Alice Deejay Explained

Alice Deejay
Alias:	Alice DJ
Origin:	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Label:	Violent
Current Members:	Judith Anna Pronk (pl) Wessel van Diepen Dennis van den Driesschen Sebastiaan Molijn Eelke Kalberg Jürgen Rijkers
Past Members:	Angelique Versnel Mila Levesque

Alice Deejay are a Dutch Eurodance-Vocal trance project founded and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg (Pronti & Kalmani), fronted by singer Judith Anna Pronk. They are best known for their 1998 single "Better Off Alone", which was a worldwide success, selling over one million albums and 5 million singles worldwide.

History

Formed in 1998, Alice Deejay launched their career with their debut single, "Better Off Alone", credited as DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay.^[1] The song reached the top 10 in many European countries and also charted in North America. In the UK, the song went platinum and reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart,^[2] and number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, also reaching number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their second single, "Back in My Life", was released in November 1999 and reached number-one in Norway, and the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

The project's only album was Who Needs Guitars Anyway?, and was released in March 2000. It entered the top ten of the UK Albums Chart.^[2] They released three more singles from the album, "Will I Ever", "The Lonely One" and "Celebrate Our Love", and all reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom.^[2] Pronk, together with backing-singers, toured dance-themed venues to perform live. In 2002, this line-up made their final appearance together.

First revival

After more than a decade of inactivity, in 2014 the producers who originally launched Alice Deejay revived the group, with new vocalist Ilona, a Dutch singer and DJ. The new lineup changed its name slightly to "Alice DJ" and began touring.^[3]

Reunion tour

20 years after her last performance as Alice Deejay, in October 2021 the group announced that Pronk would be returning to the group, with several tour dates announced across Europe for the remainder of the year.^[4]

On 16 October 2021, Pronk returned as Alice Deejay again live on stage after 20 years at the Ethias Arena in Belgium. She also appeared in the 3 arena in Dublin on 23 October 2021.

Production

The project was founded and produced by Danski (Dennis van den Driesschen) and Delmundo (Wessel van Diepen), along with their protégés Pronti (Sebastiaan Molijn) and Kalmani (Eelke Kalberg).^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
NLD ^[6]	FIN ^[7]	FRA ^[8]	GER ^[9]	IRL ^[10]	NOR ^[11]	SWE ^[12]	SWI ^[13]	UK ^[14]	US ^[15]
Who Needs Guitars Anyway?	Released: 28 March 2000 Label: Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	27	7	45	28	8	14	24	12	8	76	BPI: Gold^[16]

Singles

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Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
NLD ^[17]	AUS ^[18]	FRA	GER ^[19]	IRL	NOR	SWE	SWI	UK	US ^[20]
"Better Off Alone"	1998	9	4	6	32	3	3	5	28	2	27	ARIA: Gold^[21] BPI: 2× Platinum IFPI SWE: Gold^[22] SNEP: Gold^[23]	Who Needs Guitars Anyway?
"Back in My Life"	1999	4	19	11	17	5	1	4	19	4	—	BPI: Gold IFPI NOR: Gold^[24] IFPI SWE: Gold SNEP: Silver^[25]
"Will I Ever"	2000	8	65	37	33	8	16	10	25	7	—
"The Lonely One"		19	82	60	59	32	—	24	72	16	—
"Celebrate Our Love"	2001	25	—	71	71	44	—	33	85	17	—
"Who Needs Guitars Anyway?"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hitmix" (EP)	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

External links

• [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p398650/biography|pure_url=yes}} Alice Deejay AllMusic page]
• About Dance Music interview with Pronti and Kalmani
• Alice Deejay Discogs page
• Judith Pronk website
• Alice DJ website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Whatever happened to ...Alice Deejay . May 12, 2011 . Altsounds.com . Edden . John . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150222163550/http://hangout.altsounds.com/features/129430-happened-alice-deejay.html . February 22, 2015 .
2. Book: Roberts, David . 2006 . British Hit Singles & Albums . 19th . Guinness World Records Limited . London . 1-904994-10-5 . 18.
3. Web site: Heidinga. Filip. 2019-02-25. For a moment back to the 90s in Ahoy Rotterdam. live. 2021-11-28. Maxazine. nl. https://web.archive.org/web/20190904183307/https://www.maxazine.nl/2019/02/25/voor-even-weer-terug-naar-de-jaren-90-in-ahoy-rotterdam/ . 2019-09-04 .
4. Web site: DJ Mag Staff. 2021-10-15. Alice Deejay announce reunion tour. live. 2021-11-28. DJMag.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211015122553/https://djmag.com/news/alice-deejay-announce-reunion-tour . 2021-10-15 .
5. http://www.discogs.com/artist/7911-Alice-Deejay Alice Deejay Discography at Discogs
6. Web site: Discografie Alice Deejay . Hung Medien . dutchcharts.nl . 20 May 2013 . nl.
7. Web site: Discography Alice Deejay . Hung Medien . finnishcharts.com . 20 May 2013.
8. Web site: Discographie Alice Deejay . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . 20 May 2013 . fr.
9. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Alice Deejay / Longplay . . musicline.de . 20 May 2013 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529154302/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Alice+Deejay/5920/?type=longplay . 2014-05-29 . dead .
10. Web site: Discography Alice Deejay . Hung Medien . irish-charts.com . 20 May 2013.
11. Web site: Discography Alice Deejay . Hung Medien . norwegiancharts.com . 20 May 2013.
12. Web site: Discography Alice Deejay . Hung Medien . swedishcharts.com . 20 May 2013.
13. Web site: Discography Alice Deejay . Hung Medien . swisscharts.com . 20 May 2013.
14. Web site: Alice Deejay . . 20 May 2013.
15. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alice deejay|chart=Billboard 200}} Alice Deejay – Chart History: Billboard 200 ]. . . 20 May 2013.
16. Web site: Certified Awards . . 20 May 2013 . enter "Alice DeeJay" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search" . 1 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801142929/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/Search.aspx . dead .
17. Peak chart positions for singles in the Netherlands:
    • All except "Better Off Alone": Web site: Top 40-artiest: Alice Deejay . Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 . 20 May 2013 . nl . select individual songs for chart information.
    • "Better Off Alone": Web site: Top 40-artiest: DJ Jurgen . Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 . 20 May 2013 . nl . select individual songs for chart information.
18. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks: Web site: Discography Alice Deejay . Hung Medien . australian-charts.com . 20 May 2013.
    • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
19. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Alice Deejay / Single . . musicline.de . 20 May 2013 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529154246/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Alice+Deejay/5920/?type=single . 2014-05-29 . dead .
20. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alice deejay|chart=Hot 100}} Alice Deejay – Chart History: Hot 100 ]. . . 20 May 2013.
21. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles . . 20 May 2013.
22. Web site: (Guld & Platina) ÅR 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033228/http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/ar-2000.pdf . dead . 24 September 2015 . . (Gold & Platinum) Year 2000 . 20 May 2013 . sv .
23. Web site: Certifications Singles Or – année 2000 . . May 20, 2013 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231100227/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259165-DISQUES-D-OR.html?year=2000&type=7 . December 31, 2013 .
24. Web site: Trofeer . IFPI Norway . 20 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105012246/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist . 5 November 2012.
25. Web site: Certifications Singles Argent – année 2000 . . May 20, 2013 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102201334/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259165-DISQUES-D-OR.html?year=2000 . January 2, 2014 .