Candee Jay
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Candee Jay is a Dutch electronica
artist
. She is produced
by Pronti and Kalmani, the production duo who worked with fellow Dutch artist, Alice Deejay
.
are "If I Were You", "Back For Me" and "Lose This Feeling". Although the latter two never reached the chart
heights of the former.
Candee Jay has released one album
, Electrifying, in the UK
, but it failed to make the chart there. Candee Jay made a moderate impression in the United States
with "If I Were You" and "Back For Me." Both singles sold well, and featured on the Hot Dance Singles Sales
chart. However, Electrifying failed to appear on all Stateside
music charts, including the Top Electronic Albums
list.
Before her career as Candee Jay, Lankhaar was a professional model
and successfully graduated from Lucia Marthas Dance Academy. Zwiers and Cinibulk also graduated from Lucia Marthas.
At the end of 2006 and up to March 2007, Lankhaar appeared on several episodes of the Dutch real-life series "De Bauers", which follows Frans Bauer
, a famous Dutch singer, while he is creating his concert
s. Lankhaar was followed in the first episode of the series while she was auditioning for being a background dancer. On the other episodes she just was asked to share some opinions. She has said on television
that she has worked with him before. Whilst Lankhaar was still auditioning, Zwiers and Cinibulk were already background dancers for Frans Bauer during his show in Ahoy Rotterdam.
In 2008 Jezebel Zwiers was one of the contestants on the Dutch television program
So You Think You Can Dance. The judges often described her choreographies as sexy or hot, though she was voted off by them before making it into the finals.
success, the issue of the second album was cancelled.
'True Love Waits':
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
artist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. She is produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Pronti and Kalmani, the production duo who worked with fellow Dutch artist, Alice Deejay
Alice DeeJay
Alice DeeJay was an electronic music group, who achieved success from 1999 to 2002.-Members:The group consisted of record producers Pronti , Kalmani and DJ Jurgen with Marc Lee-Smith remixing and the DJ's From Mars lead singer Judith Anna Pronk...
.
Career
Together with Jezebel Zwiers and Elske Cinibulk as background dancers, the Candee Jay project aimed to be as successful as Alice Deejay. In fact, this project did not work out the way that they wanted it to be. Candee Jay's biggest hit singlesSingle (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
are "If I Were You", "Back For Me" and "Lose This Feeling". Although the latter two never reached the chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
heights of the former.
Candee Jay has released one album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Electrifying, in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, but it failed to make the chart there. Candee Jay made a moderate impression in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with "If I Were You" and "Back For Me." Both singles sold well, and featured on the Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
chart. However, Electrifying failed to appear on all Stateside
Stateside Records
Stateside Records is a British record label which initially released licenced American recordings and is now a reissue label....
music charts, including the Top Electronic Albums
Top Electronic Albums
Dance/Electronic Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001. It originally began as a fifteen-position chart and has since expanded to twenty-five...
list.
Before her career as Candee Jay, Lankhaar was a professional model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and successfully graduated from Lucia Marthas Dance Academy. Zwiers and Cinibulk also graduated from Lucia Marthas.
At the end of 2006 and up to March 2007, Lankhaar appeared on several episodes of the Dutch real-life series "De Bauers", which follows Frans Bauer
Frans Bauer
Frans Bauer is a Dutch singer of "het levenslied" .-Biography:From an early age, Frans Bauer was determined to become a singer. His great idols are Julio Iglesias, Elvis Presley and Koos Alberts...
, a famous Dutch singer, while he is creating his concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s. Lankhaar was followed in the first episode of the series while she was auditioning for being a background dancer. On the other episodes she just was asked to share some opinions. She has said on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
that she has worked with him before. Whilst Lankhaar was still auditioning, Zwiers and Cinibulk were already background dancers for Frans Bauer during his show in Ahoy Rotterdam.
In 2008 Jezebel Zwiers was one of the contestants on the Dutch television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
So You Think You Can Dance. The judges often described her choreographies as sexy or hot, though she was voted off by them before making it into the finals.
Singles
- "If I Were You" (2004) #14 UK Singles ChartUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- "Back For Me" (2004) #23 UK
- "Lose this Feeling" (2005) #40 UK
First album
- Electrifying (2004) #60 UK
- "If I Were You"
- "Back For Me"
- "Lose This Feeling"
- "Every Party"
- "Oh Boy"
- "Without You"
- "Fiesta In Mexico"
- "Forever And A Day"
- "You Don't Seem"
- "I Will Find You"
- "Rising Into Love"
- "Another Year"
Second album
Candee Jay's second album was to be entitled True Love Waits. However, after Electrifying failed to have much chartRecord chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
success, the issue of the second album was cancelled.
'True Love Waits':
- Back In Love
- Love Is A Fire
- Better Off Alone
- True Love Waits
- Sunny (coverCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
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song)