Mathilde Santing

Mathilde Santing (born Mathilde Eleveld) is a Dutch singer. Santing was born in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. She started receiving national attention in 1981 after she appeared in a Dutch television programme called Sonja Op Maandag, hosted by Sonja Barend.
Over the last 25 years, she has released a steady stream of albums, making her a fixture in the Dutch music scene.
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.
On 27 April 2007 Mathilde Santing was knighted by Queen Beatrix (Order of Oranje-Nassau).
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 Mathilde Santing, with whom he sang a duet that night. During her career, she covered 14 of his songs.