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The career of Edsilia Rombley started in 1995, with Gracia Gorré, Karima Lemghari and Susan Haps in the group called Dignity. The name Dignity stands for Dignified Individuals Giving New Insight To You. A year later the singles "Talk To Me" and "Hold Me" from the compilation album "No Sweat" entered the charts. In 1996, Edsilia won the final of the Soundmixshow with an imitation of Oleta Adams' song, "I Just Had To Hear Your Voice". In 1997, her international reputation was established thanks to the profit of the European Soundmixshow, in which she sang the same song. That year she left Dignity and released her first solo single "Baby It's You".

In 1998, Edsilia competed that the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, where she gained 150 points and placed 4th with the song "Hemel En Aarde" (Sky and Ground). This was the best results The Netherlands has achieved since their win in 1975 with Teach-In. The song was written Fluitsma & Van Tijn and reached the twelfth place of the top 40.

After many struggles, Edsilia released her second album "Face To Face" in 2002. The album was produced by Tjeerd Oosterhuis. This was preceded by the hit "What Have You Done To Me", which became nominated in the category for best R&B song at the TMF Awards. The same song gained her a nomination in 2003, as well as an Edison Award nomination for the 'Best Artist'. In spite of altitude of expectations, the latest album did not do well. In 2003, "Face to Face" was also released out in Germany and also gained minimal success. The singer stayed there to promote the album, however, the album did not succeed.

From January 2004, the singer went on tour with jazz pianist Michiel Borstlap, in which she played a combination of headstock and jazz. Beside own repertoire she covered song from Anita Baker and Oleta Adams. On 28 November Edsilia Rombley and Karin Karin Bloemen sang during a benefit concert for Bangladesh, organised by Memisa, a foundation which works for the improvement of health care in developing countries. The singers were accompanied by an five-man band and backing singers. They also sang some special numbers by Tjeerd Oosterhuis, composed for Memisa.

Using one of the songs from the benefit concert in Bangladesh, Tjeerd Oosterhuis created a version for a special cause. The song was for the benefit of the victims of the Tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean. In January 2005, Edsilia was one of the singers incorporated into the Artists For Asia, "Als Je Iets Kan Doen" song that included many Dutch artists. In 2005, for the first time, Edsilia went on tour in the Dutch theaters with the show 'Van Jongs Af Aan'. She played a repertoire of covers, but also own numbers. In spite of her minimal success as a singer, the tour was rather successful. In 2006, Rombley participated in the RTL 4 tv-programme Dancing with the Stars, a dancing game with well-known Dutch and professional dancing teachers. Edsilia danced with dance-coach Peter Bosveld, but unfortunately, she was eliminated after the fourth show.

In June 2006, Edsilia's single "Dan Ben Ik Van Jou" was released as an indication of an entirely new album with Dutch compositions. The number became a reasonable success in the Dutch Top 40. On 1 September 2006 Edsilia married Tjeerd Oosterhuis in Amsterdam. Recently, her new single has appeared: "Eén Keer Meer Dan Jij". This ballad was written by Tjeerd Oosterhuis and will be on the new album titled "Meer Dan Ooit". The release is planned for February 2007. Edislia has begun a new tour in Dutch theatres. Edsilia's vocals are present on the single "Vlinder" by Brainpower, which was released in December 2006.