Sandra van Nieuwland
Sandra van Nieuwland ( born February 16, 1977 in Delft) is a Dutch pop singer. In 2012 she participated in the third season of The Voice of Holland.
Life
In the summer of 2012, Van Nieuwland applied to the Dutch version of The Voice. In the blind auditions, she was chosen by all four coaches and decided to Trijntje Oosterhuis group. As the only participant brought their contribution, the Usher song More, then also in the Dutch charts. In the Dutch Top 40, it rose to number 13 and climbed until 3rd place in the top 100, they immediately rose to number one. During the first live show she got a platinum award presented, which until then no one had yet been reached at a talent show. On November 23, Van Nieuwland wrote again top 100 chart history, as her single reached # 2 More and their new single Keep Your Head Up debuted at # 1. A week later they surpassed their record again, as well as their song Beggin ' debuted at # 1, Keep Your Head Up at # 2 and More at # 3 was. It is to date the first and only artist who simultaneously the first three places of the top 100 ranked in the Netherlands. In December 2012, Van Nieuwland was represented simultaneously with four titles in the top 10. All five solo show contributions came in the top 100 at No. 1, only the Battle duet Broken Strings was not in the charts. In the Top 40, she was with Keep Your Head Up two weeks at No. 1 and had for a week three titles in the Top 10, which had previously only managed The Beatles and Bruce Springsteen. In January 2013, it was two weeks represented with all five songs in the Top 40.
In the semi-finals of The Voice of Holland on 7 December, they had to play the last remaining competitor from their group Leona Philippo. Sandra van Nieuwland was eliminated by audience vote and Philippo later won the competition. Philippos winning song Could You Be Loved was the only song from the show, which was also placed in the top 40 out of the Nieuwland songs.
Even in 2012 the album And More appeared with the five show hits and six other recordings. The album debuted at No. 1 at the end and stayed there for five weeks.
Private life
Van Nieuwland is divorced and the mother of three sons.
Discography
Album
- And More (2012 )
- Banging on the Doors of Love ( 2013)
Songs
- More (2012, originally by Usher )
- Keep Your Head Up (2012, by Ben Howard)
- Beggin ' (2012, from the Four Seasons / Madcon )
- New Age (2012, Marlon Roudette of )
- Venus (2012, Shocking Blue / Bananarama )
- Hunter (2013 )
- Always Alone (2013 )