1. Glennis Grace was discovered in 1994, at the age of 15, after she won the Dutch TV talent show called Soundmixshow, where she performed the Whitney Houston song "One Moment in Time".
33 Facts About Glennis Grace
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In 2005, Glennis Grace accepted the offer to participate in the Nationaal Songfestival, the national selection in the Netherlands for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
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Glennis Grace performed the ballad "My Impossible Dream" and won the final with this song.
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Glennis Grace then represented the Netherlands in Kyiv, but ultimately did not qualify for the final.
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In 2012, Glennis Grace founded the Dutch supergroup Ladies of Soul, together with fellow Dutch artists Candy Dulfer, Berget Lewis, Edsilia Rombley and Trijntje Oosterhuis.
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Glennis Grace was set to perform during the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as an interval act alongside DJ and music producer Afrojack.
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The performance eventually took place during the rescheduled Eurovision Song Contest 2021, where Glennis Grace performed "Titanium", which was co-produced by Afrojack.
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Glennis Grace appeared on the 13th season of America's Got Talent in 2018.
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Glennis Grace received 'Yes' votes from all four judges and went on to the next round, where she performed "Nothing Compares 2 U" from Prince.
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Glennis Grace received rave reviews from the judges and earned a place in the quarterfinals.
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Glennis Grace eventually did not make it into the top five finalists.
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In July 2021, it was announced that Glennis Grace would replace Jan Smit as a coach on the twelfth series of The Voice of Holland.
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On February 12,2022, Glennis Grace was arrested along with two other persons on suspicion of a fight with adult supermarket employees in the Jumbo supermarket at the Westerstraat in Amsterdam.
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Glennis Grace's son had misbehaved and he refused to stop vaping inside.
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Glennis Grace came home with his face covered in blood.
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Glennis Grace went to the store with her boyfriend at that time and the two boys.
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Glennis Grace had told her son's friend to call his father, because he claimed he got hit too.
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Glennis Grace's father was at the store with two others.
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Glennis Grace was kept in custody for three days, after which she was released on February 15,2022.
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Glennis Grace was sentenced to 200 hours of community service on November 9,2022, for the group fight, but she was acquitted of assault.
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Glennis Grace was shown on security cameras giving a push or slap with an open hand to the manager who she thought had had hurt her son and had caused him to come home covered in blood.
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Glennis Grace had decided to go to go the supermarket and during her questioning she had mentioned she felt responsible for the incident.
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Glennis Grace gave her side of the story in a talk show.
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Glennis Grace has publicly apologised and offered to talk to the victims after the trial.
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Glennis Grace was one of the founding members of Ladies of Soul in 2014 and was a part of the group until 2024.
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On 29 March 2024, Glennis Grace announced her new single and her Whitney Tribute concert in Amsterdam on 6 October 2024.
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Glennis Grace made the anouncement of her concert as an exclusive item on a radio show.
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On 2 April 2024, they announced their concerts for April 2025 and that Glennis Grace was no longer part of the group.
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Glennis Grace had known for a long time she was no longer part of the group.
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Glennis Grace said that if they were kicking her out, they had to announce that themselves.
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Glennis Grace made a mistake and paid the price for it, but she did not understand why they would not give her a second chance.
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Glennis Grace had mentioned that in several interviews, but she never named who the friends were.
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In September 2024, Glennis Grace said in an interview she was hoping for a comeback someday.