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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Mathilde Santing
Person · female · Kingdom of the Netherlands · Amstelveen · born 1958 · recording since 1981
Dutch singer
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Also known as Matilda Santing · Matilde Santing · マチルダ・サンティン
Timeline
19 events▣ Album 15✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Introducing
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography487 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1307088413
Biography
Mathilde Santing (born Mathilde Eleveld, 24 October 1958) is a Dutch singer.
Santing was born in Amstelveen, Netherlands. She started receiving national attention in 1981 after she appeared on a Dutch television programme called Sonja Op Maandag hosted by Sonja Barend. Over the next 25 years, she released a steady stream of albums, making her a fixture in the Dutch music scene.
In 1986 she won the BV Popprijs at Noorderslag in Groningen. She was the first artist to win this prize.
In 1993 the album Texas Girl & Pretty Boy
Texas Girl & Pretty BoySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Dayton, Ohio – 19032:032Guilty2:263Lonely at the Top2:104Same Girl3:225Old Man on the Farm3:226I’ll Be Home2:257Tickle Me2:048Living Without You2:549Texas Girl (at the Funeral of Her Father)3:3810Pretty Boy4:1811God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)5:1012Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear1:4913Bad News From Home3:3114Marie4:17 was released, on which Mathilde performed 14 songs by Randy Newman. Later she would do the same with songs from Frank Sinatra and Joni Mitchel.
In 1997, she played a role in the musical Joe. The song Inspiration was released as a single. In the same year she had a hit with a cover of Melanie's 'Beautiful People'.
Black's ‘Wonderful Life’ from 1999 is her biggest hit to date.
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.
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 Santing, with whom he sang a duet that night. During her career, she has covered 14 of his songs.
She was the winner of the Buma Cultuur Pop Award (Popprijs) for 1985, the first edition of the award.
She also won three Edisons and a Gouden Harp.
On 27 April 2007, Santing was knighted by Queen Beatrix (Order of Oranje-Nassau).
Albums
The ranks in this table are from the Dutch Album Top 20/50/75/100.
Singles
The ranks in this table are from the Dutch Top 40.
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 RitualBeauty of the RitualSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Beauty of the Ritual4:362Ritual Prelude3:043Nambian Princess3:244Ballet Voices2:005Love Rite5:096Canal Street1:457Another Attic1:218Reflective Jungle3:219Tea Ceremony10:2710Ritual Finale4:05" (1989)
"The Word Girl" (1991) (as The Mathilde Santing Ensemble)
"Overnite" (1991) (as The Mathilde Santing Ensemble)
"It's Not Unusual" (1992)
"A Hazy Shade of Winter" (1992) (as The Mathilde Santing Ensemble)
"Bad News from Home" (1993)
"Lonely at the Top
Lonely at the TopSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Lonely at the Top2:112Marie4:17" (1993)
"Only a Motion" (1994)
"Hey Joan" (1994)
"Carried AwayCarried AwaySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Real Man4:222Polkadots and Moonbeams4:093It’s Not Usual3:424Overnite4:325The Word Girl6:076Oblivious3:407Pretending to Care4:208Bad Influence3:319Only a Motion3:1910Yes the River Knows3:49" (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) (as Matilde Santing, with Gli Scapoli)
"Wonderful LifeWonderful LifeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Wonderful Life3:432Dream Till the Morning6:27" (1999) (as Matilde Santing, with Oversoul 13)
"The Right Place" (1999)
"Here, There and Everywhere" (2000) (as Matilde Santing, with Oversoul 13)
"In the Meantime" (2001)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (2002)
“Under your charms
Under Your CharmsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Under Your Charms3:122In the Morning3:503My Love Has Gone3:364Full3:115Mess3:096You’ve Been Gone Too Long2:467Give Me an Ocean3:498Blue Monday3:399Saint Judas4:1110Been a Fool3:3511A Change Is Gonna Come3:0612Didn’t I Say3:3613The Rules2:40” (2006)
“In the morning (of my life)” (2006)
“Supply and demand” (2008)
“Maggie May” (2008)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 22 | 87.8th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 37 | 76.5th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (22 release groups · 15 studio albums)
