
Ilse Annoeska de Lange, better known as Ilse DeLange, is a Dutch country and pop-rock singer and songwriter. She was born on 13 May 1977 in Almelo, the Netherlands. She began her career at the age of 8 as a lip-sync artist.
In 1998, she rose to fame with her single "I'm Not So Tough", which later went platinum several times in the Netherlands. Other hits included "Miracle", "So Incredible" and "The Great Escape".
As the lead singer of The Common Linnets, she came second in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2019, DeLange Duncan introduced Laurence as the Dutch entry for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. She also managed and supervised Laurence's performance, which resulted in Laurence winning the contest with his song "Arcade".
During her career, DeLange has won many awards, including the Jeff Walker Global Country Music Award from the Country Music Association Awards. She has also won several Edison Awards in 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2020.
