Origins

The Ladies of Soul have shared childhoods; Oosterhuis and Lewis were neighbours, Rombley, and Lewis became best friends and Oosterhuis and Dulfer were connected through relatives. They ended up pursuing careers in music and making guest appearances at each other's performances.

They got together in 2012 for a successful series of Whitney Houston memorial concerts, which was organized by Oosterhuis' brother Tjeerd (Rombley's husband). Other singers to appear in "In remembrance of Whitney Houston" were Do, Leona Philippo and Tania Kross.

By popular demand, the Ladies continued their collaboration with Tjeerd Oosterhuis for a bigger event. This resulted in 2014, in a Valentine Day's concert at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome, dubbed Ladies of Soul.

Do was to join as a sixth member but it never happened; on January 21, 2017, she revealed on the RTL Boulevard-show that she was recovering from her first pregnancy while the others endured tight rehearsing schedules. It has never been explained why Kross didn't join. Only Philippo, winning contester of The Voice of Holland, was invited as a special guest at the first edition.

In November 2013, the Ladies issued a single, I'll Carry You, as a teaser for their two sold-out concerts on February 13 and 14, 2014. These concerts were successfully recorded for cd- and DVD release.

In 2015 and 2016, the Ladies played four shows each year; three in Amsterdam and one in Belgium at Antwerp's Lotto Arena, featuring Natalia Druyts as a special guest. The 2015 shows were promoted by the single Up Till Now. Oosterhuis was unavailable for the 2016 show in Antwerp because of her pregnancy.

In 2017, the Ladies finally sold out all three nights at the Ziggo Dome. Four months later in June, Oosterhuis announced her departure; she wanted to focus on her solo-career and explore new grounds that didn't fit the Ladies' image. Oosterhuis made a guest appearance at the 5th anniversary shows on March 23 and 24, 2018.^[1]

The remaining Ladies appeared in an NPO 2 documentary following their preparations for the 2019 leg, as well as their solo careers.

In 2020, the Ladies announced a show for November 20, but due to the corona-pandemic, it was rescheduled to July 2, 2021.

On February 12, 2021, the Ladies released a cover-version of Leo Sayer's When I Need You.

Former member

• Trijntje Oosterhuis (aka Lady T; 2012–17)