Alana Dante (real name Christel Hoogewijs, born 1 December 1969) is a

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

-born singer. Early in her life she went to a music academy to study violin and receive singing lessons. She would perform regularly at karaoke bars and clubs in Belgium before professional success. Alana started her professional career in 1997 with a dance version of

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's song " Think Twice". Her big breakthrough was with her 1998 hit "Take me for a ride". Her next single "The Life of the Party" became an even bigger hit. In 1999 Dante won the third semifinal of the Belgian selections for the

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with the single "Get ready for the Sunsand".

Albums

*1997: ''Breaking Out'' *1998: ''Disco Suppa Girl''

Singles

*1996: "Think Twice" *1997: "Attention to Me" *1997: "Back Where We Belong" *1997: "Take Me for a Ride" *1998: "The Life of the Party" *1998: "Disco-Suppa-Girl" *1999: "Land of Eternal Love" *1999: "Get Ready for the Sunsand" – "Vakantie" *1999: "Saturday Baby" *1999: "Give You Up" *2000: "Star For a Night" *2000: "Back in the Summer" *2001: "Never Can Say Goodbye" *2005: "Disco"

References

1969 births Living people Belgian women singers {{belgium-singer-stub