Albums · 15
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:33
1Behind a Painted Smile3:082I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face2:493The Gentleman Is a Dope2:044You and I2:305You Took Advantage of Me1:536Here Today2:487You Go to My Head3:588Easy to Love2:399A Dream Goes on Forever2:3810Behind a Painted Smile (radio mix)3:061982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 24:55
1Behind a Painted Smile3:132I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face2:553The Gentleman Is a Dope2:044Easy to Love2:425You Took Advantage of Me1:576Here Today2:487You Go to My Head4:048You and I2:339A Dream Goes on Forever2:391984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:18
1Too Much5:142Our Days3:523Turn Your Heart4:094All the Fun3:055Sweet Nothings3:286Broken Hearts4:457It May Not Always Be So3:258Maggie & Millie & Mollie & May2:169Water Under the Bridge3:3610Boat Trip1:281986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:28
1Love of the Common Man3:052Town Without Pity3:263Wanting Things3:004One Day as a Lion4:255Broken Bicycles3:506Tempted4:327Is There Any Way Out of This Dream2:458Twenty Tambourines4:199She Needs Me3:0510Kings and Queens3:5611Too Close for Comfort3:3912Sheep in Fog2:26Out of This Dream: A Third Side
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 18:54
1Off Into Whiteness2:302Something Good2:513Take Care of Business3:214Why Try to Change Me Now3:145Hand in Hand2:576There Will Never Be Another You4:011989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:27
1Close Watch2:522It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference3:313Think About Your Troubles2:214We Could Send Letters6:035Is It for Now or for Always2:576It Can Only Mean I Love You2:407Stone Is Not Stone2:408That’s All4:289Spring Is Here3:4210I’m Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life3:2311Sweet Nothings4:4712Torch Song3:031991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:31
1Real Man4:222Polkadots and Moonbeams4:093It’s Not Usual3:424Overnite4:325The Word Girl6:076Oblivious3:407Pretending to Care4:208Bad Influence3:319Only a Motion3:1910Yes the River Knows3:491993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 43:29
1Dayton, Ohio – 19032:032Guilty2:263Lonely at the Top2:104Same Girl3:225Old Man on the Farm3:226I’ll Be Home2:257Tickle Me2:048Living Without You2:549Texas Girl (at the Funeral of Her Father)3:3810Pretty Boy4:1811God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)5:1012Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear1:4913Bad News From Home3:3114Marie4:171999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:06:31
1Typical Situation5:062Innercity Blues5:323The Right Place4:174Here, There and Everywhere3:005Palace Moon4:446How Deep Is the Ocean?3:517Too Big for Me4:138Where Is My Soul5:099Wonderful Life3:4110Don’t Try to Tell Me4:3411Ready for the War6:2812So Cold4:5613Protected4:3414Dream Till the Morning6:262001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:37
1Ain’t That Peculiar4:472Don’t You Think I Oughtta Know3:593Light Out of Darkness4:084All My Tomorrows2:475Luckybug4:336If I Were a Bell5:297In the Meantime4:038The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face4:189The Best Is Yet to Come3:4010Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying4:1011The Deepest Sea4:5112I’ve Been to Town6:522003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 45:02
1Vaderland5:122Vergeet hem3:023Noach2:474Ietsje meer2:525De nacht2:546Wat is mijn hart3:127Kaal3:318God, het verlossertje2:379Laat het los3:3610De verzoening4:2611Laat maar3:3512Vlucht3:3313Mannen3:452006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 51:00
1De tovernaar van Toveradeel2:282Dropjesvrouw3:023Ome Jan2:064De kikker en de prinses3:165Zon2:196Zuignapje2:187Er was eens een vrouw5:358Mooie woorden1:019Toverpen2:2110De tafel van mijn oude tante Sjaan1:4111Het grote telboek3:0412Funky kat9:1413Ali BB9:2814Lachen mag3:072006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 44:20
1Under Your Charms3:122In the Morning3:503My Love Has Gone3:364Full3:115Mess3:096You’ve Been Gone Too Long2:467Give Me an Ocean3:498Blue Monday3:399Saint Judas4:1110Been a Fool3:3511A Change Is Gonna Come3:0612Didn’t I Say3:3613The Rules2:402008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:42
1Stitched Up4:042Sweet Tears4:033Wheel5:084All in Love Is Fair3:455Only Heart5:066Going to a Town3:577All Blues3:598Black Horse and the Cherry Tree3:149Supply and Demand3:0310Maggie May3:5311Shadow on the Wall3:4212Ghosts5:482018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
