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Also known as Ilse de Lange

Dutch country and pop singer

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Netherlands
Active from
1977-05-13
country rocknetherlandspop rockrocksinger-songwriterthe netherlands

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Listeners
154,751
Total plays
3,242,475

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Ilse DeLange is a Dutch country and pop singer. She first rose to prominence in 1998 following the release of her debut album World of Hurt. The album was recorded in Nashville, the capital of country music. It became a runaway success in the Netherlands, where it peaked at Number 1 for six weeks and was eventually certified quintuple-platinum. It ranks as one of the highest-selling albums of all time. Following the album’s release, its lead single “I’m Not So Tough” became DeLange her first Top

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Key facts

Born
Ilse Annoeska de Lange , ( 1977-05-13 ) 13 May 1977 (age 49) , Almelo , The Netherlands
Genres
Country , pop, pop rock , Dutch pop , Americana
Occupations
Singer, songwriter
Instruments
Guitar, vocals
Years active
1995–present
Labels
Warner , Universal , Spark
Member of
The Common Linnets
Website
ilsedelange .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ilse
Gender
female
Place of birth
Almelo
Occupation
lyricist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Dutch
Instrument
voice
Official website
ilsedelange.com
Image
2018-05-21 Ilse DeLange-9271.jpg
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writing language
Dutch
birth name
Ilse Annoeska de Lange
Commons category
Ilse DeLange
date of birth
1977-05-13
start of work period
1998-00-00
pseudonym
Ilse DeLange
social media followers
390115
partner in business or sport
Waylon
name in native language
Ilse Annoeska de Lange
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Encyclopedic overview

Ilse Annoeska de Lange (born 13 May 1977), better known as Ilse DeLange, is a Dutch country and pop rock singer-songwriter. In 1998, she gained fame with her single 'I'm Not So Tough', which later became multiple platinum in The Netherlands. Other hits were "Miracle", "So Incredible" and "The Great Escape".

As the lead singer of The Common Linnets, she finished in second place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. In 2019, DeLange presented Duncan Laurence as the Dutch entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. She also directed and mentored Laurence's act, resulting in Laurence winning the contest with his song "Arcade".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ilse DeLange” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.