Iris Kroes

Iris Kroes

Iris Kroes, September 13, 2013
Background information
Born 11 November 1992
Drachten, Netherlands
Occupation(s) 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
NL
[2]
2011 First 4

Singles

Year Title Chart positions
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

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

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