In 2013, Ilse DeLange started The Common Linnets project together with Waylon. Right from the beginning, it was stated that we would see changing members.
Ilse DeLange was already back then a household name in the Netherlands. She has been active since the late 1990’s. Her debut album sold 5 x Platinum. In May 2020, she released her 10th studio album. With further 5 live albums and two compilation albums, she is one of the most active Dutch musicians. From 2013 to 2015, Ilse was also coach on the talent show The Voice of Holland. In season 5, she coached the later Eurovision winner Duncan Laurence.
Waylon got his breakthrough in the talent show Holland’s Got Talent where he finished second in 2008. The year after, his debut album was released. It sold to gold status, and Waylon himself received a music award as Best Newcomer. Waylon managed to release two albums before The Common Linnets project, which he left shortly after Eurovision. Afterwards, he continued his solo career, which is still going strong.
After years of what seems like torture, the Dutch fans had just the year before woken up to new hope. At the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, The Common Linnets turned hope into glory. And since then, the fans have had many reasons to hold their head high. Read more
