC Broadcast. Eén is the equivalent of its French-language counterpart, La Une, the first channel of the Belgian Francophone broadcaster, RTBF. On-screen presentation Continuity With its sister channel Ketnet, Eén was one of 21 stations in Europe to utilise in-vision continuity presentation. Four regular staff announcers (as of January 2014) were presenting in-vision and out-of-vision links from lunchtime until around midnight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Industry Awards
The MIA's, in full Music Industry Awards, are Flemish music prizes that are awarded by the VRT in collaboration with Music Centre Flanders. The prizes replace the ZAMU Awards, last awarded in 2006. The abbreviation MIA is a wink to ''Mia'', a song by Gorki. History The first MIA's were the 2007 MIA's, the winners of which were revealed on 30 January 2008; the show was broadcast by ''Eén'' two days later. There were twelve categories of award, nine of which were voted for by the public, the other three by the music industry itself. In 2007 the singer Milow from Leuven was the biggest winner, scooping three prizes. At the second edition, on 6 February 2009, Milow was again the biggest winner. This time he took home five prizes, including those for best song and best male solo artist. The third show (MIA's 2009) took place on 8 January 2010. Absynthe Minded and Daan (Stuyven) were the biggest winners. Absynthe Minded won the MIA's for Hit of the Year, best album, best rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
