Dominique van Hulst
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Dominique Rijpma van Hulst (born 7 September 1981) is a Dutch
singer
known by her stage name Do (icon). She is best known for singing the vocals of DJ Sammy
's worldwide top 10 hit in 2002-2003, "Heaven", a cover of the 1980s hit
by Bryan Adams
.
She has released two albums, Do and Follow Me.
. Although she had been singing throughout most of her childhood, Dominique Rijpma never considered a music career. Her father is a popular tennis coach by the name of Willem-Jan van Hulst. She was a gifted tennis player and at the age of 15 started preparations to compete in Wimbledon
, but was forced to end her tennis career early because of an injury.
Her first musical performance in café Old Dutch in Valkenswaard led to a record label deal with Sony Music BMG
.
On 7 July 2007, Do married Marc Verschoor in Barcelona, Spain
.
in the Netherlands.
The first single Do released was the song Real Good. Although the music video was played a lot on the Dutch music channel TMF
, it was not a hit song in the Netherlands. Later in interview she says that "It wasn't my sound, and I hated the video. Thankfully it wasn't a hit, 'cause I don't want people to remember me from that song".
After that Do collaborated with DJ Sammy and Yanou, who is also her producer. The song was a cover of Bryan Adams song Heaven. It became an international hit. It reached the number 1 spot in several countries, including the United Kingdom. A candlelight remix version was made with a slower, piano instrumental. During this time, she had some problems with the credits of the song. Everywhere she went, she was asked if she was DJ Sammy because the song (in accordance with most dance songs) was credited to DJ Sammy, and she was the main focus in the video. Her candlelight version of "Heaven" is also used for the ending sequence of the TV series 'Cold Case', 1st season episode 8 'Fly Away'.
, reached number 1. She also had top 10 hits in the Netherlands with her next two singles, "Love Is Killing Me
" (which reached the #6 spot) and "Angel By My Side
" (which reached the #10 spot). A specially recorded version of "Angel By My Side" was used as the title song for the 2004 Dutch film "Ellis in Glamourland
".
The fourth single was planned to be a cover of the Cyndi Lauper
song "I Don't Want Be Your Friend". The plan fell through - Do's management did not get the rights to release it as a single.
The album received the golden status (40,000 copies) in the Netherlands just before Christmas. Although Do's former international success with "Heaven", her album was not released in other countries, the reasons are unknown. To end the year, she recorded a Christmas song with Trijntje Oosterhuis
on the order of Sky Radio. It was called "Everyday Is Christmas". Due to the airplay it reached the #7 spot in the Dutch Top 40
.
After the tsunami disaster in Indonesia
, Do joined several Dutch artists to record a song for the victims of the Tsunami. The song "Als Je Iets Kunt Doen" (If You Can Do Something) reached the #1 spot in the Netherlands, and stayed there for several weeks. All of the profits from the song went to the victims of the tsunami disaster.
She has also made a few film appearances, including doing the voice of "Cappy" in the Dutch-spoken version of the multi-million dollar film, Robots. Other accomplishments include being the only female artist to have two different versions of the same song, "Heaven", on Billboard charts at the same time, peaking at number 8.
". The song was written by Bryan Adams
and had already been recorded by Melanie C in 1999. The single peaked at #39 in the Dutch Top 40
but did better in the Megacharts
Top 50, peaking at #17. The album debuted in the Dutch Megacharts Album Top 100 on #8 and peaked there for two weeks. The album contains 12 songs. The album meant a lot to Do, whose friend worked on the album with her before passing away.
The second single from Follow Me was "Beautiful Thing". This song did better in the charts than "Follow Me" and it peaked at #23. It stayed in the Top 40 for 9 weeks. The video for "Beautiful Thing" was shot in Bonaire just like the third single of the album "Sending Me Roses
" which was only released as a digital track. The two videos form a story.
In 2006, Do did a tour called Follow Me theatertour.
The fourth single from the album was "I Will
". It was released in February 2007. The song was re-recorded in Sweden. However, no video was made and the song failed to chart.
Do has also had a Dutch EP, entitled "Zingen in het Donker". (Singing in the Darkness.) The self titled song was recorded in 4 different languages. (Dutch, English, German and French.) The proceeds were sent to charity for Domestic Violence victims.
On 20 December 2009, Do premiered a new song, called "Nobody But Me", which is off her new upcoming album. She said the album was going to be released round March 2010. However, it has not come since, meaning it got cancelled.
