| Nance | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Nancy Anna Francina Coolen |
| Birth Date: | mf=yes 1973, df=y |
| Origin: | Asten, Netherlands |
| Occupation: | Singer, television presenter |
| Years Active: | 1989–present |
| Website: | www.nance.nl |
Nancy Anna Francina Coolen, known as Nance (born 10 September 1973 in Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands) is a Dutch television presenter and singer, 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.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] | AUT [2] | FRA | BEL (Vl) [3] | ITA [4] | GER [5] | NED | NOR | FIN [6] | NZ | SUI | SWE | UK [7] | EUR [8] | ||||
| 1989 | "I Can't Stand It" | — | 2 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Gold[9] Gold Gold | Street Moves |
| 1990 | "Are You Dreaming?" | — | 22 | — | — | 8 | 16 | 18 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | 17 | 8 | ||
| 1992 | "It Could Have Been You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Slave to the Music" | 2 | — | — | 23 | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | 14 | 4 | — | 20 |
Platinum[10] Gold Gold | Slave to the Music |
| "Is It Love" | 20 | 9 | — | 11 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | — | 11 |
Gold | ||
| 1994 | "Take Me Away" | 52 | 28 | — | 24 | — | 14 | 11 | — | 20 | — | 41 | 23 | — | 25 | ||
| "Leave Them Alone" | 89 | 23 | — | 41 | — | 36 | 9 | — | 17 | — | — | 34 | — | 39 | |||
| "Oh Baby" | — | — | — | 27 | — | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | I Wanna Show You | ||
| 1995 | "Keep on Tryin'" | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Top 100 [11] | NED Top 40 [12] | |||||||||||||||||
| "Love Is..." | 1995 | 11 | 13 | Singles only | ||||||||||||||
| "Big Brother is Watching You" | 1996 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| "Kiss It" | 19 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
| "He's My Favourite DJ" | 1997 | 38 | 36 | |||||||||||||||
| "Miss You | " | 1998 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "De Laatste En De Eerste" | 1999 | 53 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "If U Wanna Dance" | 2003 | 43 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Higher" | 2013 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||
