"Out of your smiles will bloom a flower"...
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Ilse Annoeska de Lange was born on May 13, 1977 in Almelo, Netherlands. She started her career at the age of 8 as a lip-synching artist, which won her several contests. DeLange drew greater attention after switching to a live repertoire in both regional and national talent shows in Hilversum (the Dutch city where most TV-programs are shot). This helped her book some live-performances on national television. She formed a duo with guitarist Joop Liefland, who introduced her to country music.
In 1994 Ilse performed at the Dutch Country Music Awards. Despite positive reviews, nothing happened with her career. She did get in touch with representatives of Warner Music but it took several years of negotiation before Warner Music decided to offer Ilse a contract. In 1996 DeLange joined the popgroup Wij where the group released the single "De Oorlog Meegemaakt" ("Experienced The War"). However the single didn't chart the Dutch Top 40.
The Great Escape
Main article: The Great Escape (Ilse DeLange album)
Ilse DeLange at Parkpop in 2006In the beginning of 2004 Warner Music dropped all Dutch artists from their label, similar to what happened with the band Krezip. Shortly after this she received another Edison Award, this time for "Clean Up".
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In April 2004 she collaborated on a single with Italian singer Zucchero. The song was called "Blue" and was a small hit in the Netherlands. There was no information about a new record deal, but Ilse stated that she was working on her future.
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In the end of 2005, DeLange went on tour (without a new album) and every concert was sold out. Meanwhile in America she began working with top producer Patrick Leonard (known for his work with Madonna) on a new album called "The Great Escape". This album was released on June 16, 2006. The first single was the title track The Great Escape, and was released in May, peaking at #11 in the Dutch Top 40. A week after its release (debuting at #1) the album went Gold, and in August 2006 it went Platinum. In September her second single was released "The Lonely One" which peaked at #18. In October she received her second TMF Award.
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Ilse was a special guest of the concerts Marco Borsato which took place in Arnhem. In December she performed a mini-tour, which sold out.
Her third single, "I Love You", was released in February 2007'. It peaked at #23. The song was included on the soundtrack for the Dutch movie adaptation of "Steel Magnolias".
1998: "I'm not so tough", #35 NL
1998: "World of hurt"
1998: "I'd be yours"
1999: "When we don't talk"
2000: "Livin' on love", #37 NL
2002: "Shine" (with Rosemary's Sons), #34 NL
2003: "No reason to be shy"
2003: "Before you let me go" (with Kane), #4 NL
2005: "Blue" (with Zucchero), #23 NL
2006: "The Great Escape", #11 NL
2006: "The Lonely One", #18 NL
2007: "I Love You", #
"Thang Tu Den" (the Black April)
Operation Babylift was the name given to the mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other countries (including, for example, Australia, France, and Canada) at the end of the Vietnam War, during April 1975. By the final American flight out of South Vietnam, over 2,000 infants and children had been evacuated. Along with Operation New Life, over 110,000 refugees were evacuated from South Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam War.
The first military evacuation flight, a C-5A Galaxy cargo plane loaded with over 300 crew, children and adult escorts, experienced an "explosive rapid decompression" about 40 miles (64 km) outside Saigon when the rear ramp and pressure door blew out through the rear of the aircraft (due to a lock failure) and was forced to return to Tan Son Nhut with no flight controls to the tail, and only limited roll control. The plane could not reach the airport; but instead crash-landed, at about 270 knots (500 km/h), two miles (3 km) away into a field of flooded rice paddies, killing 138 people, including 127 of the orphans. However, over half of the passengers survived the crash. Most of the infants and adults in the upper deck areas survived. Those in the lower decks, including most of the adult "chaperones", "non-essential" members of the Defence Attache's Office (mainly administrative staff), did not. News of the plane crash brought widespread attention and sympathy toward the operation and the evacuees in the U.S. and other nations. This video was made in the memory of those children who lost there lives in this crash and was posted on the anniversary of that crash. "Out of your smiles will bloom a flower"...
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