OG3NE ( ) is a Dutch three-piece music group. The group is made up of sisters Lisa, Amy, and Shelley Vol, the latter two of the three being fraternal twins. In 2007, they represented the

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with the song " Adem in, adem uit" ("Breathe In, Breathe Out"). On 19 December 2014, they were announced as the winners of season five of ''

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'', earning a recording contract with

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. They became the first trio to win the competition on any international version of ''

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''. On 29 October 2016, it was announced that they would represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. On 2 March 2017, it was revealed that they would sing the song, " Lights and Shadows". They qualified from the semifinals and ultimately placed eleventh in the final, scoring 150 points.

Early life

Lisa Vol was born on while twins Amy and Shelley Vol were born on . The sisters were born in

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, and raised in Fijnaart. Their father is Rick Vol, a music producer who also has written all the songs for his daughters.

Career

2007–2011: ''300%'' and ''Sweet 16''

In 2007, they won '' Junior Songfestival 2007'' with their self-written song " Adem in, adem uit", earning a maximum score of 36 points in the semi-final and final. They went on to represent the Netherlands at the

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, where they placed eleventh out of seventeen. The following year, they released an album titled '' 300%'' and later released another album titled '' Sweet 16'' in 2011.

2014–2016: ''The Voice of Holland'', breakthrough, and ''We Got This''

After a brief hiatus after the release of their second studio album in 2011, the group was featured in the third episode of the blind auditions of season five of ''

'' under the new name "OG3NE". They performed Bee Gees's "

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" and had all four judges turn their chairs for them, eventually joining

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's team. They were consistent throughout the whole show, eventually going on to win the show, becoming the first group to do so. In 2016, they competed in the Dutch musical television show '' De beste zangers van Nederland''. They released their third studio album, ''We Got This'', on 30 September 2016. It peaked at number-one on the

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2016–present: Eurovision Song Contest 2017

After much speculation, it was revealed on 29 October 2016 that OG3NE would be representing the Netherlands at the

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, in

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. Their entry, " Lights and Shadows", was released on 3 March 2017. They qualified from the semifinals and ultimately placed eleventh in the final, scoring 150 points.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

References

Notes

Sources

External links

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