Her mother is an architect and her father is an electrical engineer. She studied piano and singing choral music in a music school from 2001 till 2012, and after completing a bachelor of arts, she went to Brookings, Oregon, to improve her English with a Rotary International scholarship. In Brookings, she also participated in daily piano and choir classes. She now lives in Sirault, Belgium, in the Mons area.
Her stage name comes from a word play on her surname Dutoit: 'du toit' translates from French as 'from the roof'.
Revealed during the third edition of The Voice Belgique, where she was eliminated during the semi-finals, she published her first single Easy come easy go in April 2015, with the help of Marc Pinilla. The single gets a huge success in her homeland, where he is the fourth best selling single of the year 2015. It reached number 1 in the Ultratop and stayed in the list for thirty-five weeks. It also reached the 43th position of the Ultratop in Flanders. Alice on the Roof received a golden record on November 27, 2015, for this title. Her second single, Mystery Light, reached the fifth position in Wallonia Ultratop and thirty-fifth position in Flanders. Alice has cited her parents and Kate Bush as inspiration for her music and lyrics.
Her first album, Higher, was released on January 22, 2016. It reached the top position on the Ultratop Wallonia et 17 in Flanders.
Alice on the Roof received three awards (the awards of solo artist of the year, breakthrough of the year, and PureFM artist of the year) during the first edition of the D6Bels Music Awards. She received the pop artist award for 2018 during the des 4th D6Bels Music Awards.
In 2017, her song track Easy Come Easy Go was included in the soundtrack of the Belgian-French comedy Don't Tell Her.
In 2018, the first single of her second album, Malade, co-written with French author, composer and singer Vianney was released, followed by "How Long" and "T'as quitté la planète" in 2019.
On March 17, 2019, she was the guest of Joelle Schoriels on Belgian TV (RTBF) for "69 minutes sans chichis". On March 30, 2019, she gave a show in Forest National, with Vianney as a surprise guest. Excerpts of this show can be seen in the clip of her latest single, "La Fille sur le Toit", completely shot in the Forest.
Alice on the Roof toured Belgium and France in 2019. In October 2019, she performed in Paris during 5 evenings the first part of Vincent Delerm at La Cigale.
Alice Dutoit will play one of the main parts in a Belgian movie which is scheduled to be released in 2020.
Easy Come Easy Go
Alice on the Roof Lyrics
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I've got nothing to hide
I take it all on board
I've gotta crack the code
Everything coincides
Heavy are these skies
I wanna make a vow
(Chorus)
It's killing you inside
Fighting against the tide
I'm sinking like a stone
Easy come easy go
I give you thy hand
A fool could tell you that
Been hiding on burough
Easy come easy go
(end chorus)
Footprints in the snow
I follow where you go
In my mind I've made a plan
In my mind I understand
Take me back to the start
To mend a broken heart
To see what I've become
To right the wrongs I've done
(Chorus)
Oooos
It's healing in your eyes
The look that trace a line
I didn't even know
I didn't even know
It's killing you inside
Fighting against the tide
I'm sinking like a stone
Easy come easy go
It's killing you inside
Fighting against the tide
I didn't even know
I didn't even know
I give you thy hand
A fool could tell you that
Been hiding on burough
Easy come easy go
In the song "Easy Come Easy Go" by Alice on the Roof, the singer is expressing her feelings of remorse and regret for a past relationship that has ended badly. The lyrics describe a sense of heaviness and burden on her chest as she takes responsibility for her actions that contributed to the end of the relationship. She acknowledges that the relationship was easy come, easy go, meaning that it was not a stable, long-lasting relationship but rather something that ended abruptly.
The singer is aware that her partner is hurting, as indicated by the lines "It's killing you inside, fighting against the tide." She wants to make amends for her mistakes and take responsibility for her part in the failed relationship. She expresses her desire to go back to the start and fix the things she has done wrong, but acknowledges that it may be too late. Despite this, she extends her hand to her former partner in a gesture of friendship, admitting that "easy come, easy go" is a foolish way to approach love and that she wants to do better in the future.
