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Also known as Marleen van den Broek, Marlayne Sahupala

Marleen Sahupala (née van den Broek; born 1 July 1971), known professionally as Marlayne or Marlayne Sahupala, is a Dutch singer, television presenter and newsreader. She is known for representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "One Good Reason".

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Marlayne’s participation in the European Song Contest (29th of May 1999 in Jerusalem) was without a doubt the breakthrough for her as a solo singer. A breakthrough that had already taken shape a few months previously, when the 28-year-old from Baarn magnificently won the National Song Contest with the catchy "One Good Reason". And with this a ticket to "Jerusalem". Here she was tipped by many as a favourite to win and on the night she gave a great performance in front of hundreds of millions of

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Marleen Sahupala (née van den Broek; born 1 July 1971), known professionally as Marlayne or Marlayne Sahupala, is a Dutch singer, television presenter and newsreader. She is known for representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "One Good Reason".

== Career == === Eurovision Song Contest === Marlayne had mainly worked as a backing vocalist for singers such as René Froger when in 1999, her song "One Good Reason" was chosen from ten candidates to represent the Netherlands in the 44th Eurovision Song Contest held in Jerusalem. "One Good Reason" was the first Dutch entry to be sung in English since 1976, following the abolition of the national language rule for the 1999 contest. It received a total of 71 points, placing eighth out of 23 entries.

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