1Give Me a Reason2Call It by Its Name3Tracks of My Tears4River Man5Troublemaker6However It Hurts7Same Old Story8Given
Album · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | So Far So GoodSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:13:401A Hazy Shade of Winter4:56 2Behind a Painted Smile3:12 3Wanting Things3:00 4It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference3:31 5It’s Not Unusual3:43 6Beauty of the Ritual4:33 7Only a Motion3:21 8It May Not Always Be So3:24 9Bad Influence3:30 10You Took Advantage of Me1:57 11Our Days3:52 12Is There Any Way Out of This Dream2:44 13We Could Send Letters6:04 14Town Without Pity3:24 15Take Care of Business3:21 16Close Watch2:55 17I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face2:53 18Twenty Tambourines4:18 19Broken Bicycles3:50 20Too Much5:12 | Compilation | 1992 | |
| 1995 | Choosy: Live!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:00:141Crescendo4:51 2I Had a King4:28 3Beauty of the Ritual4:56 4Just One Victory5:10 5Choosy Begger4:09 6Hey Joan4:40 7I Don’t Blame You at All3:47 8Point It Out4:25 9Is This All There Is4:20 10Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield6:55 11Take It Up4:28 12More Love3:46 13Some People’s Lives4:19 | Live | 1995 | |
| 1997 | Matilde MatildeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 32 tracks · 2:09:53Disc 1 1I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face2:50 2Water Under the Bridge3:35 3The Windmills of Your Mind4:14 4Tempted4:28 5Pictures5:33 6We Could Send Letters6:01 7Overnite4:15 8Oblivious3:35 9Polkadots and Moonbeams4:09 10Only a Motion3:18 11Beauty of the Ritual4:31 12Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear1:49 13Beautiful People3:39 14Living Without You2:56 15De appels op de tafelsprei4:18 Disc 21Love Is a Tender Trap4:01 2Lonely at the Top2:10 3Same Girl3:22 4Bad News From Home3:30 5Bad Weather3:51 6Love Street5:55 7Tiny Demons4:07 8Alice in Winterland2:35 9Crazy She Calls Me4:12 10Hey Joan3:52 11Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield6:56 12Just One Victory5:11 13I Had a King4:21 14Some People’s Lives4:19 15De laatste wagen3:31 16Inspiratie3:30 17I Believe I Can Fly5:19 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 2004 | BalladsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:00:571Close Watch2:52 2Bad News From Home3:30 3It Can Only Mean I Love You2:41 4Too Much5:15 5She Needs Me3:02 6It May Not Always Be So3:25 7That’s All4:29 8I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face2:52 9We Could Send Letters6:05 10Sweet Nothings3:28 11Polkadots and Moonbeams4:10 12Wanting Things2:59 13You Go to My Head4:01 14Turn Your Heart4:10 15Broken Bicycles3:54 16The Night We Called It a Day4:04 | Compilation | 3 September 2004 | |
| — | Beauty of the RitualSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 39:121Beauty of the Ritual4:36 2Ritual Prelude3:04 3Nambian Princess3:24 4Ballet Voices2:00 5Love Rite5:09 6Canal Street1:45 7Another Attic1:21 8Reflective Jungle3:21 9Tea Ceremony10:27 10Ritual Finale4:05 | Soundtrack | — |
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Lonely at the TopSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:281Lonely at the Top2:11 2Marie4:17 | 1993 | ||
| 1999 | Wonderful LifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 10:101Wonderful Life3:43 2Dream Till the Morning6:27 | 1999 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mathilde Santing head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 22 | 87.8th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 37 | 76.5th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Popprijs | won | |
| 1997 | Golden Harp | won | |
| — | Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathilde Santing and The Whole Band(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8fb47d8a-5629-4651-a806-55fb0fe789b6discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8fb47d8a-5629-4651-a806-55fb0fe789b6core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q532913seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilde_Santingbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilde_Santing
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Dutch musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Irma van Rijswijk · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q532913 · MusicBrainz: 8fb47d8a-5629-4651-a806-55fb0fe789b6
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