1. Kate Ryan began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits.
19 Facts About Kate Ryan
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Kate Ryan was born in the small village of Tessenderlo, Belgium, and grew up in a musical family.
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Kate Ryan received singing and piano lessons from her aunt who teaches at a conservatory.
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Kate Ryan studied at an art school, specialising in jewellery design.
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Kate Ryan played frequently in bars and cafes as a teenager, and one night she was offered a recording deal.
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Kate Ryan became a member of a pop group called Melt at the age of 16.
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Kate Ryan gained international prominence with a cover of Mylene Farmer's "Desenchantee", which was a hit in various European pop music charts.
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Kate Ryan signed in with Belgian department of EMI and released her first album Different in 2002 exclusively in Europe.
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Kate Ryan's records were released in the United States under Robbins Entertainment label.
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In 2004, Kate Ryan released a second album in Europe, titled Stronger, that contained her remarkable dance-pop style.
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In 2005 Kate Ryan's music appeared in North America on Water Music Records.
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Kate Ryan was selected as the entrant after placing first in the Eurosong final on 9 March 2006.
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Kate Ryan represented Belgium at the Eurovision semi-final held on 18 May 2006 in Athens singing "Je t'adore".
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Kate Ryan was later voted best dressed performer by Eurovision's independent website esctoday.
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Kate Ryan received a Multi-Platinum award from Spain for selling more than 300.000 digital songs.
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Kate Ryan announced via Facebook that her next album, Electroshock, would be released in 2011, preceded by a single "LoveLife".
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Kate Ryan started this purpose releasing the non-album singles "Light in the Dark", released via iTunes on 24 May 2013, and "Heart Flow", released on 13 August 2013.
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On 1 September 2014, Kate Ryan released a new song via iTunes, "Not Alone", which is a Franco-English song.
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In January 2016, Kate Ryan released another single via iTunes, this time a cover of British singer Black's song "Wonderful Life".