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==History== Formed in 1998, Alice Deejay launched their career with their debut [[single (music)|single]], "[[Better Off Alone]]", credited as ''DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/features/129430-happened-alice-deejay.html |title=Whatever happened to ...Alice Deejay |date=May 12, 2011 |website=Altsounds.com |last=Edden |first=John |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222163550/http://hangout.altsounds.com/features/129430-happened-alice-deejay.html |archive-date=February 22, 2015 }}</ref> The song reached the top 10 in many European countries and also charted in North America. In the [[United Kingdom|UK]], the song went [[music recording sales certification|platinum]] and reached number 2 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 18}}</ref> and number 3 on the US [[Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play]], also reaching number 27 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''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 [[Record chart|top ten]] of the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> They released three more singles from the album, "[[Will I Ever (Alice Deejay song)|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. [[File:Alice_deejay_tijdens_lansingerland_live_2018-1530252328.JPG|thumb|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>{{Cite web|last=Heidinga|first=Filip|date=2019-02-25|title=For a moment back to the 90s in Ahoy Rotterdam|url=https://www.maxazine.nl/2019/02/25/voor-even-weer-terug-naar-de-jaren-90-in-ahoy-rotterdam/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-28|website=Maxazine|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904183307/https://www.maxazine.nl/2019/02/25/voor-even-weer-terug-naar-de-jaren-90-in-ahoy-rotterdam/ |archive-date=2019-09-04 }}</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>{{Cite web|last=DJ Mag Staff|date=2021-10-15|title=Alice Deejay announce reunion tour|url=https://djmag.com/news/alice-deejay-announce-reunion-tour|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-28|website=DJMag.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015122553/https://djmag.com/news/alice-deejay-announce-reunion-tour |archive-date=2021-10-15 }}</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>{{Citation|title=JUDITH VOLTA PARA O ALICE DEEJAY (ANUNCIA SUA VOLTA)| date=13 October 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcaYAcuIxWo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/JcaYAcuIxWo| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-10-15}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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