Marlayne

Marlayne
Marlayne in 2011
Background information
Birth name	Marleen van den Broek
Born	(1971-07-01) 1 July 1971
Origin	Baarn, Netherlands
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Website	www.marlayne.nl

Marlayne Sahupala (born Marleen van den Broek, 1 July 1971) is a Dutch singer and television presenter, best known for representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999.

Career

Eurovision Song Contest

Marlayne had mainly worked as a backing vocalist for singers such as René Froger when in 1999, her song "One Good Reason" was chosen from ten competitors as the Dutch representative in the 44th Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May in Jerusalem. "One Good Reason" was the first Dutch entry to be sung in English since 1976, following the abolition of the national language rule for the 1999 contest. In the run up to the contest, "One Good Reason" had been considered one of the favourites for victory, and placed eighth of the 23 entries.

Marlayne kept up her Eurovision connection as the spokesperson announcing the Dutch votes in 2000, 2001 and 2003. She was a member of the Dutch national jury in 2014.

Later career

Marlayne released her first and (to date) only album, Meant to Be, in 2001. In 2003, she became a presenter of the news and current events programme Hart van Nederland on the channel SBS 6. She subsequently presented several entertainment shows, notably De Nieuwe Uri Geller, the Dutch version of The Successor.

Personal life

Marlayne has been married to drummer Danny Sahupala since 1998. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, on 2 July 2009.

Discography

Singles

• 1999 – "Ik kan het niet alleen" (duet with Gordon Heuckeroth)
• 1999 – "One Good Reason"
• 2000 – "I Don't O U Anything"
• 2001 – "I Quit"
• 2001 – "Water for Wine"

Album

• 2001 – Meant to Be

External links

• Marlayne's official website (Dutch)