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Nancy Anna Francina Coolen, known as Nance (born 10 September 1973 in Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer and television presenter, and the former lead vocalist of Eurodance act Twenty 4 Seven.

At the age of 15, Nance was discovered in a club by dance producer Ruud van Rijen, who created the dance-act Twenty 4 Seven around her and rapper Captain Hollywood, who was later replaced by Stay C. The act scored several hits, most notably Slave to the Music.

In 1996, Nance left Twenty 4 Seven to embark on a solo career. Around the same time she began working as a presenter for Dutch television by occasionally hosting the Dutch Top 40 for TMF Nederland. Nance moved on to various game shows, such as Liefde is... for RTL 5 and Rappatongo for TROS, before taking over as the host of Lingo, which she presented until 2005.

Singles with Twenty 4 Seven

Year

Single

Peak chart positions

Certifications(sales thresholds)

Album

AUS

AUT

FRA

BEL(Vl)

ITA

GER

NED

NOR

FIN

NZ

SUI

SWE

UK

EUR

1989

"I Can't Stand It"

—

2

39

38

2

3

17

—

—

22

2

5

7

1

Street Moves

1990

"Are You Dreaming?"

—

22

—

—

8

16

18

—

6

—

4

—

17

8

1992

"It Could Have Been You"

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1993

"Slave to the Music"

2

—

—

23

—

8

6

5

7

—

14

4

—

20

Slave to the Music

"Is It Love"

20

9

—

11

—

5

6

—

—

—

24

7

—

11

1994

"Take Me Away"

52

28

—

24

—

14

11

—

20

—

41

23

—

25

"Leave Them Alone"

89

23

—

41

—

36

9

—

17

—

—

34

—

39

"Oh Baby"

—

—

—

27

—

33

26

—

—

—

37

—

—

—

I Wanna Show You

1995

"Keep on Tryin'"

—

—

—

32

—

—

29

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Solo

Title

Year

Peak chart positions

Album

NEDTop 100

NEDTop 40

"Love Is..."

1995

11

13

Singles only

"Big Brother is Watching You"

1996

14

10

"Kiss It"

19

36

"He's My Favourite DJ"

1997

38

36

"Miss You!"

1998

—

—

"De Laatste En De Eerste"

1999

53

—

"If U Wanna Dance"

2003

43

—

"Higher"

2013

—

—

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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