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Ilse DeLange

Ilse de Lange (born 13 May 1977 in Almelo, The Netherlands) is a Dutch country and pop singer, better known as Ilse DeLange (American spelling).

Ilse de Lange started her career at the age of 8 as a lip-synching artist, in which she won several contests. After she switched over to a live repertoire, she drew attention, through regional and national talentshows in Hilversum (the Dutch centre of televised media). Which got her some live-performances on national television. Ilse de Lange and guitarist Joop Liefland formed a duo. Together with him she was introduced into country music.

Alphaville

Alphaville is a German synthpop/new wave group which gained popularity in the 80s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum, born May 26, 1954 in Herford), Bernhard Lloyd (real name Bernhard Gößling, born June 6th, 1960 in Enger, Bielefeld) and Frank Mertens (real name Frank Sorgatz, born October 26, 1961 in Enger, Bielefeld). The band was at first named Forever Young.