The Ladies of Soul is a

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that was founded by

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Berget Lewis 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 So ...

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and

Edsilia Rombley Edsilia Francisca Rombley (born 13 February 1978) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. She began her career in 1995, as a member of the Dutch girl group Dignity. Rombley began her solo career in 1996, after winning the Dutch talent show ''S ...

Trijntje Oosterhuis Judith Katrijntje "Trijntje" Oosterhuis (; born 5 February 1973) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She formed the band Total Touch in 1990 with her brother Tjeerd Oosterhuis before she started as a solo singer. She represented the Netherlands in ...

, a former founding member, left in 2017 to focus on he
solo-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

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memorial concerts. These were organized by Oosterhuis' brother Tjeerd (Rombley's husband). Other singers to appear in "In remembrance of Whitney Houston" were Do,

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and

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. 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

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, dubbed Ladies of Soul. Do was to join as a sixth member but it never happened; on January 21, 2017, she revealed on the ''

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''-show that she was recovering from her first pregnancy while the others endured tight rehearsing schedules. It has never been explained why Kross didn't join. Only Philippo, winning contester of ''

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'', was invited as a special guest at the first edition. In November 2013, the Ladies issued a single, ''I'll Carry You'', as a teaser for their two sold-out concerts on February 13 and 14, 2014. These concerts were successfully recorded for cd- and DVD release. In 2015 and 2016, the Ladies played four shows each year; three in Amsterdam and one in Belgium at

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, featuring

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as a special guest. The 2015 shows were promoted by the single ''Up Till Now''. Oosterhuis was unavailable for the 2016 show in Antwerp because of her pregnancy. In 2017, the Ladies finally sold out all three nights at the Ziggo Dome. Four months later in June, Oosterhuis announced her departure; she wanted to focus on her solo-career and explore new grounds that didn't fit the Ladies' image. Oosterhuis made a guest appearance at the 5th anniversary shows on March 23 and 24, 2018.Trijntje stopt met Ladies of Soul (nl)
7 June 2017. The remaining Ladies appeared in an

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documentary following their preparations for the 2019 leg, as well as their solo careers. In 2020, the Ladies announced a show for November 20, but due to the corona-pandemic, it was rescheduled to July 2, 2021. On February 12, 2021 the Ladies released a cover-version of

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's ''

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''.

Members

(''aka Lady E'') *

(''aka Lady C'') *

(''aka Lady G'') *

(''aka Lady B'')

Former member

(''aka Lady T''; 2012–17)

Discography

Live albums: * 2014 ''Ziggo Presents: Ladies of Soul Live At The Ziggo Dome'' * 2015 ''Ziggo Presents: Ladies of Soul Live At The Ziggo Dome'' * 2016 ''Ziggo Presents: Ladies of Soul Live At The Ziggo Dome'' * 2017 ''Ziggo Presents: Ladies of Soul Live At The Ziggo Dome'' Singles: * ''I'll Carry You'' - 2013 * ''Up Till Now'' - 2014 * ''Feel Good'' - 2015 * ''Higher'' - 2015 Video/DVD: * 2014 ''Ziggo Presents: Ladies of Soul Live At The Ziggo Dome'' * 2015 ''Ziggo Presents: Ladies of Soul Live At The Ziggo Dome'' * 2016 ''Ziggo Presents: Ladies of Soul Live At The Ziggo Dome'' * 2017 ''Ziggo Presents: Ladies of Soul Live At The Ziggo Dome'' * 2018 ''Ziggo Presents: Ladies of Soul Live At The Ziggo Dome''

References

External links

Official site
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