Dana Winner (Hasselt, 10 February 1965) is a Flemish singer. Her real name is Chantal Vanlee. Under the guidance of Jean Klüger she debuted in 1990, her first single was "Op het dak van de wereld". It was a cover of the Carpenters hit "Top of the World" from 1973. Success came in 1993 thanks to the hit " Woordenloos". In the 90's Dana developed her career further. She sings mainly in Flemish/Dutch, but also in English and French. Outside of Belgium, she has become a much sought-after artist especially In Germany, the Netherlands and South Africa regularly appearing there. As a result of this wider success, since the end of the 1990's she has recorded non-Flemish albums, in fact, she did not record at all in Fleish between 2000 and 2006.
On 25 June 2006 Dana received from the organizers of SIM-route (Schelde International Muziekstroom) her own Dana Winner garden path. Her street, lai out in Mariekerke at Bornem, was festively inaugurated on the occasion of the fish and folklore days. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
