O'G3NE

O'G3NE
O'G3NE in 2014. From left to right, Amy, Shelley, and Lisa.
Background information
Also known as	Lisa, Amy, & Shelley (2007–2014)
Origin	Fijnaart, Netherlands
Genres	Pop R&B
Years active	2007–present
Labels	BMG
Associated acts	Marco Borsato
Members	Lisa Vol Amy Vol Shelley Vol

O'G3NE (formerly known as Lisa, Amy, & Shelley) is a Dutch three-piece girl group. The group is made up of sisters Lisa, Amy, and Shelley Vol, the latter two of the three being fraternal twins.

In 2007, they represented the Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Adem in, adem uit" (Breathe in, breathe out). On 19 December 2014, they were announced as the winners of season five of The Voice of Holland, earning a recording contract with EMI. They became the first trio to win the competition on any international version of The Voice.

On 29 October 2016, it was announced that they will represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

Life and career

Early career

Lisa Vol was born on 21 June 1994 while twins Amy and Shelley Vol were born on 18 October 1995. The sisters were born in Dordrecht, and raised in Fijnaart. In 2007, they won Junior Songfestival 2007 with their self-written song "Adem in, Adem Uit", earning a maximum score of 36 points in the semi-final and final.^[1][2] They went on to represent the Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Rotterdam, where they placed eleventh out of seventeen.^[3] The following year, they released an album titled 300% and later released another album titled Sweet 16 in 2011.

2014–2016: The Voice of Holland, breakthrough, and We Got This

After a brief hiatus after the release of their second studio album in 2011, the group was featured in the third episode of the blind auditions of season five of The Voice of Holland under the new name "O'G3NE". They performed Bee Gees's "Emotion" and had all four judges turn their chairs for them, eventually joining Marco Borsato's team. They were consistent throughout the whole show, eventually going on to win the show, becoming the first group to do so.^[4] In 2016, they competed in the Dutch musical television show De beste zangers van Nederland. They released their third studio album, We Got This, on 30 September 2016. It peaked at number-one on the Dutch albums chart.^[5]

The Voice of Holland performances and results
Stage	Song	Original Artist	Date	Order	Result
Blind Audition	"Emotion"	Bee Gees	12 September 2014	3.12	All four chairs turned Joined Team Borsato
Battle Rounds	"I See Fire" (vs Gabriella Massa)	Ed Sheeran	24 October 2014	9.7	Saved by Coach
The Clashes	"Mirrors" (vs Abigail Martina)	Justin Timberlake	21 November 2014	13.8	Saved by Public
	"Story of My Life" (vs Abigail Martina)	One Direction
Live Show	"Buttons"	The Pussycat Dolls	28 November 2014	14.7	Saved by public
	"Change Will Come"	Alain Clark	5 December 2014	15.11	Saved by public
Semi-Final	"Hold On"	Wilson Phillips	12 December 2014	16.3	Saved by public
	"Magic"	O'G3NE		16.10
Final	"Change Will Come" (with Alain Clark)	Alain Clark	19 December 2014	17.4	Saved by Public
	"Emotion"	Destiny's Child		17.7
	"Magic"	O'G3NE		17.10	Winners

2016–present: Eurovision Song Contest 2017

After much speculation, it was revealed on 29 October 2016 that O'G3NE would be representing the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, in Kiev.^[5][6][7]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		NL [8]
300%[9]	Released: 2 June 2008 Format: CD, digital download Label: Dino Music, EMI	26
Sweet 16[10]	Released: 16 October 2011 Format: CD, digital download Label: Dino Music	45
We Got This[11]	Released: 30 September 2016 Format: CD, digital download Label: BMG	1
"—" denotes releases that didn't chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		NLD [8]
"Adem in, Adem Uit"[12]	2007	55	300%
"Zet 'M Op!"[13]	2008	60
"Strand"[14]		—
"The Power of Christmas"[15]		98	Non-album single
"Op De Radio"[16]	2012	—
"Al Mijn Vrienden"[17]	2013	—
"Diep In De Nacht"[18]		—
"Magic"[19]	2014	3
"Wings to Fly"[20]	2015	100
"Take the Money and Run"	2016	130	We Got This
"Loved You First"		—
"—" denotes releases that didn't chart or were not released in that country.

As featured artist

Song	Year	Album
"Ik Wil Jou"[21] (Young Smoothies featuring Lisa, Amy & Shelley)	2013	Non-album single

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		NLD [8]
"'T Is Zomer"[22]	2009	—	Non-album single
"Magie"[23]		—
"Emotion"[24]	2014	37
"I See Fire"[25]		—
"Buttons"[26]		—
"Change Will Come"[27]		19
"Hold On"[28]		86
"Cold"[29]		70
"Clown"	2016	64
"Sing"		—
"Thank You For The Music / Waterloo"		—
"—" denotes releases that didn't chart or were not released in that country.

References

1. Klier, Marcus (2007-09-22). "The results of the first Dutch semi final". ESCToday. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
2. Klier, Marcus (2007-10-06). "Three more countries decided for Rotterdam". Esctoday. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
3. "Junior Eurovision 2007". EBU. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
4. Ko, Anthony (20 December 2014). "THE NETHERLANDS: O'G3NE WIN THE VOICE OF HOLLAND". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
5. Granger, Anthony (29 October 2016). "The Netherlands: O'G3NE to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
6. Mike (Michael) (29 October 2016). "The Netherlands: O'G3NE will sing at Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
7. Granger, Anthony (1 June 2016). "The Netherlands: O'G3NE will be approached about Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
8. "Dutch Mega Single Top 100". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
9. "300%". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
10. "Sweet 16". Bol. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
11. "We Got this- Itunes". Itunes. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
12. "Adem in, Adem Uit". Dutch charts. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
13. "Zet 'M Op!". Dutch charts. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
14. "Strand". MTV. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
15. "The Power of Christmas - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
16. "Op De Radio". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
17. "Al Mijn Vrienden". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
18. "Diep In De Nacht - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
19. "Magic (Deluxe Edition) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
20. "Wings to Fly". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
21. "Ik Wil Jou". iTunes. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
22. "Emotion". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
23. "Magie". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
24. "Emotion". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
25. "I See Fire". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
26. "Buttons". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
27. "Change Will Come". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
28. "Hold On". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
29. "Cold". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.

External links

• Official website (Dutch)