In 2010 Do released an LP version of "Zingen in het Donker". (Singing in the Darkness) It had a very limited release in Europe, and only available on the European iTunes store. The album contains 10 tracks from DO, and unlike her previous albums, "Zingen in her Donker" is completely in Dutch. The first single is titled after the name of the album.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
known by her stage name Do (icon). She is best known for singing the vocals of DJ Sammy
DJ Sammy
Samuel Bouriah , professionally known as DJ Sammy Is a DJ and producer. He has released five albums and has had five Top 10 hits with "Heaven" reaching number one in the UK in 2002. His career started with former spouse Marie José in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy...
's worldwide top 10 hit in 2002-2003, "Heaven", a cover of the 1980s hit
Heaven (Bryan Adams song)
"Heaven" is a power ballad written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and performed by Bryan Adams. The song first appeared on the A Night in Heaven soundtrack album in 1983 and was later included on Adams' album Reckless in 1984...
by Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
.
She has released two albums, Do and Follow Me.
Early life
Do was born Dominique Rijpma in 1981 in Eindhoven, NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. Although she had been singing throughout most of her childhood, Dominique Rijpma never considered a music career. Her father is a popular tennis coach by the name of Willem-Jan van Hulst. She was a gifted tennis player and at the age of 15 started preparations to compete in Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
, but was forced to end her tennis career early because of an injury.
Her first musical performance in café Old Dutch in Valkenswaard led to a record label deal with Sony Music BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
.
On 7 July 2007, Do married Marc Verschoor in Barcelona, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Music career
Before she even released a single, she was a supporting act for the tour of 5ive and Montell JordanMontell Jordan
Montell Jordan is a former American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan became the main solo male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. Of his live performances it is often regarded that he is a rock oriented musician, with Jordan even going as far as to...
in the Netherlands.
The first single Do released was the song Real Good. Although the music video was played a lot on the Dutch music channel TMF
The Music Factory
The Music Factory is a pop music television channel that operates in Belgium .TMF previously operated channels in the Netherlands , the UK with TMF UK and Australia with . The brand is owned by MTV Networks International...
, it was not a hit song in the Netherlands. Later in interview she says that "It wasn't my sound, and I hated the video. Thankfully it wasn't a hit, 'cause I don't want people to remember me from that song".
After that Do collaborated with DJ Sammy and Yanou, who is also her producer. The song was a cover of Bryan Adams song Heaven. It became an international hit. It reached the number 1 spot in several countries, including the United Kingdom. A candlelight remix version was made with a slower, piano instrumental. During this time, she had some problems with the credits of the song. Everywhere she went, she was asked if she was DJ Sammy because the song (in accordance with most dance songs) was credited to DJ Sammy, and she was the main focus in the video. Her candlelight version of "Heaven" is also used for the ending sequence of the TV series 'Cold Case', 1st season episode 8 'Fly Away'.
Do
Do's self titled debut, Do, was released in 2004, and reached the #3 spot in the Netherlands. The first single from the album, "Voorbij", a duet with Marco BorsatoMarco Borsato
Marco Borsato is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.-Biography:...
, reached number 1. She also had top 10 hits in the Netherlands with her next two singles, "Love Is Killing Me
Love Is Killing Me
"Love Is Killing Me" is the second single released by Dutch singer Do from her debut album, Do. It peaked at number seven on the Dutch singles chart....
" (which reached the #6 spot) and "Angel By My Side
Angel By My Side
"Angel By My Side" is the third single of Dutch singer Do off her debut album, Do. The song was co-written by English songwriters Alistair Griffin and James and Tom Martin...
" (which reached the #10 spot). A specially recorded version of "Angel By My Side" was used as the title song for the 2004 Dutch film "Ellis in Glamourland
Ellis in Glamourland
Alice in Glamourland is a 2004 Dutch comedy film, directed by Pieter Kramer and starring Linda de Mol and Joan Collins. The story is about a poor single mother, who participates in a course about 'How to marry a millionaire'....
".
The fourth single was planned to be a cover of the Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
song "I Don't Want Be Your Friend". The plan fell through - Do's management did not get the rights to release it as a single.
The album received the golden status (40,000 copies) in the Netherlands just before Christmas. Although Do's former international success with "Heaven", her album was not released in other countries, the reasons are unknown. To end the year, she recorded a Christmas song with Trijntje Oosterhuis
Trijntje Oosterhuis
Judith Katrijntje "Trijntje" Oosterhuis is a Dutch pop and jazz singer.-Early life:Judith Katrijntje Oosterhuis was born on 5 February 1973, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands...
on the order of Sky Radio. It was called "Everyday Is Christmas". Due to the airplay it reached the #7 spot in the Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
.
After the tsunami disaster in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Do joined several Dutch artists to record a song for the victims of the Tsunami. The song "Als Je Iets Kunt Doen" (If You Can Do Something) reached the #1 spot in the Netherlands, and stayed there for several weeks. All of the profits from the song went to the victims of the tsunami disaster.
