Dana Winner (born Chantal Ernestine Vanlee on 10 February 1965) is a Belgian singer. She mainly sings in Dutch, but has also released singles in English, French, German and

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Biography

Vanlee was born in 1965 in

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. In 1990, she released her first single ''Op het dak van de wereld'', (Dutch: "On the

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of the world"), a

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' '' Top of the World'' from 1973. In

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she became popular with ''Woordenloos'' (Dutch: "Without words"). However, it was only in 1995 that she released her only

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so far to reach the

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, ''Westenwind''. This was a cover of the hit ''One Way Wind'' by the

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, and featured

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on bass,

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on drums, and

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on guitar. After her first success, Dana Winner also became well known in

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and

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. At the end of the 1990s, she began singing in other languages and did not release an album in Dutch between 2000 and 2006.

Discography

*''Op Het Dak Van De Wereld...'' (1989) *''Adios'' (1991) *''Regenbogen'' (1993) *''Mijn Paradijs'' (1994) *''Regen Van Geluk'' (1995) *''Waar Is Het Gevoel?'' (1996) *''Wo Ist Das Gefühl?'' (1997) *''Geef Me ze Doom'' (1997) *''In Love with You'' (1998) *''Yours Forever'' (1999) *''Ergens In Mijn Hart'' (1999) *''Mein Wein...'' (1999) *''Licht En Liefde'' (2000) *''Rainbows of Love'' (2001) *''Unforgettable'' (2001) *''Unforgettable Too'' (2002) *''One Way Wind'' (2003) *''Märchenland Der Gefühle'' (2003) *''Beautiful Lie'' (2005) *''Het Laatste Nieuws'' (2005) *''Als Je Lacht'' (2006) *''Tussen Nu En Morgen'' (2008) *''Parels Uit De Noordzee'' (2010) *''Kerst Met Dana Winner'' (2011) *''One Moment in Time'' (2016) *''Puur'' (2016)

References

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