Loïs Lane is a Dutch pop group based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with two sisters at its core: Monique Klemann (1965) and Suzanne Klemann (1963).
The name of the group is consistently spelled as Loïs Lane on their albums, but they are listed as Lois Lane on streaming platforms such as Spotify. Lois Lane is therefore the most commonly used version of the name here on Last.fm. Hopefully, one day, Loïs Lane and Lois Lane can be merged. In the United States, meanwhile, they were forced to abandon the band name, due to copyright infringement on the name of Superman's girlfriend. In the U.S. they are known as Lois L.
The group was founded in 1984 by Monique. However, background singer Angela left the group in 1985 . She was replaced by her sister Suzanne. October 1985 marks the start of Loïs Lane proper.
In 1987 they participated in the Grote Prijs van Nederland, Holland's number one band contest, and were offered a record deal by Warner's. In 1988 they recorded the title song 'Amsterdamned' for the movie of the same name which resulted in their first moderate success. Yet, the record label dropped them and they started their own imprint, Lana Lane.
After this first exposure, they recorded their debut album, Loïs Lane (1989), which became an overnight success, peaking at #1 in the Dutch album charts after the success of their second single, 'It's The First Time', which was a Dutch summer hit in 1989. This song came to the attention of Prince, who became interested in the sisters.
Sophomore album, Fortune Fairytales (1990), repeated the succes, peaking at #4 and achieving platinum status in The Netherlands. The title song became Loïs Lane's highest charting single ever: #6 in the Dutch Top 40.