Alice Deejay


Alice Deejay is a Dutch eurodance-pop project founded and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg. They are best known for their 1998 single "Better Off Alone", which was a worldwide success. They went on a hiatus in November 2002 and reformed in 2014 under the name Alice DJ with a new vocalist and two new dancers, following the original vocalist Judith Anna Pronk's retirement from singing.

History

Formed in 1998, Alice Deejay launched their career in July 1998 with their debut single, "Better Off Alone", credited as DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay. The song reached the top 10 in many European countries and also charted in North America. In the UK, the song went platinum and reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, also reaching number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their second single, "Back in My Life", was released in November 1999 and reached number-one in Norway, and the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom.
The project's first and only album was Who Needs Guitars Anyway?, and was released in March 2000. It entered the top ten of the UK Albums Chart. They released three more singles from the album, "Will I Ever", "The Lonely One" and "Celebrate Our Love", and all reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom. Pronk, together with backing-singers toured dance-themed venues to perform live. In 2002, this line-up made their final appearance together.

Production

The project was founded and produced by Danski Delmundo and their protégés Pronti and Kalmani.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles