Alice Deejay is a Dutch

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- pop project founded and produced by

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, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg (Pronti & Kalmani), fronted by singer Judith Anna Pronk. They are best known for their 1999 single "

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", which was a worldwide success, selling over one million albums and 5 million singles worldwide.

History

Formed in 1998, Alice Deejay launched their career in July 1999 with their debut

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, "

", credited as ''DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay''. The song reached the top 10 in many European countries and also charted in North America. In the UK, the song went

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and reached number 2 on the

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, and number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, also reaching number 27 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Their second single, " Back in My Life", was released in November 1999 and reached number-one in Norway, and the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The project's only

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was '' Who Needs Guitars Anyway?'', and was released in March 2000. It entered the top ten of the

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. They released three more singles from the album, " Will I Ever", "The Lonely One" and "Celebrate Our Love", and all reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom. Pronk, together with backing-singers, toured dance-themed venues to perform live. In 2002, this line-up made their final appearance together. Alice_deejay_tijdens_lansingerland_live_2018-1530252328

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First revival

After more than a decade of inactivity, in 2014 the producers who originally launched Alice Deejay revived the group, with new vocalist Ilona, a Dutch singer and DJ. The new lineup changed its name slightly to "Alice DJ" and began touring.

Reunion tour

20 years after her last performance as Alice Deejay, in October 2021 the group announced that Pronk would be returning to the group, with several tour dates announced across Europe for the remainder of the year. On 16 October 2021, Pronk returned as Alice Deejay again live on stage after 20 years at the Ethias Arena in Belgium. She also appeared in the 3 arena in Dublin on 23 October 2021.

Production

The project was founded and produced by Danski (Dennis van den Driesschen) Delmundo (

) and their

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s Pronti (Sebastiaan Molijn) and Kalmani (Eelke Kalberg).Alice Deejay Discography at Discogs
Discogs

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

* Alice Deejay AllMusic pagebr>About Dance Music interview with Pronti and KalmaniAlice Deejay Discogs pageJudith Pronk websiteAlice DJ website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deejay, Alice Armada Music artists Dutch dance music groups Dutch Eurodance groups Dutch trance music groups Dutch electronic music groups Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Musical groups reestablished in 2014 1999 establishments in the Netherlands Positiva Records artists