She has also made a few film appearances, including doing the voice of "Cappy" in the Dutch-spoken version of the multi-million dollar film, Robots. Other accomplishments include being the only female artist to have two different versions of the same song, "Heaven", on Billboard charts at the same time, peaking at number 8.
Follow Me
Do's second album, Follow Me was released in the Netherlands on June 19, 2006. The first single was also called "Follow MeFollow Me (Do song)
"Follow Me" is a song written by Melanie Chisholm , Billy Steinberg and Bryan Adams and originally recorded by Melanie C and released as a B-side of her 1999 single "Northern Star", from her album of the same title...
". The song was written by Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
and had already been recorded by Melanie C in 1999. The single peaked at #39 in the Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
but did better in the Megacharts
MegaCharts
MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...
Top 50, peaking at #17. The album debuted in the Dutch Megacharts Album Top 100 on #8 and peaked there for two weeks. The album contains 12 songs. The album meant a lot to Do, whose friend worked on the album with her before passing away.
The second single from Follow Me was "Beautiful Thing". This song did better in the charts than "Follow Me" and it peaked at #23. It stayed in the Top 40 for 9 weeks. The video for "Beautiful Thing" was shot in Bonaire just like the third single of the album "Sending Me Roses
Sending Me Roses
"Sending Me Roses" is the third single of Dutch pop singer Do from her second album, Follow Me. It was released only for download.-Video:The video was shot in Bonaire. It is the continued story of Beautiful Thing where Do is now sick of the games her lover plays and cannot take it any more...
" which was only released as a digital track. The two videos form a story.
In 2006, Do did a tour called Follow Me theatertour.
The fourth single from the album was "I Will
I Will (Do song)
I Will is the fourth single from Dutch pop singer Do's second album Follow Me. It was released in February 2007. Do has re-recorded it in Sweden to give the song more power. The song has previously been performed on the Dutch television channel RTL 4....
". It was released in February 2007. The song was re-recorded in Sweden. However, no video was made and the song failed to chart.
Do has also had a Dutch EP, entitled "Zingen in het Donker". (Singing in the Darkness.) The self titled song was recorded in 4 different languages. (Dutch, English, German and French.) The proceeds were sent to charity for Domestic Violence victims.
On 20 December 2009, Do premiered a new song, called "Nobody But Me", which is off her new upcoming album. She said the album was going to be released round March 2010. However, it has not come since, meaning it got cancelled.
In 2010 Do released an LP version of "Zingen in het Donker". (Singing in the Darkness) It had a very limited release in Europe, and only available on the European iTunes store. The album contains 10 tracks from DO, and unlike her previous albums, "Zingen in her Donker" is completely in Dutch. The first single is titled after the name of the album.
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions |
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| 2004 | Do Do (album) Do is the eponymous debut album of Dutch singer Do, including the singles "Heaven", "On and On", "Love Is Killing Me" and "Angel By My Side". Do co-wrote 4 songs on the album, "Closer To You", "Should I", "Selfish" and "I Believe In Love". It charted at #3 in the Netherlands...
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| 2006 | Follow Me
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Singles
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| NL(top40) Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
NL(mega) MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
UK UK Singles Chart The 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 ... |
US(hot100) Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2000 | "Real Good"
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| 2002 | "Heaven" ft. DJ Sammy DJ Sammy Samuel Bouriah , professionally known as DJ Sammy Is a DJ and producer. He has released five albums and has had five Top 10 hits with "Heaven" reaching number one in the UK in 2002. His career started with former spouse Marie José in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy... & Yanou |
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| 2002 | "On and On (Do song)"
Do (album) Do is the eponymous debut album of Dutch singer Do, including the singles "Heaven", "On and On", "Love Is Killing Me" and "Angel By My Side". Do co-wrote 4 songs on the album, "Closer To You", "Should I", "Selfish" and "I Believe In Love". It charted at #3 in the Netherlands... |
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| 2003 | "Heaven (Candlelight Mix)"
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| 2004 | "Voorbij ft. Marco Borsato Marco Borsato Marco Borsato is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.-Biography:... " Do (album) Do is the eponymous debut album of Dutch singer Do, including the singles "Heaven", "On and On", "Love Is Killing Me" and "Angel By My Side". Do co-wrote 4 songs on the album, "Closer To You", "Should I", "Selfish" and "I Believe In Love". It charted at #3 in the Netherlands... |
