Alice Deejay

Alice Deejay are a Dutch Eurodance project founded and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg (Pronti & Kalmani), fronted by singer Judith Anna Pronk. They are best known for their 1998 single "Better Off Alone", which was a worldwide success, selling over one million albums and 5 million singles worldwide.

History

Formed in 1998, Alice Deejay launched their career with their debut single, "Better Off Alone", credited as DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The song reached the top 10 in many European countries and also charted in North America. In the UK, the song went platinum and reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref> and number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, also reaching number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their second single, "Back in My Life", was released in November 1999 and reached number-one in Norway, and the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

The project's only album was Who Needs Guitars Anyway?, and was released in March 2000. It entered the top ten of the UK Albums Chart.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> They released three more singles from the album, "Will I Ever", "The Lonely One" and "Celebrate Our Love", and all reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Pronk, together with backing-singers, toured dance-themed venues to perform live. In 2002, this line-up made their final appearance together.

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The revived Alice DJ performing in the Netherlands in 2018

First revival

After more than a decade of inactivity, in 2014 the producers who originally launched Alice Deejay revived the group, with new vocalist Ilona, a Dutch singer and DJ. The new lineup changed its name slightly to "Alice DJ" and began touring.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Reunion tour

20 years after her last performance as Alice Deejay, in October 2021 the group announced that Pronk would be returning to the group, with several tour dates announced across Europe for the remainder of the year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 16 October 2021, Pronk returned as Alice Deejay again live on stage after 20 years at the Ethias Arena in Belgium. She made her final appearance on stage at Kubix Festival on 14 December 2024 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.<ref>Template:CitationTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Production

The project was founded and produced by Danski (Dennis van den Driesschen) and Delmundo (Wessel van Diepen), along with their protégés Pronti (Sebastiaan Molijn) and Kalmani (Eelke Kalberg).<ref>Alice Deejay Discography at Discogs Discogs</ref>

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
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Who Needs Guitars Anyway?	Released: 28 March 2000 Label: Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	27	7	45	28	8	14	24	12	8	76	BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		NLD <ref name="NLD40">Peak chart positions for singles in the Netherlands: All except "Better Off Alone": {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} "Better Off Alone": {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	AUS <ref name="AUSsin">Australian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Template:Cite book</ref>	FRA <ref name="FRA"/>	GER <ref name="GERsin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	IRL <ref name="IRL"/>	NOR <ref name="NOR"/>			SWE <ref name="SWE"/>	SWI <ref name="SWI"/>	UK <ref name="UK"/>	US <ref name="US100">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
"Better Off Alone"	1998	9	4	6	32	3	3	5	28	2	27	ARIA: Gold<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> BPI: 2× Platinum<ref name="BPI"/> IFPI SWE: Gold<ref name="SWEcert2000">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> SNEP: Gold<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Who Needs Guitars Anyway?
"Back in My Life"	1999	4	19	11	17	5	1	4	19	4	—	BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/> IFPI NOR: Gold<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> IFPI SWE: Gold<ref name="SWEcert2000"/> SNEP: Silver<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
"Will I Ever"	2000	8	65	37	33	8	16	10	25	7	—	BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
"The Lonely One"		19	82	60	59	32	—	24	72	16	—
"Celebrate Our Love"	2001	25	—	71	71	44	—	33	85	17	—
"Who Needs Guitars Anyway?"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hitmix" (EP)	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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• About Dance Music interview with Pronti and Kalmani
• Alice Deejay Discogs page
• Judith Pronk website
• Alice DJ website