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BIOGRAPHY

Born in the suburbs of the city of Antwerp, Liselotte Van Dooren grew up as a youngster that was mainly interested by her books and… music.

From the age of seven she was a student at the Music Academy of the city of Lokeren. There she set her first steps in learning music theory and playing the piano and violin.

At the age of fifteen she moved on to the School of Arts in Antwerp. A couple of years later she mastered in Music Theory at the Royal Conservatory.

As a seventeen year old she joined up with the classical choir ‘de Kempische Oratorium Vereniging’, led by Werner Van Mechelen. This was a very interesting experience.

Seven years later Liselotte made the switch from classical music to the ‘light genre’. Singing at marriage ceremonies, parties, receptions and so on… became her new passion.

It was a small step to become a lead singer in multiple coverbands. Rock, pop and country-music were her daily life for 25 years, concerting in Belgium and the Netherlands.

With this experience she got closer and closer to finding out what her own voice would have to sound like, and what kind of music was ‘her’ music.

Parallel to this evolution in her life she discovered what the Dutch call ‘stembevrijding’. This could be translated to English as ‘Liberation of the voice’. After three years of training she graduated at the ‘Voice Liberation Academy’ in Amsterdam.

More recently she perfected her singing technique at the Copenhagen Complete Vocal Institute, under the direction of Cathrine Sadolin.

Several singers and bands inspired her and helped her find her way. The Corrs, Linda Ronstadt, Sheryl Crow, The Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss and the Dutch country-singer Ilse Delange were her main influencers.

For many people the year 2020 will be memorable in more than one way. For Liselotte 2020 is the year in which she can finally show the world the music that is in her heart.

‘Country Soul’.