Overall, the song is a poignant and emotional reflection on a failed relationship and the desire to make things right. It speaks to the universal experience of heartbreak and the difficult road to healing and redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
My chest is getting tight
I am feeling anxious and uncomfortable
I've got nothing to hide
I am open and honest about everything
I take it all on board
I accept responsibility for everything
I've gotta crack the code
I need to figure out the solution to my problem
Everything coincides
Everything seems to be happening at once
Heavy are these skies
Things feel bleak and overwhelming
I wanna make a vow
I want to promise to make things better
To make this right somehow
To find a way to fix the situation
It's killing you inside
You are in pain and suffering
Fighting against the tide
You are struggling against circumstances
I'm sinking like a stone
I am rapidly falling and failing
Easy come easy go
Success or gains can be temporary and fleeting
I give you thy hand
I offer you my help and support
A fool could tell you that
It's obvious to anyone
Been hiding on burough
I have been avoiding or running away from something
Footprints in the snow
I can trace where you have been
I follow where you go
I am trying to keep up and catch you
In my mind I've made a plan
I have thought through a strategy
In my mind I understand
I have clarity and insight
Take me back to the start
I want to go back to the beginning
To mend a broken heart
To heal from emotional pain and hurt
To see what I've become
To reflect on how I have changed
To right the wrongs I've done
To correct and make amends for my mistakes
It's healing in your eyes
You show signs of forgiveness and understanding
The look that trace a line
Your gaze conveys a message
I didn't even know
I wasn't aware of the impact of my actions
Contributed by Carson S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@alexwhite5578
My chest is getting tight
I've got nothing to hide
I take it all on board
I've gotta crack the code
Everything coincides
Heavy are these skies
I wanna make a vow
To make this right somehow
It's killing you inside
Fighting against the tide
I'm sinking like a stone
Easy come easy go
I give you thy hand
A fool could tell you that
Been hiding on burough
Easy come easy go
Footprints in the snow
I follow where you go
In my mind I've made a plan
In my mind I understand
Take me back to the start
To mend a broken heart
To see what I've become
To right the wrongs I've done
Oooos
It's healing in your eyes
The look that trace a line
I didn't even know
I didn't even know
It's killing you inside
Fighting against the tide
I'm sinking like a stone
Easy come easy go
It's killing you inside
Fighting against the tide
I didn't even know
I didn't even know
I give you thy hand
A fool could tell you that
Been hiding on burough
Easy come easy go
@celinejentges9782
Cette chanson m'a accompagnée dans une période difficile de ma vie je ne m" en lasserai jamais...
@debbylochen6960
Une pianiste de 19 ans au look de Princesse des Fleurs, sortie de nulle part (Mons, Belgique) en 2014, se faisant éjecter en douceur d'un télé-crochet avant de revenir par la grande porte, cette année, avec EP (Easy Come, Easy Go, 30/03), et album à venir, caréné par Tim Bran (London Grammar). Une pop atmosphérique à la beauté lumineuse, que caressent d'élégantes touches électro, et qu'emporte loin, très loin, sa voix sensuelle et suave. Retenez son nom : Alice Dutoit, alias Alice On The Roof.
@jeanclaudemontagne989
Une musique douce comme la rosée du matin soutenue par une voix mélancolique et envoûtante ! Une magnifique découverte... She is higher than on the roof, she is in heaven...
@Bazx64
So Talented. Incredible. Thank you.
@reneberdal2450
la preuve que le jury de "THE VOICE" (dont certain sont a peine crédibles)sont passés a côté de quelque chose de fantastique moi j'ai adoré depuis le début quelle personnalité !!
@NaraNoianNN
Très belle artiste :))) Bravooooooo , bonne continuation :)
@cbiolghini959
Un mot:MAGNIFIQUE
@jessicajesuis6367
Gratitude 🙏 ♥️
@ferrantemarianne3902
J'avais raison, c'est vraiment the voice. Beau parcours "La petite Alice"
@alaincrone6247
une pure merveille continue felicitation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!