Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange is a Dutch country and pop singer. She first rose to prominenc… Read Full Bio ↴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 40-hit. In 1999, she received a TMF Award and an Edison Award for her musical success.
In 1999, DeLange released live-album Dear John, an album full of covers by John Hiatt, after a very successful performance at the "Marlboro Flashbacks". The album went platinum in the Netherlands, for selling more than 80,000 copies.
In 2000, DeLange released her sophomore album Livin’ On Love. Although there was a good amount of promotion for the album, it could not compete with the success of its predecessor. It peaked at #5 on the Dutch Album Top 100. Its lead single “Livin’ On Love” became a minor Top 40-entry. Meanwhile, Warner Music attempted to promote this release as her "breakthrough" release in the United States. Although World Of Hurt was planned to be released in the States, the record labels in America thought the album was too old-fashioned for the 2000s. It was eventually shelved.
In 2003, DeLange released her third album Clean Up. It became another success for the Dutch singer, peaking at Number 1 on the Dutch Album Top 100 for five weeks. Its single “Shine” with Rosemary's Sons became a surprise Top 40-hit. Despite the success, the first single “No Reason To Be Shy” was a commercial failure and the record company decided not to release any further singles.
Later that same year, DeLange released her first compilation album Here I Am (1998-2003). She also collaborated with Kane on “Before You Let Me Go”, which was recorded live in Rotterdam. It peaked at #4 on the Dutch official Top 40, earning DeLange her first ever Top 10-hit. At the beginning of 2004, the Dutch section of record company Warner Music was disbanded and DeLange lost her contract.
She then signed with Universal Music. In 2006, she released her fourth album The Great Escape. Its lead single of the same name became an unexpectedly big hit, charting for more than five months on the Dutch official Top 40. The album peaked at Number 1 on the Dutch Album Top 100 and was certified double-platinum within its first month. Its follow-up singles “The Lonely One” and “I Love You” both entered the Top 40 as well.
In 2008, DeLange released her fifth album Incredible. Its lead single became a breakout success, peaking at #6 on the Dutch official Top 40. It also won the Schaal van Rigter prize. The follow-up single “Miracle” became an even bigger hit, topping the Dutch official Top 40 and earning DeLange her first Number 1-single. The album was also a commercial success, becoming her fourth Number 1-album and being certified quintuple-platinum.
In 2010, DeLange released her first EP titled Next To Me. Its lead single of the same name became another Top 10-hit. In 2011 she started working on a new album, which was later shelved after her father’s death.
In 2012, DeLange released her seventh album Eye of the Hurricane. The single “Hurricane” became the album’s breakout single. This new album was promoted with a concert in the 'GelreDome' stadium. It earned DeLange another Number 1-album on the Dutch Album Top 100.
In 2013, DeLange replaced Nick & Simon as a coach on The Voice of Holland. She returned to The Voice of Holland as a coach for its fifth season in August 2014. On 15 January 2015, it was announced that DeLange would be replaced as a coach for the sixth season of The Voice of Holland by Miss Montreal lead singer Sanne Hans.
DeLange represented the Netherlands, with singer Waylon as The Common Linnets, during the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. With the song “Calm After The Storm”, the band finished in second place behind the winner Conchita Wurst from Austria, the Netherlands’ best result in more than a decade. The song became a hit single across Europe, reaching the Top 10 in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Denmark and the United Kingdom. The band’s eponymous album also became very successful, 50.000 copies within a week in The Netherlands alone.
On 7 December 2017 it was revealed that DeLange would have a recurring role in the final season of the ABC/CMT musical-drama series Nashville.
In 2018 created DeLange her own record label, Spark Records, as part of Firefly/Universal Music. She also released her new eponymous album. The album debuted and peaked at #3 on the Dutch Album Top 100. It failed to produce a significant hit single.
DeLange was part of the Dutch delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 as an artistic consultant and mentor to the Dutch representative Duncan Laurence, whom she coached during the fifth season of The Voice of Holland. Laurence went on to win the contest with his song "Arcade".
In September 2019 DeLange released the roots-album Gravel & Dust. Recorded in Nashville, this album was made with producer T Bone Burnett. It debuted at #2 on the Dutch Album Top 100. Quickly thereafter, DeLange released her new album Changes. The album debuted and peaked at #4 on the Dutch Album Top 100 and became a surprise hit in German-speaking countries. It peaked at #14 on the German Top Album Charts and a Top 10-album in Switzerland. The success inspired DeLange to tour through Germany in 2023.
