Dominique van Hulst
| Dominique Rijpma van Hulst | |
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Do in June 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dominique Rijpma van Hulst |
| Born |
7 September 1981 Valkenswaard, Netherlands |
| Genres | Dance-pop, adult contemporary, Nederpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, Musicalactress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Website | www |
Dominique Rijpma van Hulst (born 7 September 1981), is a Dutch singer known by her stage name Do /ˈdoʊ/. She is best known for singing the vocals of "Heaven," DJ Sammy's worldwide top 10 hit in 2002-2003, a cover of the 1980s hit of the same name by Bryan Adams. She has released two albums, Do and Follow Me.
Do was born in 1981 in Valkenswaard, Netherlands. Her father is Willem-Jan van Hulst, a popular tennis coach. At age fifteen, she planned to compete in Wimbledon, but an injury ended her tennis career.
Her first musical performance was in café Old Dutch in Valkenswaard, which led to a record label deal with Sony Music BMG.
Before she even released a single, she was a supporting act for the tour of 5ive and Montell Jordan in the Netherlands. The first single Do released was the song Real Good. Although the music video was played a lot on the Dutch music channel TMF, it was not a hit song in the Netherlands. Later in an interview, she says that "It wasn't my sound, and I hated the video. Thankfully it wasn't a hit, 'cause I don't want people to remember me from that song". After that, Do collaborated with DJ Sammy and Yanou, who is also her producer. The song was a cover of Bryan Adams song Heaven. It became an international hit. It reached the number one spot in the United Kingdom and was a Top ten hit in several countries. A candlelight remix version was made with a slower, piano instrumental. During this time, she had some problems with the credits of the song. Everywhere she went, she was asked if she was DJ Sammy because the song (in accordance with most dance songs) was credited to DJ Sammy, and she was the main focus in the video. Her candlelight version of "Heaven" is also used for the ending sequence of the TV series 'Cold Case', 1st-season episode 8 'Fly Away'.
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