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Glennis Grace
Glennis Grace
	Glennis Grace in 2019
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Birth name	Glenda Hulita Elisabeth Batta
Born	June 19, 1978 (age 46); Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1994–present
Website	glennisgrace.nl

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Glenda Hulita Elisabeth Batta (born 19 June 1978), known professionally as Glennis Grace, is a Dutch singer. In 2005, she represented the Netherlands in the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, and in 2018 she appeared on the 13th season of America's Got Talent and made it to the finals.^[1]^[2] Glennis Grace has received online attention due to the similarity between her voice and that of Whitney Houston.^[3]

Life and career

Batta was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch mother and a father from Curaçao.^[4]

She was discovered in 1994, at the age of 15, after she won the Dutch TV talent show called Soundmixshow, where she performed the Whitney Houston song "One Moment in Time".^[5]

Eurovision Song Contest

In 2005, Glennis Grace accepted the offer to participate in the Nationaal Songfestival, the national selection in the Netherlands for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Glennis Grace performed the ballad "My Impossible Dream" and won the final with this song. She then represented the Netherlands in Kyiv, but ultimately did not qualify for the final.^[6]^[7]

In April 2011, she reached the top of the Dutch singles chart with a rendition of "Afscheid", a 1998 hit song of the Dutch band Volumia!, which she sang in the Dutch television program Beste Zangers.

In 2012, Glennis Grace founded the Dutch supergroup Ladies of Soul, together with fellow Dutch artists Candy Dulfer, Berget Lewis, Edsilia Rombley and Trijntje Oosterhuis. Oosterhuis left the group in 2017.^[8]

Glennis Grace was set to perform during the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as an interval act alongside DJ and music producer Afrojack. The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The performance eventually took place during the rescheduled Eurovision Song Contest 2021, where Grace performed "Titanium", which was co-produced by Afrojack.

America's Got Talent

Glennis Grace appeared on the 13th season of America's Got Talent in 2018.^[9] During the audition rounds (episode: June 27, 2018) Glennis Grace sang Whitney Houston's "Run to You".^[10]^[11] Glennis Grace received 'Yes' votes from all four judges and went on to the next round, where she performed "Nothing Compares 2 U" from Prince. She received rave reviews from the judges and earned a place in the quarterfinals.^[12] In the quarterfinals Glennis Grace sang "Never Enough" from the film The Greatest Showman to reach the semifinals.^[13] In the second semifinal, she performed the Kate Bush song "This Woman's Work".^[14]^[15] This resulted in a spot in the finals together with nine other finalists.^[16] In the final she sang the song "Run" from Snow Patrol and got a standing ovation from the judges and the audience.^[17]^[18] A day later in a separate final broadcast Glennis Grace performed the song "Meant To Be" with American singer Bebe Rexha. She eventually did not make it into the top five finalists.^[19]^[20]

The Voice of Holland

In July 2021, it was announced that Glennis Grace would replace Jan Smit as a Coach on the twelfth series of The Voice of Holland. After two audition episodes aired, the series was suspended indefinitely, due to sexual misconduct claims by (former) participants, allegedly going on for years, and aimed at the show's band leader, but also implying lax behavior of some (ex-)coaches.^[21]^[22]

Arrested for supermarket fight

On February 12, 2022, Glennis Grace was arrested along with two other persons, on suspicion of a fight with adult supermarket employees in the Jumbo supermarket at the Westerstraat in Amsterdam. Her 15-year-old son had come home, face covered in blood and had told her the staff had beaten him up. His 15-year-old friend confirmed this, but unfortunately, they had not told the truth. Her son had misbehaved and got a push, fell and hurt himself. Glennis went to the store with her boyfriend at that time and the 2 boys. She had told the friend of her son to call his father, because he claimed he got hit too. His father was at the store with 2 others. The court found no communication on her phone, apart from with her boyfriend at that time. Without talking to each other, they went into the store. It got out of hand and turned into a fight. She was kept in custody for three days, after which she was released on February 15, 2022.^[23] She was formally charged on February 22, 2022.^[24] The same day, two new suspects were arrested.^[25]

She was sentenced to 200 hours of community service on November 9, 2022, for the group fight, but she was acquitted of assault. The whole incident was captured on security cameras, which were thoroughly investigated by the court. She was shown on security camera giving a push or slap with an open hand to the manager who she thought had beaten up her son. The victims claimed in February she had caused no pain or harm, in April and October they wanted to change that statement, but the judges didn't allow that. The money claims of the victims were also denied. One of the victims had also claimed she threatened someone, but the prosecution asked for acquittal because the other 9 witnesses didn't mention anything, including the person she allegedly said it to. The one that mentioned it, didn't mention the threat in February but only in April. The court acquitted her of that as well. She was shown on camera trying to stop violence from others, but it was not sufficient for a total acquittal. She had decided to go to the supermarket and had said during questioning she felt responsible for the incident.^[26]

