Mathilde Santing | |
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![]() Mathilde Santing
Photo: Irma van Rijswijk |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Mathilde Eleveld |
Born |
Amstelveen, The Netherlands |
October 24, 1958
Genres | Musical theater |
Instruments | vocals |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Website | mathildesanting |
Mathilde Santing (born Mathilde Eleveld, 24 October 1958) is a Dutch singer .
Santing was born in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. She started receiving national attention in 1981 after she appeared in a Dutch television program called Sonja Op Maandag, hosted by Sonja Barend.
She the winner of the Buma Cultuur Pop Award (Popprijs) for 1985, the first edition of the award.
Over the last 25 years, she has released a steady stream of albums, making her a fixture in the Dutch music scene.
In the 2006/2007 theatre season she appeared in the role of Glinda in Joop van den Ende's production of the musical The Wiz.
On 27 April 2007 Mathilde Santing was knighted by Queen Beatrix (Order of Oranje-Nassau).
In November 2012 she collaborated with Todd Rundgren and the Dutch Metropole Orchestra. At the Paradiso venue in Amsterdam Todd Rundgren was backed by three backing vocalists, including Mathilde Santing, with whom he sang a duet that night. During her career, she covered 14 of his songs.
The ranks in this table are from the Dutch Album Top 20/50/75/100.
The ranks in this table are from the Dutch Top 40.
Singles: