Mathilde Santing

Mathilde Santing
File:Mathilde-santing-1320266113.jpg Mathilde Santing Photo: Irma van Rijswijk
Background information
Birth name	Mathilde Eleveld
Born	(1958-10-24) October 24, 1958 Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Genres	Musical theater
Instruments	vocals
Years active	1980s–present
Website	mathildesanting.com

Mathilde Santing (born Mathilde Eleveld, 24 October 1958) is a Dutch singer .

Santing was born in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. She started receiving national attention in 1981 after she appeared in a Dutch television program called Sonja Op Maandag, hosted by Sonja Barend.

She the winner of the Buma Cultuur Pop Award (Popprijs) for 1985, the first edition of the award.

Over the last 25 years, she has released a steady stream of albums, making her a fixture in the Dutch music scene.

In the 2006/2007 theatre season she appeared in the role of Glinda in Joop van den Ende's production of the musical The Wiz.

On 27 April 2007 Mathilde Santing was knighted by Queen Beatrix (Order of Oranje-Nassau).

In November 2012 she collaborated with Todd Rundgren and the Dutch Metropole Orchestra. At the Paradiso venue in Amsterdam Todd Rundgren was backed by three backing vocalists, including Mathilde Santing, with whom he sang a duet that night. During her career, she covered 14 of his songs.

Discography

Albums

The ranks in this table are from the Dutch Album Top 20/50/75/100.

Title	Release date	Date of entering the charts	Highest rank	Number of weeks in the charts	Remarks
Mathilde Santing	1982	07-08-1982	17	11
Water Under the Bridge	1984	14-04-1984	37	5	with Dennis Duchart
Out of This Dream	1987	30-05-1987	22	9
Breast and Brow	1989	04-03-1989	23	18	with Mimi Kobayashi
Carried Away	1991	30-03-1991	27	9	as Mathilde Santing Ensemble
The Best of Mathilde Santing	1992	25-04-1992	44	5	Compilation album
Mathilde Santing Sings Randy Newman (Texas Girl & Pretty Boy)	1993	08-05-1993	32	17	Tribute to Randy Newman
Ballads	1994	-			Compilation album
Under a Blue Roof	1994	-
Mathilde "Choosy" Santing live!	1996	03-02-1996	58	12	Live album
Matilde, Matilde	1997	06-12-1997	21	17	as Matilde Santing / Compilation album
To Others to One	1999	20-03-1999	4	34	as Matilde Santing
New Amsterdam	2001	27-10-2001	91	1
Ne9en Levens	2003	20-12-2003	69	8
Under Your Charms	2006	22-04-2006	13	14
Forty Nine	2008	27-09-2008	25	2*

Singles

The ranks in this table are from the Dutch Top 40.

Title	Release date	Date of entering the charts	Highest rank	Number of weeks in the charts	Remarks
Behind a Painted Smile	1982	28-08-1982	tip13	-
Beauty of the Ritual	1989	13-05-1989	tip13	-
Beautiful People	1997	18-10-1997	21	11
Inspiratie	1997	20-12-1997	tip2	-
Wonderful Life	1999	20-03-1999	6	13	as Matilde Santing with The Oversoul 13
Lied voor Beslan	2004	30-10-2004	32	3	as a member of Artiesten voor Beslan
Als je iets kan doen		15-01-2005	1(4wk)	9	als onderdeel van Artiesten voor Azië / Alarmschijf

Singles:

• "You Took Advantage of Me" (1982)
• "Behind a Painted Smile" (1982)
• "Hand in Hand/Little Girl Blue" (1983)
• "(I'm Not Mending) Broken Hearts" (1984)
• "Too Much" (1985)
• "Love of the Common Man" (1987)
• "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" (1989)
• "We Could Send Letters" (1989)
• "Beauty of the Ritual" (1989)
• "The Word Girl" (1991)
• "Overnite" (1991)
• "It's Not Unusual" (1992)
• "A Hazy Shade of Winter" (1992)
• "Bad News from Home" (1993)
• "Lonely at the Top" (1993)
• "Only a Motion" (1994)
• "Hey Joan" (1994)
• "Carried Away" (1995)
• "De appels op de tafelsprei" (1995)
• "Crescendo" (1996)
• "Just One Victory" (1996)
• "Beautiful People" (1997)
• "Inspiratie" (1997)
• "De appels op de tafelsprei" (1998)
• "I Believe I Can Fly" (1998)
• "Wonderful Life" (1999)
• "The Right Place" (1999)
• "Here, There and Everywhere" (2000)
• "In the Meantime" (2001)
• "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (2002)

External links

• Official website
• Mathilde Santing at IMDb