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O'G3NE
O'G3NE in 2014. From left: Amy, Shelley and Lisa
Background
Also known as Lisa, Amy, & Shelley (2007–2014)
Origin Fijnaart, Netherlands
Genres
  • Pop
  • R&B
Years active 2007–present
Label BMG
Associated acts Marco Borsato
Members Lisa Vol
Amy Vol
Shelley Vol

O'G3NE is a Dutch three-piece girl group. The group is made up of sisters Lisa, Amy, and Shelley Vol, the latter two of the three being fraternal twins.

In 2007, they represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Adem in, adem uit" ("Breathe In, Breathe Out"). On 19 December 2014, they were announced as the winners of season five of The Voice of Holland, earning a recording contract with EMI. They became the first trio to win the competition on any international version of The Voice.

On 29 October 2016, it was announced that they would represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. On 2 March 2017, it was revealed that they would sing the song, "Lights and Shadows". They qualified from the semifinals and ultimately placed eleventh in the final, scoring 150 points.

Early life[]

Lisa Vol was born on (1994-06-21) 21 June 1994 (age 30) while twins Amy and Shelley Vol were born on (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 29). The sisters were born in Dordrecht, and raised in Fijnaart.

Career[]

2007–2011: 300% & Sweet 16[]

In 2007, they won Junior Songfestival 2007 with their self-written song "Adem in, adem uit", earning a maximum score of 36 points in the semi-final and final. They went on to represent the Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Rotterdam, where they placed eleventh out of seventeen. The following year, they released an album titled 300% and later released another album titled Sweet 16 in 2011.

2014–2016: The Voice of Holland, breakthrough, and We Got This[]

After a brief hiatus after the release of their second studio album in 2011, the group was featured in the third episode of the blind auditions of season five of The Voice of Holland under the new name "O'G3NE". They performed Bee Gees's "Emotion" and had all four judges turn their chairs for them, eventually joining Marco Borsato's team. They were consistent throughout the whole show, eventually going on to win the show, becoming the first group to do so. In 2016, they competed in the Dutch musical television show De beste zangers van Nederland. They released their third studio album, We Got This, on 30 September 2016. It peaked at number-one on the Dutch albums chart.

2016–present: Eurovision Song Contest 2017[]

After much speculation, it was revealed on 29 October 2016 that O'G3NE would be representing the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, in Kiev. Their entry, "Lights and Shadows", was released on 3 March 2017. They qualified from the semifinals and ultimately placed eleventh in the final, scoring 150 points.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
NLD BEL
Credited as Lisa, Amy & Shelley
300%
  • Released: 2 June 2008
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Dino Music, EMI
26
Sweet 16
  • Released: 16 October 2011
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Dino Music
45
Credited as O'G3NE
We Got This
  • Released: 30 September 2016
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: BMG
1 86

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NLD BEL
Credited as Lisa, Amy & Shelley
"Adem in, Adem Uit" 2007 55 300%
"Zet 'M Op!" 2008 60
"Strand"
"The Power of Christmas" 98 Non-album single
"Op De Radio" 2012 Sweet 16
"Al Mijn Vrienden" 2013 Non-album singles
"Diep In De Nacht"
Credited as O'G3NE
"Magic" 2014 3
  • NVPI: Gold
We Got This
"Cold" 2015 70 Non-album singles
"Wings to Fly" 100
"Take the Money and Run" 2016 We Got This
"Clown" 64
  • NVPI: Gold
"Loved You First"
"Lights and Shadows" 2017 14 29
"But I Do" Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist[]

Title Year Album
"Ik Wil Jou"
(Young Smoothies featuring Lisa, Amy & Shelley)
2013 Non-album single

Promotional singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NLD
Credited as Lisa, Amy & Shelley
"'T Is Zomer" 2009 Non-album single
"Magie"
Credited as O'G3NE
"Emotion" 2014 37 Non-album single
"I See Fire"
"Buttons"
"Change Will Come" 19
"Hold On" 86
"Sing" 2016
"Thank You for the Music / Waterloo"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
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