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Lisa Lois is a Dutch
singer who rose to prominence after winning the second season of talent show X Factor
. In 2009, she changed her stage name to Lisa Lois and released her debut album Smoke.
, Netherlands
. She studied at the Rock Academy in Tilburg
and at the Utrecht
-based Herman Brood
Academy.
's "Hallelujah" as 'Lisa'. The single went straight to number one in the Dutch Top 40
. "Hallelujah" went double platinum
within one month, selling over 100,000 copies as of today and becoming the best-selling single of 2009 in the Netherlands.
Her second single "No Good for Me" written by Pixie Lott
and Phil Thornalley
was released on 13 November 2009. Two weeks later her debut album Smoke was released. Lisa's third single off of the album is "Promises, Promises" written by Pixie Lott, Martin Sutton
and Chris Neill
.
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 who rose to prominence after winning the second season of talent show X Factor
X Factor (Netherlands)
X Factor is a Dutch television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is shown Friday evenings on the RTL4 Network in the Netherlands. The first series of the show aired from October 2006 through to February 2007, while the second series of the show...
. In 2009, she changed her stage name to Lisa Lois and released her debut album Smoke.
Early life
Lois was born in WageningenWageningen
' is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specializes in life sciences. The city has 37,414 inhabitants , of which many thousands are students...
, Netherlands
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...
. She studied at the Rock Academy in Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
and at the Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
-based Herman Brood
Herman Brood
Hermanus "Herman" Brood was a Dutch musician, painter and media personality. Initially a musician who achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and called "the Netherlands' greatest and only rock 'n' roll star," later in life he became a well-known painter.Known for his...
Academy.
2009 - Present
After winning the X-Factor, she released her debut single, a cover of Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
's "Hallelujah" as 'Lisa'. The single went straight to number one 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...
. "Hallelujah" went double platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
within one month, selling over 100,000 copies as of today and becoming the best-selling single of 2009 in the Netherlands.
Her second single "No Good for Me" written by Pixie Lott
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album Turn It...
and Phil Thornalley
Phil Thornalley
Phil Thornalley is a songwriter-producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He is perhaps best known for co-writing the song "Torn" which Natalie Imbruglia later covered to great success for her 1997 debut album, Left of the Middle...
was released on 13 November 2009. Two weeks later her debut album Smoke was released. Lisa's third single off of the album is "Promises, Promises" written by Pixie Lott, Martin Sutton
Martin Sutton
Martin Sutton is a British multi-platinum selling songwriter, record producer and mixer and more recently songwriting coach and mentor living and working in Buckinghamshire. Sutton has written for many artists worldwide and is a multi-instrumentalist and programmer...
and Chris Neill
Chris Neill
Chris Neill is a British comedian, producer and writer who features regularly on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Scotland. Performing also as a stand-up comedian on the UK circuit, he has presented five solo shows on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2002.-Early career:Chris Neill began his career...
.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak | Certifications (sales threshold Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL | |||
| 2009 | Smoke
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4 |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Mega Single Top 100 | 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... |
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| 2009 | "Hallelujah" | 1 | 1 | Smoke |
| "No Good for Me" | 4 | 26 | ||
| 2010 | "Promises, Promises" | 44 | 35 | |
| "Little By Little" | 71 | 47 | ||
| "Love me Tender" | 85 | 57 | TBA | |