Sanne Boomhouwer (born 8 April 1984 in

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), who performs as Susana, is a Dutch

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vocalist, songwriter and radio host.

Early years

Boomhouwer grew up in the

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suburb of

and took classical singing lessons in her youth. She attended the De Brug primary school. Boomhouwer was inspired to become a songwriter after hearing Alanis Morissette's ''

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''; other inspirations include Mariah Carey and

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. As a teenager she sang in the rock band '010?, named after the classroom the band rehearsed in.

Career

At age 19, a neighbor of Boomhouwer's introduced her to producers Raz Nitzan and Adrian Broekhuyse after seeing her perform live. The meeting led to her singing on "Dark Side of the Moon", a collaboration with Dutch producers Ernesto van der Meij and Edwin Koelewijn (credited as Ernesto vs. Bastian). Under the name "Susana", Boomhouwer provided guest vocals on the song "Shivers" by Armin van Buuren; the album of the same title reached the charts in the Netherlands. Susana then signed with

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. She released her solo debut, ''Closer'', on Armada in 2010, followed by ''Brave'' in 2012. She contributed vocals to "Without You" by Egyptian trance duo

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, and performed the song live at the

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in 2015. She has also provided guest vocals for

Metropole Orchestra The Metropole Orkest (Metropole Orchestra) is a jazz and pop orchestra based in the Netherlands, and is the largest full-time ensemble of its kind in the world. A hybrid orchestra, it is a combination of jazz, big band and symphony orchestra. Com ...

at the

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and for Rex Mundi. Susana hosts two radio shows in which she showcases trance music, V2V and Press Play. She won the Trance Podium Award for Best Vocalist five years in a row from 2014 to 2018. She has ten songs listed in the top 1000 trance songs of all time, published by

A State of Trance ''A State of Trance'' (often abbreviated as ASOT) is a Dutch trance radio show hosted by Armin van Buuren and co-producer Ruben de Ronde that first aired in June 2001. It is aired weekly every Thursday at 20:00 (CET) and 14:00 (EST). As of Janu ...

in 2021 and provided vocals for the #1 song "Shivers" and the #10 song "RAMelia". She appeared in-studio with Armin van Buuren during the ASOT 1000 broadcast, accepted an award from Armin, and performed "Shivers" live. On September 2, 2021, she appeared in-studio with Armin Van Buuren during the ASOT 1032 broadcast in celebration of the release of his album "A State of Trance Forever". She performed their song "Home with You" live, which he included in the album as an homage to "Shivers". In late 2021 she debuted her own record label, Susa Records.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles and Collaborations

Songwriter credits per the BMI Songview database.

References

External links

Official Website
{{Authority control 1984 births Living people Armada Music artists Dance-pop musicians Dutch house musicians Dutch trance musicians Electro house musicians Eurodance musicians Musicians from North Holland Progressive house musicians Musicians from South Holland People from Aalsmeer People from Leiden Leiden University alumni