Featured Artist - 07_May_2021
Liselotte is a Belgian country singer with original songs and a unique voice. Songs about simplicity and purity, nature and beauty, the basics and soul of country music straight from the heart that evokes endearment, sentiment and cosiness so everyone is able to dream away.
Liselotte wants to convey the feeling of real Tennessee country music with her ‘unique sound’. You can expect some heart-warming music that evokes emotions and will take you on a musical journey inspired by the rough natives of locals and the misty forests around the Western Appalachian Mountains.
Born in the suburbs of the city of Antwerp, I grew up as a youngster that was mainly interested by my books and… music.
From the age of seven I was a student at the Music Academy of the city of Lokeren. There I set my first steps in learning music theory and playing the piano and violin.
At the age of fifteen I moved on to the School of Arts in Antwerp. A couple of years later I mastered in Music Theory at the Royal Conservatory.
As a seventeen year old I joined up with the classical choir ‘de Kempische Oratorium Vereniging’, led by Werner Van Mechelen. This was a very interesting experience. Seven years later I made the switch from classical music to the ‘light genre’. Singing at marriage ceremonies, parties, receptions
and so on… became my new passion. It was a small step to become a lead singer in multiple
coverbands. Rock, pop and country-music were my daily life for 25 years, concerting in Belgium and the Netherlands.
With this experience I got closer and closer to finding out what my own voice would have to sound like, and what kind of music was ‘my’ music.
Several singers and bands inspired me and helped me find my way. The Corrs, Linda Ronstadt, Sheryl Crow, The Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss and the Dutch country-singer Ilse Delange were
my main influencers.
For many people the year 2020 will be memorable in more than one way. For me 2020 is the year in which I can finally show the world the music that is in my heart.
‘Country Soul’.