Kate Ryan, born as Katrien Verbeeck in Tessenderlo, Belgium to Dutch parents.on July 22, 1980, is a Belgian singer/songwriter who gained international prominence with a cover of Mylène Farmer's Désenchantée, which was a hit on European pop music charts. She signed with EMI Belgium and released her first album Different in 2002 exclusively in Europe. In 2004, Kate Ryan released a second album Stronger in Europe and in North America in 2005. |