User:Jeltsje Hadewych
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| Jeltsje Hadewych | |
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| Image:Jelt.jpg Jeltsje in the Maybe I Did music video in 1996
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Jelt |
| Born | June 13, 1966 Lelystad, Flevoland |
| Genre(s) | Soft rock Alternative Hardcore (earlier) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress, Weatherwoman |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG Nederland |
| Associated acts | Jet, 7 Year Bitch |
Jeltsje Hadewych (born June 13, 1966) is an Dutch television personality and international singer.
[edit] Early career
Jeltsje finished drama school in Lelystad and moved to Amsterdam, there she worked at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. During her service she played in many independent films. Besides working at the airport, she was working as an extra in films.
In 1988, she became the weatherwoman in the NOS News. In 1989 she joined the pilot of "Aan De Volk Keuze" with Philippe Brenninkmeyer and Karen Mulder. In 1991 she left NOS and took some roles in cinema and television and hosted "Bescheidenheid".
[edit] Career
In 1992 she released "Signs". That album contained the hit songs "Baby" and "Refined Austerity". "Baby" came first in the British chart and even in the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. In 1993, she joined the comedy show "Het Paneel". In the duration of her parcipation in the panel, she played Princess Máxima, Daniella van Graas and Lucia Rijker among others. She became a vocalist and songwriter to 7 Year Bitch.
7 Year Bitch wrote the music for her Dutch 1994 hit, "Volle Maan in Asfalten Hemel". She also recorded a German version to that song, called "Vollmond in Asphalthimmel".
In 1995, she was part of the cast of Dutch movie "Zwarte Fluwelen". She even sang the theme of it, "Zoals Balfour Naar Joden". Hadewych became a professional audio engineer and singing teacher. Her main success as an engineer was in parties of trance artist Ian van Dahl. She released an English album in 1997 under the name "Territoriale". The main singles from this album was "The Sixsties Air Innocents" and "Maybe I Did".