During the 9 months between the incident and the court case, she could not talk about the incident, because of the ongoing investigation. The media during this time and even after only showed one side of the story. Many rumours were spread, for example, that she had beaten up children, which turned out to be completely false, the victims were 21, 26 and 28 years old. A week before the trial, she broke the silence, after the prosecution had confirmed to the media they had added Threat to the charges, without mentioning they were going to ask for acquittal. She gave her side of the story in a talk show.^[27] A week later the security camera footage and court case confirmed what she said in that interview.

She has publicly apologised and offered to talk to the victims after the trial. They agreed to that.^[28]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title and details	Peak
Year	Title and details	NED	BEL
1996	Real Emotions Label: Dureco Format: CD	—	—
2003	Secrets of My Soul Label: EMI Format: CD	—	—
2005	My Impossible Dream Label: CNR Music Format: CD	28	—
2008	Glennis (as: Glennis) Label: CNR Music Format: CD	32	—
2012	This Is My Voice Label: CMM Format: CD	2	—
2014	Cover Story Label: ECM Music Format: CD, DD	38	3

Live

Year	Title and details	Peak		Certifications
Year	Title and details	NED	BEL	Certifications
2011	One Night Only Label: CNR Music Format: CD	2	—	NVPI: 2× Platinum
2012	Live in de HMH Label: CMM Format: DVD/CD	—	—
2013	One Christmas Night Only Label: CMM Format: DVD/CD	9	—
2015	Bitterzoet (Live & Studio Sessions) Label: CTM Format: CD, DD	5	187
2018	Whitney: A Tribute by Glennis Grace (Live In Concert) Label: DEMP Entertainment Format: DVD/CD, DD	13 ^[29]	131 ^[29]

Compilation

Year	Title	Peak
Year	Title	NED
2011	One Moment in Time - Het Beste van Glennis Grace (1995 - 2010) Label: CNR Format: CD, DD	26

Extended plays

Year	Title	Peak
Year	Title	NED
2011	Whitney- A Tribute by Glennis Gracy (Live in Rotterdam Ahoy) Label: LOS Format: DD

Singles

Year	Title	Peak		Certifications
Year	Title	NED	BEL	Certifications
1994	"I'm Gonna Be Strong"	13	-
1995	"Somewhere in Time"	46	-
	"Always on My Mind"	43	-
	"Here I Am"	-	-
1998	"Goodbye"	-	-
2003	"Absolutely Not"	68	-
2005	"My Impossible Dream"	15	-
2005	"Shake Up the Party"	33	-
2007	"Hoe (as: Glennis)"	33	-
2008	"Dansen Met Het Leven (as: Glennis)"	40	-
2008	"Als Je Slaapt (as: Glennis)"	9	-
2010	"Als Je Mij Weer Aankijkt"	22	-
2011	"Afscheid"	1	59	Netherlands: Platinum
2011	"Always"	26	-
2012	"Ik Ben Niet Van Jou"	27	-
2013	"Ondanks Alles"	35	122
2013	"What a Feeling"	-	-
2014	"Royals"	-	98
2014	"Zeg Maar Niets"	-	143
2015	"Some Things Last Forever"	-	-
	"Conqueror"	-	-
	"Too Much Love Will Kill You"	-	-
2018	"Walk on Water"	-	-
2019	"Ik wil niet Zonder Jou"	-	-
2019	"Empathy"	-	-
2020	"Verlangen Naar Jou"	-	-
	"Ik Kijk Naar Jou"	-	-
	"Geen Traan"	-	-
2024	"Alsof Ik Jou Ben"	-	-

Collaboration

Collaboration: Live

Year	Title	Peak
Year	Title	NED	BEL
2014	Live at the Ziggo Dome '14 (as: Ladies of Soul)	2	—
2015	Live at the Ziggo Dome '15 (as: Ladies of Soul)	3	94
2016	Live at the Ziggo Dome '16 (as: Ladies of Soul)	3	81
2017	Live at the Ziggo Dome '17 (as: Ladies of Soul)	7	56
2018	Live at the Ziggo Dome '18 (as: Ladies of Soul)	20	85

