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Kate Ryan (born Katrien Verbeeck on July 22, 1980) is a Belgian World Music Award winner. She began her singing career in 2001 and represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with “Je t’adore” coming in 12th place in the semi-final.
Ryan was born in the small village of Tessenderlo, Belgium. She grew up in a musical family, and had talent for music at a very early age. At eight years of age she had learned to play the piano and guitar. She had singing and piano lessons from her aunt who teaches at a conservatory, but had other interests too. She studied at an art school, specializing in jewelry design. She also lived some time in Meerhout, a small village near Tessenderlo.
Ryan played frequently in bars and cafés as a teenager, and one night a manager approached her, wanting her to record a song in a studio. She became a member of a pop group called Melt at the age of 16. The group was active for two years, but they did not release any material commercially. When she met with producer Andy Janssens, she left Melt and the pair began to write music together. Their debut single “Scream For More” was released in 2001, and it became an unexpected chart success.
She gained international prominence with a cover of Mylène Farmer’s “Désenchantée”, which was a hit on various European pop music charts. She signed with EMI Belgium and released her first album Different in 2002 exclusively in Europe. The album went Gold, selling more than 250,000 copies throughout Europe.
Ryan was born in the small village of Tessenderlo, Belgium. She grew up in a musical family, and had talent for music at a very early age. At eight years of age she had learned to play the piano and guitar. She had singing and piano lessons from her aunt who teaches at a conservatory, but had other interests too. She studied at an art school, specializing in jewelry design. She also lived some time in Meerhout, a small village near Tessenderlo.
Ryan played frequently in bars and cafés as a teenager, and one night a manager approached her, wanting her to record a song in a studio. She became a member of a pop group called Melt at the age of 16. The group was active for two years, but they did not release any material commercially. When she met with producer Andy Janssens, she left Melt and the pair began to write music together. Their debut single “Scream For More” was released in 2001, and it became an unexpected chart success.
She gained international prominence with a cover of Mylène Farmer’s “Désenchantée”, which was a hit on various European pop music charts. She signed with EMI Belgium and released her first album Different in 2002 exclusively in Europe. The album went Gold, selling more than 250,000 copies throughout Europe.
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Riskkapital wrote:
Please vote up this epic picture: http://www.lastfm.se/music/Kate+Ryan/+images/46035437
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arnon_ wrote:
Free é sem dúvida um dos melhores albuns dance da historia
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criminal_manboy wrote:
Désenchantée <3
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arnon_ wrote:
voyage voyage, isso que é música
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fanatka_rox wrote:
I think that her new album won't be good as her old ones :/ (If it will ever be released,of course) Love life is average and Madness is just terrible!! I hope I'm wrong about it.
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EurovisioN_boy wrote:
New album plz.
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frasesinconexas wrote:
voyage voyage ♥ ella elle l'a ♥
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djdanielleao01 wrote:
Um ano novo cheio de paz, amor e sucesso...bem juntinha à mim...pois, eu te amo muito...mulher da minha vida...um beijão !!!
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LikeDuff wrote:
Happy new year to all <3
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DJGabster wrote:
désenchantée :-)
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moissonneuse wrote:
All of you who like her, are you 5 years old?XD
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juliendu48 wrote:
LoveLife ♥
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federekk wrote:
me encanta escucharla.simplemente genial
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Nickolas_CS wrote:
Kate is amazing! *-*
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Gackt4ever wrote:
Mon coeur résiste encore ♥ La promesse ♥ Désenchantée ♥
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TaraEckersberg wrote:
Je t'Adore ♥ Lovely song!!! :D
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FreeMHZ wrote:
boring.
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Hey Gays!
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Broken <3 Love it so much! [2]
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Broken <3 Love it so much!
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