Iris Kroes

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Iris Kroes
Iris Kroes, September 13, 2013
Background information
Born	(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 Drachten, Netherlands
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, harp
Years active	2002-present
Labels	8ball Music
Website	www.iriskroes.com

Iris Kroes (born 11 November 1992 in Drachten) is a Dutch singer and harp player. She was the winner of the second season of the television program The Voice of Holland on January 20, 2012.^[1]

Prior to her participation, she had played harp for more than ten years and sang in a Drachten-based rock duo band, many times singing while playing the harp simultaneously. Meanwhile she continued studying between 2005 and 2010 at the Drachtster Lyceum obtaining her high school diploma and following with a Communications Bachelor. In May 2009 she sang a big band.

In The Voice of Holland (2011-2012)

Kroes was a favourite from the beginning. Many of her renditions during the show became chart entries in the Dutch Single Top 100, like "Foolish Games" (#76), "Listen to Your Heart" (#83), "When Love Takes Over" (#100). Her rendition of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters reached #16 on Single Top 100.

Her winning song and official debut single was Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" that entered the official Dutch Top 40 at #6, in its first week of release, also making it to #3 of the Single Top 100.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	NL ^[2]
2011	First	4

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	NL 40 ^[3]	NL 100 ^[4]
2011	Foolish games	-	76
2012	Listen to your heart	-	83
	When love takes over	-	100
	Nothing else matters	-	16
	I can't make you love me	6	3
	Just more	57	35

References

↑ AD.nl: 'Harpenmeisje' Iris Kroes wint The Voice of Holland nipt (in Dutch)
↑ "Dutch Charts > Rumer". dutchcharts.nl/.
↑ "Dutch Top 40". Radio538.nl. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
↑ Steffen Hung (2014-01-18). "Dutch Mega Single Top 100". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

External links

Official website

v t e The Voice of Holland

Series	1 (2010-2011) 2 (2011-2012) 3 (2012) 4 (2013) 5 (2014)

Presenters	Wendy van Dijk Martijn Krabbé Winston Gerschtanowitz (backstage)

Coaches	Current Marco Borsato Trijntje Oosterhuis Ilse DeLange Ali B Previous Jeroen van der Boom Angela Groothuizen Nick & Simon Roel van Velzen

Winners	Ben Saunders Iris Kroes Leona Philippo Julia van der Toorn

Notable contestants	Raffaëla Paton Joan Franka Sharon Doorson Floortje Smit Sandra van Nieuwland Niña van Dijk

Related programmes	The Voice of Holland - Real Life Ik Ben Saunders The Voice Kids

Related articles	The Voice RTL 4 John de Mol "One Thousand Voices"

Persondata
Name	Kroes, Iris
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch female singer, winner of The Voice of Holland (2011-2012)
Date of birth	11 November 1992
Place of birth	Drachten, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death

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