Nancy Coolen

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 Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) Album AUS AUT FRA ITA GER NED NZ EUR 1989 "I Can't Stand It" — 2 39 38 2 3 17 — — 22 2 5 7 1GER: Gold ITA: Gold SPA: 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 — 20AUS: Platinum GER: Gold NEDTop 40 "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.