DeLange participated in the seventh season of Sing Meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert. The episode where DeLange was the central guest, suddenly increased the sales of DeLanges old albums and singles.
In 1999, DeLange released live-album Dear John, an album full of covers by John Hiatt, after a very successful performance at the "Marlboro Flashbacks". The album went platinum in the Netherlands, for selling more than 80,000 copies.
In 2000, DeLange released her sophomore album Livin’ On Love. Although there was a good amount of promotion for the album, it could not compete with the success of its predecessor. It peaked at #5 on the Dutch Album Top 100. Its lead single “Livin’ On Love” became a minor Top 40-entry. Meanwhile, Warner Music attempted to promote this release as her "breakthrough" release in the United States. Although World Of Hurt was planned to be released in the States, the record labels in America thought the album was too old-fashioned for the 2000s. It was eventually shelved.
In 2003, DeLange released her third album Clean Up. It became another success for the Dutch singer, peaking at Number 1 on the Dutch Album Top 100 for five weeks. Its single “Shine” with Rosemary's Sons became a surprise Top 40-hit. Despite the success, the first single “No Reason To Be Shy” was a commercial failure and the record company decided not to release any further singles.
Later that same year, DeLange released her first compilation album Here I Am (1998-2003). She also collaborated with Kane on “Before You Let Me Go”, which was recorded live in Rotterdam. It peaked at #4 on the Dutch official Top 40, earning DeLange her first ever Top 10-hit. At the beginning of 2004, the Dutch section of record company Warner Music was disbanded and DeLange lost her contract.
She then signed with Universal Music. In 2006, she released her fourth album The Great Escape. Its lead single of the same name became an unexpectedly big hit, charting for more than five months on the Dutch official Top 40. The album peaked at Number 1 on the Dutch Album Top 100 and was certified double-platinum within its first month. Its follow-up singles “The Lonely One” and “I Love You” both entered the Top 40 as well.
In 2008, DeLange released her fifth album Incredible. Its lead single became a breakout success, peaking at #6 on the Dutch official Top 40. It also won the Schaal van Rigter prize. The follow-up single “Miracle” became an even bigger hit, topping the Dutch official Top 40 and earning DeLange her first Number 1-single. The album was also a commercial success, becoming her fourth Number 1-album and being certified quintuple-platinum.
In 2010, DeLange released her first EP titled Next To Me. Its lead single of the same name became another Top 10-hit. In 2011 she started working on a new album, which was later shelved after her father’s death.
In 2012, DeLange released her seventh album Eye of the Hurricane. The single “Hurricane” became the album’s breakout single. This new album was promoted with a concert in the 'GelreDome' stadium. It earned DeLange another Number 1-album on the Dutch Album Top 100.
In 2013, DeLange replaced Nick & Simon as a coach on The Voice of Holland. She returned to The Voice of Holland as a coach for its fifth season in August 2014. On 15 January 2015, it was announced that DeLange would be replaced as a coach for the sixth season of The Voice of Holland by Miss Montreal lead singer Sanne Hans.
DeLange represented the Netherlands, with singer Waylon as The Common Linnets, during the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. With the song “Calm After The Storm”, the band finished in second place behind the winner Conchita Wurst from Austria, the Netherlands’ best result in more than a decade. The song became a hit single across Europe, reaching the Top 10 in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Denmark and the United Kingdom. The band’s eponymous album also became very successful, 50.000 copies within a week in The Netherlands alone.
On 7 December 2017 it was revealed that DeLange would have a recurring role in the final season of the ABC/CMT musical-drama series Nashville.
In 2018 created DeLange her own record label, Spark Records, as part of Firefly/Universal Music. She also released her new eponymous album. The album debuted and peaked at #3 on the Dutch Album Top 100. It failed to produce a significant hit single.
DeLange was part of the Dutch delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 as an artistic consultant and mentor to the Dutch representative Duncan Laurence, whom she coached during the fifth season of The Voice of Holland. Laurence went on to win the contest with his song "Arcade".
In September 2019 DeLange released the roots-album Gravel & Dust. Recorded in Nashville, this album was made with producer T Bone Burnett. It debuted at #2 on the Dutch Album Top 100. Quickly thereafter, DeLange released her new album Changes. The album debuted and peaked at #4 on the Dutch Album Top 100 and became a surprise hit in German-speaking countries. It peaked at #14 on the German Top Album Charts and a Top 10-album in Switzerland. The success inspired DeLange to tour through Germany in 2023.
DeLange participated in the seventh season of Sing Meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert. The episode where DeLange was the central guest, suddenly increased the sales of DeLanges old albums and singles.
