Loïs Lane | |
|---|---|
 Loïs Lane performing in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Lana Lane (Polydor Records) |
| Members | Monique Klemann Suzanne Klemann |
| Website | www.loislane.nl |
Loïs Lane is a Dutch girl group consisting of the sisters Suzanne and Monique Klemann.[1] The band was named after Superman's girlfriend, Lois Lane, from DC Comics.[1] In the U.S. they are known as Lois L.
Biography
The group was founded in 1984 by Monique Klemann; however, her background singer Angela left the group in 1985 and was replaced by her sister Suzanne Klemann. The sisters are of Indo (Eurasian) descent.
In 1987, they participated in the Grote Prijs van Nederland, the most important amateur musician contest, and were offered a record deal by Warner Music Group.[1] In 1988, they recorded the title song "Amsterdamned" for the movie of the same name, which resulted in their first moderate success; however, the record label dropped them, and they started their own imprint, Lana Lane.
After this first exposure, they recorded their debut album Loïs Lane which peaked at No. 1,[2] after their second single "It's The First Time" became a summer hit. This song came to the attention of Prince who became interested in the sisters.[1]
In 1990, they joined Prince as the support act for some of the shows of his Nude Tour. In 1992, they recorded a new album Precious together with Prince, and recorded the two singles "Sex" and "Qualified".[3] In 1997, they wrote the title song for the television program Combat, and also wrote the title song for an Emmy Awarded television program, Dunya and Desi, in 2003. They had some moderate success with their album, Covers, which featured cover versions.
In 2004, the sisters decided to pose for Playboy, partially as a joke.
In October 2013, they released their new album, As One, which spawned the singles "The Morning Patrol" and "You and You and Me".
Solo career of Monique Klemann
Monique started to embark on her solo career first as "Strapless In Soho", however she has released her debut solo album, On Patrol, in September 2006 under her own name. On Patrol was recorded because Monique played the leading role in the television series, Parels & Zwijnen, in which she sang jazz covers and thought that the songs deserved to be released as well. The album peaked at No. 35 in the Dutch Albums Chart.[4]
Discography
Albums
| Date | Title | Chart (NL) | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Loïs Lane | 1 | Platinum [5] |
| 1990 | Fortune Fairytales | 4 | Gold [5] |
| 1992 | Precious | 14 | |
| 1993 | Live at The Arena | 59 | |
| 1995 | Fireflight | 14 | |
| 1996 | Covers | 52 | |
| Hit Singles 86/96 | 31 | ||
| 2000 | Hear Me Out | - | |
| 2009 | Motown! | - | |
| 2013 | As One | - |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED [6] |
BEL (FLA) [7] | |||
| 1987 | "Break It Up!" | 63 | - | Loïs Lane |
| "One Night Stand" | - | - | single only | |
| 1988 | "Amsterdamned" | 31 | - | Loïs Lane |
| 1989 | "My Best Friend" | 37 | - | |
| "It's the First Time" | 9 | 30 | ||
| 1990 | "Fortune Fairytales" | 7 | 35 | Fortune Fairytales |
| "I Wanna Be" | 20 | - | ||
| "This Must Be Love" | 45 | - | ||
| 1992 | "Qualified" | 14 | - | Precious |
| "Crying" | 45 | - | ||
| "I Oh I" | - | - | ||
| 1993 | "Sex" | 48 | - | |
| "People" | - | - | single only | |
| 1994 | "Medley" | - | - | Live at the Arena |
| 1995 | "Tonight" | 11 | - | Fireflight |
| "Something About Her" | - | - | ||
| "Hand" | - | - | ||
| 1996 | "Heart of Glass" | - | - | Covers! |
| "Simply Beautiful" | 50 | - | Hitsingles 86/96 | |
| 1998 | "Combat" | 52 | - | singles only |
| 1999 | "Everytime I Hear Your Name" | - | - | |
| 2000 | "Now That You Have Gone" | 85 | - | Hear Me Out |
| "Whatever You May Know" | - | - | ||
| 2002 | "When I'm with You" | 36 | - | singles only |
| 2003 | "Here You Come Again" | - | - | |
| 2004 | "This Christmas" | - | - | |
| 2007 | "Christmas Letter from a Soldier's Wife" | - | - | |
| 2013 | "The Morning Patrol" | - | - | As One |
| 2013 | "It's Because" | - | - | |
| 2014 | "You and You and Me" | - | - | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 202. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ↑ "Loïs Lane - Loïs Lane". Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ↑ "Loïs Lane biografie". 11 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Monique Klemann discografie". 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- 1 2 "nvpi". 16 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-02-16. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Loïs Lane - Dutch Chart". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
- ↑ "Loïs Lane - Belgian Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 2014-04-10.