Joëlle van Noppen (20 January 1980 – 12 May 2010) was a Dutch singer.

Joëlle van Noppen
Birth nameJoëlle van Noppen
Born(1980-01-20)20 January 1980
Died12 May 2010(2010-05-12) (aged 30)
Tripoli, Libya
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals

Career

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Joëlle was born in Middelburg. She was a member of the Dutch girl group WOW! from 1997 to 2000. Until her death she was still active to a small extent as a cabaret singer in the band Copycat and performed salsa dancing.

Death

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She died on 12 May 2010, aged 30, in the crash of Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 in Tripoli, Libya.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Ex-zangeres WOW omgekomen [Former singer WOW died] (in Dutch), De Telegraaf, 13 May 2010
  2. ^ "Joëlle was één brok energie" ["Joëlle was one lump of energy"] (in Dutch), Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant, 13 May 2010, accessed on 18 April 2018