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Ilse DeLange Lyrics
Adrift We fall into the ocean We're breathin' under water Don't k…
All Alone I can't give When you give nothing in return I can't live Wh…
All the Answers When I call you in the morning And tell you everything's…
All The Woman You You come to me crying with your head hung down You…
Alles Komt In Orde Het is wreed wat de tijd met ons doet Ik weet…
Almost My head's full My soul's on fire Relentless you made me cr…
Always Overcome Like the sun at my window In the morning when I…
Angel Eyes Boy, you're looking fine tonight And every girl's got you i…
Back of My Mind Well my daddy he stood at the foot of the…
Beautiful Distraction You found me Singing songs about the rain I found…
Before You Let Me Go Stay tonight, Let me hold you like I never did before. Tak…
Better than rain Look outside Nothing's bright today Colors hide Where the…
Beyond Gravity The only thing that keeps me down is gravity Without it…
Blue Bittersweet Blue Bittersweet Blue bittersweet Like crowds that turned …
Breathe in Breathe Out Five hundred and nine black sheep slowly jump over me As…
Breathin What we have here is a misunderstanding A lack of communicat…
Broken Girl Rewrote the story, that I have told Can tell what's rubble…
Carousel Time to turn a 45 and listening to the opening…
Carry Hope The power is in your hands, the dust will fall…
Changes I'm afraid of an ending, I don't know where to…
Child of the Wild Blue Yonder She has the wind as a witness She has feelings that…
Clean Up What's all this confusion? Just look at this mess There's to…
Clouds You are not your own God, no universe conductor And you…
Dance On The Heartbreak An empty floor, a record on I’m living for an…
Deep Sea A lover comes, a hater goes You're silent as the pain…
Deja Vu I pick up this bag again It's filled full of…
Don't You Let Go Of Me No solid ground, no relief to be found No promises, no…
Everywhere I Go Tonight I called out your name The thought of you was…
Eyes Straight Ahead Save your words, don’t give them up All of them…
Fall The floor looks better now, that I've swept the mess…
Far Away I've heard you talking in circles for some time now And…
Feels Like Rain Down here the river meets the sea And in the sticky…
Flow Take time, won't you let it slide? Won't you let it…
Flying Blind I don't know where I'm going Its an un-chartered sky…
Flying Solo 'Cross the bering strait To a foreign land I took the sky…
Fold This World Let the daybreak in the morning We can’t stop it…
Follow Dance with spirit, closer near it Feel the presence now, don…
Good Thing Well I've heard enough And I've seen enough And I know enoug…
Half the Love Yeah, the simple things Dig the deepest holes If the finest …
Have a Little Faith in Me When the road gets dark And you can no longer see Just…
Heartbeat I could be your heartbeat running through your veins When al…
Heavenless I stand still I'm frozen I feel no pain My heart stopped, u…
Here I Am I know myself ,I know what's deep inside of me I've…
Het Regent In Mijn Hart Waarom zeg jij dat jij nu weg wil gaan En dat…
Home Is Where You Are I feel like I've been sleeping forever All I need is…
Homesick You say you broke down into a million pieces Walking our…
Hurricane Tick tack on the wall, screaming out a silent call …
I I'm making flowers out of paper While darkness takes the aft…
I Almost Believed There for a moment When all i remember God pushed you on…
I Always Will I've always liked the wind I stood tall and let it…
I Love You I didn't mean to be so cold Like your arms had…
I Need For You I say you name out of habit I forgot that…
I Still Cry I'm making flowers out of paper While darkness takes the aft…
I Will Always Love You If I should stay Would I be only in your way. And…
I'd Be Yours If I were a ghost I'd haunt your house Hang…
I'll Know I don't know where you are but i am sure…
I'm Not So Tough I can almost read your mind It's runnin' fast, out of…
If You Had The Heart I see all that I ever wanted when you look at…
Inside Job You took it to heart That is my love And I thank…
It Who throws out the lifelines? Who can swim the deepest ocea…
It'll Come to You That girl you were seein' back in '72 Somethin' 'bout a…
Just Kids Our summer nights Graffiti with flashlights I held 'em t…
Just Like The Moon I sat outside one afternoon In an old lawn chair…
Lay Your Weapons Down There's been a lot of miscommunication lately A lot of wait…
Learning To Swim Down in the water baby you threw me, Into an…
Let Go I come from right You go to left and I Feel like…
Livin I didn't know what I was getting into When I got…
Lonely Too How can you ask me How have I been I…