Collaboration: Singles

Year	Title	Peak		Certifications
Year	Title	NED	BEL	Certifications
2002	"Goodbye: A Love Triangle (ft. René Froger & Sylvia Samson) "	74	-
2002	"Wereldwijd Orkest (ft. Various artists, Metropole Orkest & Vince Mendoza)"	1	-
2011	"Wil Je Niet Nog 1 Nacht (ft. Edwin Evers)"	3	-	Netherlands: Gold
2013	"Koningslied (ft. Nationaal Comité Inhuldiging)"	1	41
	"Als Het Ons Niets Zou Doen (ft. John Ewbank)"	92	-
	"I'll Carry You (as: Ladies Of Soul)"	80	-
2014	"Up Till Now (as: Ladies Of Soul)"	-	-
2015	"Feel Good (as: Ladies Of Soul)"	-	-
2016	"Higher (as: Ladies Of Soul)"	-	-
2017	"Count Me In (as: Ladies Of Soul)"	-	-
2018	"Glad IJs (ft: Broederliefde)"	58	-

References

^ "'AGT' advances five more acts to finals as BTS performs". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ "Glennis Grace grijpt naast winst America's Got Talent". 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "You Will Be Blown Away By How Much This Singer Sounds Like Whitney Houston!". TheMix.net. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
^ "Glennis Grace: Mijn vader faalde als opvoeder". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
^ "Glennis Grace uit de Jordaan, een wereldster in wording". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
^ "Nederland niet naar finale Songfestival". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ NDR. "Niederlande: Glennis Grace". www.eurovision.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Eurovision The Netherlands: Ladies Of Soul celebrate 5-year jubilee - ESCToday.com". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Eurovision The Netherlands: Glennis Grace participates in America's Got Talent - ESCToday.com". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 2018-05-22. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Mom, 39, channels Whitney Houston in a moving 'America's Got Talent' performance". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Wereld ligt aan de voeten van Glennis Grace: 'Dit is insane'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Opmars Glennis Grace in America's Got Talent zet door". NOS.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ Desk, TV News. "See Which Acts Made it Through to the Semi-Finals on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT". Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Dixon, Marcus James (2018-09-12). "Glennis Grace blows roof of Dolby Theatre with 'This Woman's Work' cover during 'America's Got Talent' Semifinals.[WATCH]". GoldDerby. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "Glennis Grace Performs Soaring Version of 'This Woman's Work' on 'America's Got Talent': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
^ "America's Got Talent Finalists! Find Out Which Contestants Advanced — and Who Was Eliminated from Season 13". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ Thompson, Avery (2018-09-19). "'AGT' Recap: The Finalists Perform One Last Time Before America Votes". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
^ "'America's Got Talent' final performance recap: Who will win Season 13?". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
^ Thompson, Avery (2018-09-20). "Glennis Grace & Bebe Rexha Team Up For Red-Hot Rendition Of 'Meant To Be'". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
^ "Glennis Grace niet in top vijf AGT, illusionist wint". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
^ "🇳🇱 Glennis Grace to replace Jan Smit on The Voice of Holland". ESCXTRA.com. 2021-07-06. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
^ "The Voice: Dutch TV suspends show over sexual misconduct claims". BBC News. 2022-01-17. Archived from the original on 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^ "Glennis Grace arrested after fight in Jumbo". 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ "Aangifte tegen Glennis Grace en zoon vanwege supermarktruzie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^ "Twee nieuwe arrestaties in onderzoek naar supermarktruzie met Glennis Grace". nos.nl (in Dutch). 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
^ "Search the court ruling here". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ Glennis Grace over Jumbo-incident: 'Wel geduwd, niet gevochten Archived 2023-06-01 at the Wayback Machine"
^ "Glennis Grace offered to talk to victims". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ ^a ^b "Glennis Grace - Whitney - A Tribute by Glennis Grace - ultratop.be". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-12-28.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Re-union with "Without You"	Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005	Succeeded by Treble with "Amambanda"

[1] "'AGT' advances five more acts to finals as BTS performs". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[2] "Glennis Grace grijpt naast winst America's Got Talent". 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[3] "You Will Be Blown Away By How Much This Singer Sounds Like Whitney Houston!". TheMix.net. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-23.

[4] "Glennis Grace: Mijn vader faalde als opvoeder". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2016-02-06.

[5] "Glennis Grace uit de Jordaan, een wereldster in wording". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2018-09-15.

