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Marlies
12+ albums
poprockdutchfemale vocalistsdutch female vocalists
about
Marlies Schuitemaker (26) is a name not quite unfamiliar in Holland. Although she has basically been singing since she was a baby her mayor breakthrough for the Dutch audience was realised through the Dutch pop Idols series, where she was voted fourth in 2004. Her appearance and her strong vocals gave her the image of a true rock artist, and soon the jury praised her for having the mysterious X-factor. Whatever the reason, through the programme she was offered the opportunity to do what she was born for. To sing, and to perform. Before she became an Idols contestant the performed regularly in her own regions. After the programme she toured all through Holland. Nowadays she still performs regularly. She has a large group fans, who attend every concert she gives and who are following her every move. Could the fact that she values personal contact with her fans highly have anything to do with this? Probably yes. 2005 has been a busy year for the singer. Marlies signed a record deal with White Villa Records, Ede in January. In March 2005 they released her first single 'Everything'. The song reached the 42nd place in the top 100 charts and the accompanying video got broadcasted often on Dutch Music television. In September 2005 Marlies took her art abroad. She toured Bosnia. Three Dutch military camps were visited by the singer and welcomed her enthusiastically . In December she released her second single, 'Not Much of a Man' . Due to the fact it was no common pop song White V
