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
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Almelo
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Dutch
- Award
- Rembrandt Award
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Universal Music Group
- 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
- member of
- The Common Linnets
- 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.