Lieuwe Albertsma | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Lieuwe Albertsma |
Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Weesp, Netherlands |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | 8ball |
Lieuwe Albertsma (born 1987 in Weesp, Netherlands), [1] [2] known by his stage name Wulf, is a Dutch musician.
In 2012 he participated in The Voice of Holland , failing to get past the auditions stage. [3]
Wulf performed as an interval act at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 final in Rotterdam alongside Afrojack and Glennis Grace with a pre-recorded version of Afrojack's "Ten Feet Tall" on the Erasmus Bridge. [4]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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NLD [5] | BEL (FL) [6] | ||||
"Mind Made Up" | 2017 | 62 | 28 (Tip) | Switching Gears [8] | |
"All Things Under the Sun" | 2018 | 55 | 22 (Tip) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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NLD [5] | BEL (FL) [6] | |||
"Summer On You" (with Sam Feldt and Lucas & Steve) | 2016 | 12 | 12 (Tip) | Non-album single |
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