Jennie Lena
Dutch singer (born 1977)
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Key Takeaways
- Jennie Willemstijn (born 1 December 1977), known by her stage name of Jennie Lena , is a Dutch singer and songwriter.
- She was a part of the Dutch Children's Theatre and won talent shows and competitions in her youth.
- Often at the end of her mother's shows, Jennie would come out and sing 'Ben', accompanied by her mother on guitar.
- Also around this time, she performed in the United States at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, and performed several times in Asia.
- At the age of 25, Jennie studied Theatre Arts and afterwards decided to focus only on music.
Jennie Willemstijn (born 1 December 1977), known by her stage name of Jennie Lena, is a Dutch singer and songwriter.
Early life
Lena was born in Purmerend, North Holland. She was a part of the Dutch Children's Theatre and won talent shows and competitions in her youth.
Career
From the age of 5 until 15, Lena participated in various children's theatre productions, and as a child, she would often perform with her mother, who was also a singer and toured around the world. Often at the end of her mother's shows, Jennie would come out and sing 'Ben', accompanied by her mother on guitar.
In 2007, she won Talent Night, in Rotterdam. Also around this time, she performed in the United States at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, and performed several times in Asia. She was a singer for an Amsterdam-based band called Food for Funk between 2003 and 2007.
At the age of 25, Jennie studied Theatre Arts and afterwards decided to focus only on music. In 2009, she started performing backing vocals for Anouk, and it wasn't long before she began to write and record her own songs, making her way as an independent artist. In 2010, she released her self-written album 'Monsters', and in 2012, she released another album called: 'Life's Like a Chox of Bogglets'.
She was noticed quickly, and things started to move at a whirlwind speed. Besides regular appearances on popular national TV & radio shows in the Netherlands, Jennie also opened for Joss Stone, who invited her on her international tour after watching her videos on the internet. After that tour, Jennie's own tour started, and she performed in many capitals in Europe, Asia and the US, amongst others at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City.
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