[6] "Nederland niet naar finale Songfestival". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[7] NDR. "Niederlande: Glennis Grace". www.eurovision.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[8] "Eurovision The Netherlands: Ladies Of Soul celebrate 5-year jubilee - ESCToday.com". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[9] "Eurovision The Netherlands: Glennis Grace participates in America's Got Talent - ESCToday.com". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 2018-05-22. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[10] "Mom, 39, channels Whitney Houston in a moving 'America's Got Talent' performance". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[11] "Wereld ligt aan de voeten van Glennis Grace: 'Dit is insane'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[12] "Opmars Glennis Grace in America's Got Talent zet door". NOS.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[13] Desk, TV News. "See Which Acts Made it Through to the Semi-Finals on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT". Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[14] Dixon, Marcus James (2018-09-12). "Glennis Grace blows roof of Dolby Theatre with 'This Woman's Work' cover during 'America's Got Talent' Semifinals.[WATCH]". GoldDerby. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[15] "Glennis Grace Performs Soaring Version of 'This Woman's Work' on 'America's Got Talent': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[16] "America's Got Talent Finalists! Find Out Which Contestants Advanced — and Who Was Eliminated from Season 13". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[17] Thompson, Avery (2018-09-19). "'AGT' Recap: The Finalists Perform One Last Time Before America Votes". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[18] "'America's Got Talent' final performance recap: Who will win Season 13?". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[19] Thompson, Avery (2018-09-20). "Glennis Grace & Bebe Rexha Team Up For Red-Hot Rendition Of 'Meant To Be'". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

[20] "Glennis Grace niet in top vijf AGT, illusionist wint". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

[21] "🇳🇱 Glennis Grace to replace Jan Smit on The Voice of Holland". ESCXTRA.com. 2021-07-06. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.

[22] "The Voice: Dutch TV suspends show over sexual misconduct claims". BBC News. 2022-01-17. Archived from the original on 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

[23] "Glennis Grace arrested after fight in Jumbo". 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[24] "Aangifte tegen Glennis Grace en zoon vanwege supermarktruzie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

[25] "Twee nieuwe arrestaties in onderzoek naar supermarktruzie met Glennis Grace". nos.nl (in Dutch). 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2022-02-25.

[26] "Search the court ruling here". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[27] Glennis Grace over Jumbo-incident: 'Wel geduwd, niet gevochten Archived 2023-06-01 at the Wayback Machine"

[28] "Glennis Grace offered to talk to victims". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[Ultratop-29] "Glennis Grace - Whitney - A Tribute by Glennis Grace - ultratop.be". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2018-12-28.

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v t e Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Nationaal Songfestival (former)
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	3JS Willeke Alberti Anouk Bernadette Douwe Bob Corry Brokken Franklin Brown Humphrey Campbell Rudi Carrell Claude The Common Linnets Dion Cooper Ben Cramer Bill van Dijk Joan Franka Frizzle Sizzle Glennis Grace Anneke Grönloh Harmony Esther Hart Hearts of Soul Hind Ruth Jacott Gerard Joling Greetje Kauffeld Joost Klein Lenny Kuhr Duncan Laurence Heddy Lester Maggie MacNeal Jeangu Macrooy Marcha Maribelle Marlayne Maxine Maywood Michelle Mouth and MacNeal Mrs. Einstein Mia Nicolai OG3NE Trijntje Oosterhuis Jetty Paerl Annie Palmen Justine Pelmelay Sandra Reemer Re-union Edsilia Rombley S10 Sandra and Andres Saskia and Serge Teddy Scholten Milly Scott Sieneke De Spelbrekers Thérèse Steinmetz Teach-In Ronnie Tober The Toppers Treble Conny Vandenbos Linda Wagenmakers Waylon Linda Williams
Songs	"Alles heeft ritme" "Als het om de liefde gaat" "Amambanda" "Amsterdam" "Arcade" "Een beetje" "Birds" "Birth of a New Age" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Burning Daylight" "Calm After the Storm" "Colorado" "De diepte" "Ding-a-dong" "De eerste keer" "Europapa" "Fernando en Filippo" ~~"Grow"~~ "Heel de wereld" "Hemel en aarde" "Het is een wonder" "I See a Star" "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" "Ik hou van jou" "Ik wil alles met je delen" "Jij bent mijn leven" "Jij en ik" "Katinka" "Lights and Shadows" "De mallemolen" "Morgen" "My Impossible Dream" "Net als toen" "Never Alone" "Niemand heeft nog tijd" "No Goodbyes" "On Top of the World" "One Good Reason" "One More Night" "De oude muzikant" "Out on My Own" "Outlaw in 'Em" "The Party's Over" "Rechtop in de wind" "Ring-dinge-ding" "Shangri-La" "Shine" "Sing Me a Song" "Slow Down" "Een speeldoos" "'t Is genoeg" "'t Is OK" "Tijd" "De troubadour" "De vogels van Holland" "Voorgoed voorbij" "Vrede" "Waar is de zon" "Walk Along" "Wat een dag" "Wat een geluk" "Waterman" "Wijs me de weg" "Without You" "You and Me" "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Moldova did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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