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

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! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="14"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales thresholds)</small>

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| AUS<br>

! width="35"| AUT<br>

! width="35"| FRA<br>

! width="35"|ITA<br>

! width="35"| GER<br>

! width="35"| NED<br>

! width="35"| NZ<br>

! width="33"| EUR<br>

|-

| 1989

| align="left"| "I Can't Stand It"

| —

| 2

| 39

| 38

| 2

| 3

| 17

| —

| —

| 22

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 1

|

  • GER: Gold
  • ITA: Gold
  • SPA: Gold

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Street Moves

|-

| 1990

| align="left"| "Are You Dreaming?"

| —

| 22

| —

| —

| 8

| 16

| 18

| —

| 6

| —

| 4

| —

| 17

| 8

|

|-

| align="left" rowspan="1"| 1992

| align="left"| "It Could Have Been You"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

|

|-

| rowspan=2| 1993

| align="left"| "Slave to the Music"

| 2

| —

| —

| 23

| —

| 8

| 6

| 5

| 7

| —

| 14

| 4

| —

| 20

|

  • AUS: Platinum
  • GER: Gold

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|NED<br>Top 40<br>

|-

! scope="row" | "Love Is..."

| 1995

| 11

| 13

| rowspan=8| <small>Singles only</small>

|-

! scope="row" | "Big Brother is Watching You"

| rowspan=2| 1996

| 14

| 10

|-

! scope="row" | "Kiss It"

| 19

| 36

|-

! scope="row" | "He's My Favourite DJ"

| rowspan=1| 1997

| 38

| 36

|-

! scope="row" | "Miss You!"

| 1998

| —

| —

|-

! scope="row" | "De Laatste En De Eerste"

| 1999

| 53

| —

|-

! scope="row" | "If U Wanna Dance"

| 2003

| 43

| —

|-

! scope="row" | "Higher"

| 2013

| —

| —

|-

|colspan="18" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

|}

References

  • Official website