Kate Ryan

Kate Ryan ( born July 22, 1980 in Tessenderlo, Katrien Verbeeck actually ) is a Belgian singer and actively involved since 2001 in the music business.

Their songs can be categorized mainly in the genre of Dance. To date, it is especially successful in their home country with about nine Top 10 singles (of a total of fourteen published there), including two number-one singles ( among others, the Belgian contribution to the Euro Vision Song Contest 2006 ) and five with excellent precious metal. Commercial success has also in Eastern Europe ( Lithuania, Bulgaria and Estonia), Scandinavia (mostly Sweden), but also in Central Europe ( Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia) as well as Spain.

  • 2.1 Studio albums

Life and career

Ryan grew up in a musical family and mastered at a young age guitar and piano. At that time her parents operated a café, where she performed songs by Alanis Morissette, 4 Non Blondes, the Pointer Sisters and Aretha Franklin on the piano or on the guitar. So she was very quickly known in their home town.

In 1998, Ryan with a Flemish producer on an album, which was neither published nor paid. As compensation, they should be the front woman of a Popprojektes, which also unrealized.

2000-2001: Beginnings in the music business

2000 Ryan met during one of her numerous appearances on the Belgian producer Phil Wilde. This saw her as a great The vocal talent and took her under contract. Wilde's work partner Andy Janssens took a little later with Ryan on the song Scream For More in the genre of dance music. The text is about the encounter between Ryan and Wilde. Vinyls were sent to clubs to promotion first, some live performances and a simple video clip followed. In April 2001, then published by EMI Belgium Single rose in the Flemish singles chart and reached 9th place a few weeks later, the single was released in several other countries, but without much success. In October of the same year, the second single was released titled UR ( My Love ), was indeed commercially not very successful, but rose in the Flemish dance charts in the top 10 a.

A month later, Ryan suffered a stroke of fate: her 42 -year-old mother died after a months- long battle with cancer disease.

The end of 2001 took Ryan along with four Flemish singers Esther, Linda Mertens (both Milk Inc. ), Maaike Mons ( The Quest ) and Pascale Feront ( Absolom ) a cover version of originating in the original by the British girl band Eternal Songs Oh baby I on which was published in Belgium as a single.

2002-2003: International breakthrough

In spring 2002, first a cover version of Désenchantée was recorded, one in France and Belgium in the early 1990's very successful title of the French singer Mylène Farmer. The song was released in late March of that year finally in Belgium, debuted at # 10 in Flanders, and was two weeks later at # 1, as well as in the dance charts. All of a sudden Ryan was one of the most sought-after music artists in their home country. Also, the video clip, which was shot in Brussels under the direction of Peter van Eyndt, who had already worked for the Danceact Milk Inc., this year was one of the most performed video clips on the Flemish music channel TMF. Abroad was Kate Ryan likewise with Désenchantée very successful; in the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Norway, the single debuted in the same year in the Top 5 in Switzerland was the single 45 weeks in the chart standings and is still one there to the 100 most successful singles since the start of the determination of the music charts in in 1968.

On 17 June 2002 appeared in Belgium, the first album in collaboration with Phil Wilde and Andy Janssens, Different. In addition to the already released singles Scream For More, UR ( My Love ) and Désenchantée included the CD and the French version of the first single release, Mon Coeur Résiste Encore, which was also released in late August of the same year in Belgium and later in several other countries. Also, a cover version of Libertine, the song with which Myléne Farmer in France managed their breakthrough in 1986, was included on the album and was released in November 2002 in Belgium and in 2003 also in other countries and could be in several countries in the Top 20 or Top 10 place.

As of early 2003, Désenchantée and Libertine, as well as the debut album Different, also published in the German-speaking countries, which Ryan also there 's breakthrough.

2004-2005: Second Album

The end of 2003 was (this time in collaboration with the Swedish production team 2n ) of the song Only If I

The new album Stronger, which was developed in parallel to Only If I, also did not differ significantly from the previous album. However, could not be repeated quite to the previous success with a few exceptions. The second single release was The Promise You Made, a cover of Cock Robin, which also includes a French version, La promesse, was added, which appeared in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The accompanying video clip was recorded in Berlin. The third single was Goodbye, a ballad which was about the end of a previous love affair Ryan.

2006-2007: Third album and Euro Vision Song Contest

After a change of the production team of Wilde and Janssens to 2n ( Niclas Kings and Niklas Berg Wall ) Ryan worked soon on a new single, which finally came in February 2006 with the title The t'adore in Belgium in the record stores. The single reached as early as the second week of sales of gold status and remained at # 1 five weeks. Ryan took part due to the great success at the national preliminary for the Euro Vision Song Contest 2006 and won. In the semifinals on May 18, 2006, she then missed but as Zwölftplatzierte just the finals.