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| 2004 | "Love Is Killing Me Love Is Killing Me "Love Is Killing Me" is the second single released by Dutch singer Do from her debut album, Do. It peaked at number seven on the Dutch singles chart.... " Do (album) Do is the eponymous debut album of Dutch singer Do, including the singles "Heaven", "On and On", "Love Is Killing Me" and "Angel By My Side". Do co-wrote 4 songs on the album, "Closer To You", "Should I", "Selfish" and "I Believe In Love". It charted at #3 in the Netherlands... |
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| 2004 | "Angel By My Side Angel By My Side "Angel By My Side" is the third single of Dutch singer Do off her debut album, Do. The song was co-written by English songwriters Alistair Griffin and James and Tom Martin... " Do (album) Do is the eponymous debut album of Dutch singer Do, including the singles "Heaven", "On and On", "Love Is Killing Me" and "Angel By My Side". Do co-wrote 4 songs on the album, "Closer To You", "Should I", "Selfish" and "I Believe In Love". It charted at #3 in the Netherlands... |
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| 2004 | "Everyday Is Christmas"
Maxi single A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:... with Trijntje Oosterhuis Trijntje Oosterhuis Judith Katrijntje "Trijntje" Oosterhuis is a Dutch pop and jazz singer.-Early life:Judith Katrijntje Oosterhuis was born on 5 February 1973, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands... |
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| 2005 | "Als Je Iets Kan Doen" ("If You Can Do Anything")
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| 2006 | "Follow Me Follow Me (Do song) "Follow Me" is a song written by Melanie Chisholm , Billy Steinberg and Bryan Adams and originally recorded by Melanie C and released as a B-side of her 1999 single "Northern Star", from her album of the same title... " |
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| 2006 | "Beautiful Thing Beautiful Thing (song) "Beautiful Thing" is the second single of Dutch pop singer Do from her second album, Follow Me.-Video:The video was shot in Bonaire. It was the first video shot there. On Bonaire Do shot two videos, one for "Beautiful Thing" and the other for "Sending Me Roses". In "Beautiful Thing" she's singing... " |
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| 2006 | "Sending Me Roses Sending Me Roses "Sending Me Roses" is the third single of Dutch pop singer Do from her second album, Follow Me. It was released only for download.-Video:The video was shot in Bonaire. It is the continued story of Beautiful Thing where Do is now sick of the games her lover plays and cannot take it any more... " |
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| 2006 | "I Will I Will (Do song) I Will is the fourth single from Dutch pop singer Do's second album Follow Me. It was released in February 2007. Do has re-recorded it in Sweden to give the song more power. The song has previously been performed on the Dutch television channel RTL 4.... " |
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| 2008 | "On The Topshelf"
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| 2009 | "Zingen In Het Donker" ("Singing In The Darkness")
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| 2011 | "Hij Gelooft In Mij" ("He Believes In Me")
André Hazes André Gerardus Hazes was a Dutch singer in a genre called levenslied which is a form of emotional folk music about everyday life sung in the Dutch language. André Hazes was one of the most successful singers in this genre... , "Zij Gelooft In Mij" ("She Believes In Me") |
- All Official Dutch Top 40 Chart Positions can be found at Do's official site.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | About | Result | |
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| 2007 | ||||
| Dutch Musical Awards | Best Big Musical | Cast of Cinderella | Nominated | |
| 2006 | ||||
| TMF Awards TMF Awards The TMF Awards are an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF .The first Dutch TMF Awards were held in 1995, as a brand extension to the recently launched local Dutch music channel TMF. The show was very small and held in the company cafeteria... Holland |
Best Dutch Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | |
| 2005 | ||||
| TMF Awards TMF Awards The TMF Awards are an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF .The first Dutch TMF Awards were held in 1995, as a brand extension to the recently launched local Dutch music channel TMF. The show was very small and held in the company cafeteria... Holland |
Best Dutch Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | |
| 2004 | ||||
| Edison Awards | Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated | |
| BMI Pop Award U.S.A | Best Pop | Herself | Won | |
| TMF Awards TMF Awards The TMF Awards are an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF .The first Dutch TMF Awards were held in 1995, as a brand extension to the recently launched local Dutch music channel TMF. The show was very small and held in the company cafeteria... Holland |
Best Dutch Female Artist | Herself | Won | |
| 2003 | ||||
| World Music Awards World Music Awards The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show... Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Best Dutch Female Artist | Herself | Won | |
| Dancestar Awards Miami, USA | Best single of the year | DJ Sammy & Yanou Ft. Do - Heaven | Won | |
| TMF Awards TMF Awards The TMF Awards are an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF .The first Dutch TMF Awards were held in 1995, as a brand extension to the recently launched local Dutch music channel TMF. The show was very small and held in the company cafeteria... Holland |
Best New Act | Herself | Won | |