Loona

Quick Facts

Full Name	Loona
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Sep 16, 1974(1974-09-16)
Age	50
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Virgo

Loona Biography

Loona is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on September 16, 1974 in Netherlands. Eurodance artist, Carisma, released many #1 singles under Eurodance artist who released numerous #1 singles with DJ Sammy under her stage name, Carisma. Her first album came out in 1999 and is called Lunita.. Lunita is her first album. It was released in 1999.

She covered Don Henley’s song “The Boys of Summer”.

Marie-José van der Kolk (born 16 September 1974), better known by her stage name Loona, is a Dutch singer, songwriter and dancer.

Loona is best known for her catchy, good mood, summervibe tunes such as “Bailando”, “Vamos a la Playa”, “Mamboleo”, “Latino Lover” or “Viva el Amor” with easy beats, sounds, melodies and simple lyrics. Although she also released ballads such as the Mecano cover versions “Hijo de la Luna” or “Salvador Dalí”. Other genres include pop (“Dónde Vas” or “La Vida es una Flor”), vocal trance/electronic (“Prince of Love”, “Sunlight” or “Rise Again”), R&B (“No one loves you (like I do)”) or reggaeton, such as “Everybody on the floor (Uh la la la)”. While Loona experimented with ambient sounds on the second album Entre dos aguas, such as in “Pajaro sin cielo” or “Tell me why”, for the third studio album Colors, she used a more mature and oriental sound, which can be heard on songs like “Land of broken dreams”, “If you want my love” or “Rhythm of the Night”, a remake of “Hadi Bakalım” from Sezen Aksu’s 1991 album Gülümse. Since “Parapapapapa”, Loona has returned to the summervibe tune roots. Loona is known for numerous songs and singles being covers of other artists such as Paradisio, Mecano, Herbert Grönemeyer, Luv’, Elvis Presley, Sezen Aksu, David Bisbal, Donna Summer, Cidinho & Doca, Miranda, Pigbag, Los Diablos, Taylor Dayne, Barry Manilow, Helene Fischer, Francisco Alves, Gebroeders Ko or Lylloo & Lorinda (Not counting her fourth album Wind of Time, which was a full cover album), which ended up of 21 of her first 42 singles being cover versions so far. She is also noted for singing multilingual, mostly Spanish, spanglish or English, but also parts in Arabic (“Salam Aleikoum”), French (“Et me voila”), Dutch (“Ademloos door de Nacht”) or German (“Gib mir deine Angst”, “OMG! Dein Body ist so Heiß”).

Saphira Maria is a daughter she has with DJ Sammy, her ex-husband.

Loona Net Worth

Loona is one of the richest Pop Singer from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Loona 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1994, DJ Sammy discovered her.

In 1998, she had two top-singing singles in Germany: “Bailando” and “Hijo de la Luna”.

Van der Kolk was born on 16 September 1974 in IJmuiden, Netherlands. In 1991, she met DJ and producer DJ Sammy at Zorba’s Club in El Arenal Mallorca. In 1992, DJ Sammy became resident DJ at the Joy Palace Club in El Arenal, while Van der Kolk was a resident dancer there, for whom she started to be a background singer for live performances. She soon adopted the stage name “Carisma” and performed as a featured artist on DJ Sammy’s music. In 1996, they released their first singles “Life is Just a Game” and “You Are My Angel”, which was their first hit. In 1997, with the release of their third single “Prince of Love”, they scored a Top 30 hit in Germany, followed by the singles “Golden Child” and “Magic Moment”. DJ Sammy’s debut studio album Life Is Just A Game, which heavily involved van der Kolk on vocals, peaked at 62 in the German album chart. In the Summer of 1998. van der Kolk came up with a new project called Loona (leaned on the Spanish word “luna” for “moon”), also produced by DJ Sammy. Originally started as a Duo, DJ Sammy stayed in the background for music videos and cover arts. The first single, which also appeared as a bonus track on Life is Just a Game, was a cover of Paradisio’s song “Bailando” and it became the summer song of 1998 in Germany, reaching the number 1 of the German charts and Echo-awarded as “Best International Dance Single”. By Autumn, it was followed by another single “Hijo de la Luna” (a cover of the Spanish band Mecano) which also reached number 1 on the German charts. These two singles sold millions and became gold- and platinum selling records in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Loona height 5 ft 5 im Loona weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Loona Dating?

According to our records, Loona married to DJ Sammy. As of December 1, 2023, Loona’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2009, Loona returned with the cover version of Cidinho & Doca, “Parapapapapa” to her summer tune roots since “Viva el Amor” in 2001. The single peaked #29 in the German single chart. van der Kolk attended the VOX television program “Das perfekte Promidinner im Schlafrock”. In 2010, the single “Vamos a la playa”, a Miranda cover, she landed another summer hit, charted at No. 2 in Belgium, and “El Cucaracho, El Muchacho”, a collaboration with Movetown, followed. “Vamos a la playa” also reached No. 3 in France, No. 1 in Haïti, No. 5 in South-Africa, No. 16 in Swiss, No. 22 in Denmark, and No. 29 in Germany. In July 2011, the single and Pigbag classic “El Tiburón” charted at #31 in the German single chart. Again in 2012, van der Kolk attended the VOX television program “Das perfekte Promidinner im Schlafrock” and the ProSieben program “TV Total Wok WM”. In June 2012, Loona posed nude for the German edition of Playboy. Until 2013, Loona released four further songs, the singles “Policia”, “Oh la la, dance avec moi”, the Los Diablos cover version “Rakatakata (Un Rayo de Sol)”. All these singles to be included on her long-awaited, sixth studio album with the working title Summer Dance, later retitled Rakatakata (Un Rayo de Sol). Loona appeared as guest vocalist on DJ Cassey Doreen’s single “Tell it to my Heart”, a Taylor Dayne cover version.

Facts & Trivia

Loona Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Loona celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.

In 2016, Loona released her single “Badam”, a cover version of Lylloo & Lorinda, as a lead single from her eponymous titled seventh studio album.

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