In her youth sings Almelo Ilse de Lange in different local country bands, until she is brought to be presented by Warner Netherlands, and contacts in 1997 with North American headquarters in Nashville. The contract they close it, the first Dutch country artist ever, creates lots of publicity in the Netherlands. The debut album World Of Hurt (1999), which she recorded with American producer Barry
… Beckett, also reached in no time platinum status. After endlessly postpone the plate to the disappointment of Ilse is not released in America. The plates that follow DeLange slowly changes from typical country singer to a mature, mainstream rock singer. The popularity of the cheerful singer remains undiminished.more