Edsilia Rombley
Dutch singer and television presenter (born 1978)
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- Edsilia Francisca Rombley ( Dutch pronunciation: [ɛtˈsilijaː ˈrɔmbli] ; born 13 February 1978) is a Dutch singer and television presenter.
- Rombley began her solo career in 1996, after winning the Dutch talent show Soundmixshow , later winning the European Soundmix Show as well the following year.
- She later represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "On Top of the World", but did not qualify for the final.
- She was due to host the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and later hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam.
- Biography Rombley was born on 13 February 1978 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Edsilia Francisca Rombley (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛtˈsilijaː ˈrɔmbli]; born 13 February 1978) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. She began her career in 1995, as a member of the Dutch girl group Dignity. Rombley began her solo career in 1996, after winning the Dutch talent show Soundmixshow, later winning the European Soundmix Show as well the following year.
In 1998, Rombley won Nationaal Songfestival 1998 and represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Hemel en aarde", placing fourth. She later represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "On Top of the World", but did not qualify for the final. In 2009, Rombley hosted season one of the Dutch celebrity talent show Beste Zangers. She was due to host the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and later hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam.
Throughout her career, Rombley has released eight studio albums and two top ten singles in the Netherlands.
Biography
Rombley was born on 13 February 1978 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Her parents were from Aruba and Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles).
1995–97: Dignity, talent show success
The career of Rombley started in 1995, with Gracia Gorré, Karima Lemghari and Susan Haps in the group called Dignity. The name Dignity stands for Dignified Individuals Giving New Insight To You. A year later the singles "Talk To Me" and "Hold Me" from the compilation album "No Sweat" entered the charts.
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