Kate Ryan, born Katrien Verbeeck on July 22, 1980, in Tessenderlo, Belgium to Dutch parents, is a Belgian pop music singer/songwriter. Biography Early life Ryan was born on July 22, 1980 in a small village named Tessenderlo in Belgium to Dutch parents. She grew up in a musical family, and had talent for music at a very early age. At eight years of age she had learned to play the piano and guitar, and could easily learn to play anything she heard on the radio. She had singing and piano lessons form her aunt who teaches at a conservatory, but had other interests too. She studied at an art school, specializing in jewelry design. Ryan played frequently in bars and cafés as a teenager, and one night a manager approached her, wanting her to record something in a studio. She became a member in a pop group called Melt at the age of 16. The group was active for two years but the

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