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Lisa Lois
Dutch singer
Lisa Lois (born 22 June 1987 as Lisa Hordijk) 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[1] and released her debut album Smoke.[2][3]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lisa Hordijk |
| Born | (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 36) |
| Origin | Wageningen, Netherlands |
| Genres | soul, pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009—present |
| Website | lisalois |
Lois was born in Wageningen, Netherlands. She studied at the Rock Academy in Tilburg and at the Utrecht-based Herman Brood Academy.[4]
After winning the X-Factor, she released her debut single, a cover of her winning piece Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" as 'Lisa'. The single went straight to number one in the Dutch Top 40.[5] "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.[6] 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 from the album is "Promises, Promises" written by Pixie Lott, Martin Sutton and Chris Neill.
In August 2012 Lisa announced by Facebook and Twitter she will join Allen Stone with his European tour.
Lisa planned her second studio album in winter 2012. The first single from this album was released in the beginning of January 2013. In short time it reached number 4 in the Dutch iTunes Charts.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| NL | |||
| 2009 | Smoke
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4 |
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| 2013 | Breaking Away
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10 | TBA |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions |
iTunes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NET 100 | NET 40 | BE (FL) 50 | NET | BE | GH | KZ | ||||
| 2009 | "Hallelujah" | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "No Good For Me" | 4 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2010 | "Promises, Promises" | 44 | 35 | - | 89 | - | - | - | ||
| "Little By Little" | 71 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Love Me Tender" | 85 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2012 | "Euphoria" | 87 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | ||
| 2013 | "Silhouette" | 31 | 32 | - | 4 | - | 24 | 8 | ||
| "Crazy" | 81 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2014 | "The Devil (The Hit)" | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | ||
| "De Neus Omhoog" | - | - | - | 81 | - | - | - | |||
Featuring
- "Video: Lisa Lois distantieert zich van X Factor – Algemeen – MusicFromNL" (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- "Lisa Lois over haar debuut album" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- "Album Smoke Lisa Lois (Lisa Hordijk) 27 november in de winkels – oranjemuziek.nl" (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- "Lisa Lois eerste afgestudeerde Herman Brood Academie – Utrecht – ROC ASA" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- "Lisa – Hallelujah – Music Charts". Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- "AD Muziek – Hallelujah van Lisa Lois best verkochte single van 2009". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2010.
| Preceded by | X Factor (Netherlands) Winner 2009 |
Succeeded by |