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Artist
Charlie Dée
12+ albums
singer-songwriterdutchfemale vocalistsdutch female vocalistsfolk
about
Charlie Dée (real name: Renée van Dongen, born Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 22 August 1977) is a Dutch singer/songwriter. She started writing songs and music at a young. A former student of the Rotterdam Conservatory, she first gained prominence in 2004, as she triumphed in the Singer/Songwriter category of Holland's number one competition for musical talent, the Grote Prijs van Nederland ('Grand Prize of The Netherlands') with the song If I Ever Knew. In 2006 she also won an Essent Award (a talent award in The Netherlands). 2006 saw the release of her début album Where Do Girls Come From, to good reviews and numerous comparisons to singer/songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones and Carole King. Charlie Dée toured The Netherlands extensively in support of the album, with a four-piece band consisting of Martijn van Agt (guitars), Chris Grem (bass), Johan Hendrikse (keys) and Joeri Rook (drums). Love Your Life (2007), Charlie Dée's second album, had more of a live feel. Another tour of The Netherlands followed, included a support-act slot for Joe Cocker. Ten Thousand Times, a track from the Love Your Life album, was released as a single in 2008, but (unlike the album version) the single version is a duet with Huub van der Lubbe, frontman of legendary Dutch (and Dutch-language) rockers De Dijk. Charlie Dée embarked on a special project in 2008: a very well-received live tribute to the songbook of Joni Mitchell. Charlie and her band toured theatres throughout The