On 15 September 2006 Ryan appeared so far third studio album in Belgium. After a call to the fans to determine the name of the album, the pop / dance album Alive was called (as well as the second single release ). In Poland, appeared somewhat later, a special edition, on the addition to the standard CD, a DVD is included with all music videos. Stylistically was a partially serious departure from the two previous albums to remember. Musically, the songs were much more poppy and lyrically they were increasingly introspective. Ryan also processed their re -emergence after the problems of the previous years in their new songs, so it was also the album title alive. The eponymous title song came shortly before the album as a single on the market.

On 12 January 2007, the single Alive also appeared in Germany and Austria, previously in Spain and the Czech Republic. The Germany - release of the album was postponed several times; it was not published until 20 April 2007 and reached number 73 in the German charts. The fans were able to vote on Ryan's German fan page for the album cover appears there. On November 27, was published in 2006 in Belgium, the third single release called All For You. However, this only reached number 37 of the Belgian singles chart, making it the least successful single to date by Kate Ryan. After a long discussion, the single was finally brought only as a promo in Germany on 28 June 2007 on the market. However, it was not played by the Radio City ions and therefore not published.

In June 2007, Ryan gave up their contract with EMI and signed with ARS Entertainment, a sub-label of Universal. In addition to this change of record company Kate had terminated their management already in January 2007 and is looking for new managers. In Germany it is at Zeitgeist under contract.

2007-2010: Return to success, the fourth album and French Connection

After changing the record company two new songs were recorded: a cover of the song Voyage, Voyage of the French singer Desireless and written by Ryan himself We All Belong, the theme song to the Euro Games 2007 Both songs are available on a single, which in themselves. Belgium in the summer of 2007 already was able to hold at No. 2 and the end of September finally reached gold status. In the Netherlands as the first single could re-enter the Top 20 of the charts since Désenchantée. Kate Ryan was nominated in three categories for the TMF Awards 2007. The Single Voyage, Voyage / We All Belong was released on November 16 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, reached on the second day after the publication number 5 tracks and albums charts and made ​​it to Germany for the first time since the single La Promesse three and a half years previously back into the top 20 of the singles chart. The accompanying video clip was recorded in Spain.

In February 2008, appeared in Belgium and some Eastern European countries, the single LILY ( Like I Love You).

On April 25, the new single Ella elle l'a was published ( a cover of '80s hits by France Gall ) in Sweden. There, she reached # 2, what is there for Kate Ryan a new record ( previously held this Désenchantée ). In Belgium, the new single reached in the very first week number 9, which is a new record too, as it was previously succeeded only Désenchantée to place themselves in the very first week rating in the top 10, but ranked 10th in Germany Ella Elle l'a was also able to place in the first week rating in the top 10, which they now beside Désenchantée and Libertine is one of three Top 10 hits. In Slovenia, the single was even at # 5 on the national single charts.

Voyage, voyage, L.I.L.Y. and Ella elle l'a were the harbingers of the new album Free, which was released after several moving ultimately on 26 May 2008. The album was compared with the previous re- marked significantly more of dance music, as already demonstrated the three preliminary singles. Ryan succeeded with Free again, a larger Europe-wide success. On June 15, the single Ella elle l'a rose in Spain at No. 33 and made ​​it within eight weeks on August 3 to reach number 1 and occupy almost constantly these nine weeks. So far was Désenchantée in Spain as commercially most successful song. On July 15, Ryan also joined the Spanish talent show and former Retiring for the Euro Vision Song Contest Operation Triunfo, where she Ella elle l'a the songs and Tonight We Ride / No digas que no ( zweiteren together with Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas which is also included on Ryan's latest album Free) sang. Named second song was released there as a promo single. On August 5, it was announced as the fourth single from the current album Free the song I Surrender ( a cover of the same song by the British band Clea ) is decoupled. He was introduced at a song festival in the West End on August 9. Release date for Belgium was the 22nd August. The video clip, which was recorded in Berlin, is available on the video sharing website Youtube since 25 August.

The TMF Awards 2008 Kate Ryan was nominated in three categories. Although she won in any of the categories, but the nominations already recorded as a harbinger for the World Music Awards in Monaco from. On November 9, 2008, she appeared there and won in the category Benelux bestselling artists Worldwide. Besides Technotronic Ryan is now currently the only artist from Belgium who's ever such a prize was awarded.

In the fall of 2009 appeared with French Connection a compilation with all the French songs by Ryan. When the Singles France Gall Babacar cover versions and évidemment were published. The success, however, was rather moderate.

Since 2012: New Album

On 14 January 2011 Ryan acted alongside Jeanette Biedermann as a coach in the ORF casting show heroes of tomorrow, where she also sang duets with the cared for by their candidate Sara Nardelli and Luke Plöchl.

Her single Love Life was released in April and reached number 21 of the Belgian charts.

Discography

Studio albums

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