Love Won't Hide Sweet touch of citrus skin I watch you peeling mandarins A…
Machine People You can't hide the darker side of you You can't disguise…
Magic Power takes a wicked hold Old rules, the art of…
Man In The Moon As I sit here below the light And write these words…
Miracle Listen while you read! Someone put a lock on this old…
Miss Politician Take on this mission, take the challenge, walk the line No…
Naked Heart I`ve been lookin` at you, lookin` at me And somethin` tells…
New Beginning I saw the sunrise on the hill And at once I…
Next To Me Forgive me if I seem a little careless I’m trying,…
No Reason to Be Shy Now baby we should go back to where we started…
Nobody Really Knows If we could look down from above Would we see constellations…
Not Waiting for You Come with me, catch this ride, if you wanna be In…
Nothing Left to Break Can't control this feeling, it breaks the shelter that you'r…
OK We can sit in this silence without a word You can…
Old Sweater Put me away in a closet somewhere Maybe 'til next winter…
Old Tears Walking that line, saying I'm fine Thought I kicked you off…
Paper Plane Always reaching out for the higher places But that doesn’t…
Peaceful in Mine When the sun comes up On another day And the sidewalk shin…
Pirate Of Your Soul This story I'm lying in Feels like a guilty sin …
Puzzle Me There it is, I can see The little picture perfect me I…
Reach For The Light Beyond blind sight, I walk behind and let love lead…
Ride the Wind to Me I've seen your dreams get broken I've heard your words unspo…
Riding With the King I dreamed I did a good job and I got…
Right With You We spend so much time deciding If the heart that's on…
Shine We couldn't decide on who was going to drive tonight…
Sister golden hair Well I tried to make it sunday, but I got…
Snow tonight Come little darling Run through the snow Lights in your ey…
So Incredible In the middle of the day When the sun is aching And…
Something Amazing I've walked in these old shoes I feel they fit me…
Space Cowboy They’re suspicious of the fast track crazy girl Never thou…
Stay With Me Sometimes I wake to catch the sun Watch it rise before…
Still I'm making flowers out of paper While darkness takes the aft…
Stuck In The Middle Well I don't know why I came here tonight, I…
Sun & Shadow Build walls and secret corners Crying out in solitude Storms…
Sure Pinocchio You told me you'd hold me Now I know better All you…
Tap Dancing On The Highwire Bright lights and funny clowns Hammin' it up on the circus…
Tapdancing on the highwire Bright lights and funny clowns Hammin' it up to the circus…
Thank You I never know what's before me But I can see my…
The Great Escape The leaves will fall again The wind comes crawling in The ra…
The Lonely One I told the sun, not to shine and stay away I…
The Other Side Will you give all you got to give, are you…
The Valley I'm in the open now, there's nothing But my mind spinning…
Time Out Held hands too tight in clench and fight So what…
Time Will Have To Wait I hold your hand, I feel your fear I’ve been…
Untouchable Heart on a wire Tomorrow is in my hand To…
Was It Love Who throws out the lifelines? Who can swim the deepest ocean…
Watch me go Stay tonight Let me hold you like I never did before Take…
Waterfall Inside a waterfall I'm a crying cloud of rain Beneath the to…
Way Back Home I'm feeling like I'm myself no more (myself no more) Feeling…
We Are Diamonds Gold and purple sky Will show us how and where…
We Are One You used to hold me, now I hold you You…
We're Alright If it's a misconception Then why do I feel alone, with…
Went For a While I put on a coat I put on a smile I went…
What Does Your Heart Say Now Share these lyrics on Facebook! Yesterday we kept a safer di…
When Before me there is nothing An empty space, an empty heart …
When It's You It`s been a long week And I`ve had a lot of…
When We Don The silence that's fallen between us Is the loneliest sound …
When You Put It Like That It`s been a long week And I`ve had a lot of…
Where Dreams Go To Die I've been to the lowest places Down to where the darkness…
Willing Started out believing that we were born to win It wasn't…
Winter of love We're disconnected somehow Live on different sides now …
Without you The smell of the roses Out in the garden without you The…
World of Hurt Day one God smiled, Gave us all the wisdom of…
Wouldn't That Be Something hmmm What if I, could stop the wheels from turning Stop…
wouldn´t that be something hmmm What if I, could stop the wheels from turning Stop the…
Wouldn´t That Be Something What if I, Could stop the wheels from turning Stop the…
Wrong Direction I keep running in wrong directions Tell me something to take…
You Are The Dream I feel like I've been sleeping forever All I need is…