# Susana (singer)

Sanne Boomhouwer (born 8 April 1984 in Aalsmeer, Netherlands), who performs as Susana, is a Dutch trance music vocalist, songwriter and radio host.

## Early years

Boomhouwer grew up in the Amsterdam suburb of Aalsmeer and took classical singing lessons in her youth. She attended the De Brug primary school. Boomhouwer was inspired to become a songwriter after hearing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill; other inspirations include Mariah Carey and Tori Amos. As a teenager she sang in the rock band '010?, named after the classroom the band rehearsed in.

## Career

At age 19, a neighbor of Boomhouwer's introduced her to producers Raz Nitzan and Adrian Broekhuyse after seeing her perform live. The meeting led to her singing on "Dark Side of the Moon", a collaboration with Dutch producers Ernesto van der Meij and Edwin Koelewijn (credited as Ernesto vs. Bastian). Under the name "Susana", Boomhouwer provided guest vocals on the song "Shivers" by Armin van Buuren; the album of the same title reached the charts in the Netherlands.
Susana then signed with Armada Music. She released her solo debut, Closer, on Armada in 2010, followed by Brave in 2012. She contributed vocals to "Without You" by Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila, and performed the song live at the pyramids of Giza in 2015. She has also provided guest vocals for Metropole Orchestra at the Tomorrowland Festival and for Rex Mundi.
Susana hosts two radio shows in which she showcases trance music, V2V and Press Play.
She won the Trance Podium Award for Best Vocalist five years in a row from 2014 to 2018.
She has ten songs listed in the top 1000 trance songs of all time, published by A State of Trance in 2021 and provided vocals for the #1 song "Shivers" and the #10 song "RAMelia". She appeared in-studio with Armin van Buuren during the ASOT 1000 broadcast, accepted an award from Armin, and performed "Shivers" live.
On September 2, 2021, she appeared in-studio with Armin Van Buuren during the ASOT 1032 broadcast in celebration of the release of his album "A State of Trance Forever". She performed their song "Home with You" live, which he included in the album as an homage to "Shivers".
In late 2021 she debuted her own record label, Susa Records.

## Discography
### Albums

Albums :
| Year | Title | Publisher |
| 2010 | Closer | Armada Music |
| 2011 | Closer (The Remixes) | Armada Music |
| 2011 | Closer (The Extended Versions) | Armada Music |
| 2012 | Brave | Armada Music |
| 2012 | Brave (Extended Mixes) | Armada Music |
| 2014 | Press Play, Vol 1 | Raznitzan Music (RNM) |
| 2014: | Press Play, Vol 2 | Raznitzan Music (RNM) |
| 2015 | Press Play, Vol 3 | Raznitzan Music (RNM) |
| 2017 | Press Play, Vol 4 | Raznitzan Music (RNM) |
| 2021 | Vocal Trance Rewind 2014-2020 | Raznitzan Music (RNM) |

### EPs

EPs :
| Year | Artist(s) | Title | Publisher |
| 2010 | Susana, Bart Claessen | If I Could | Armada Music |
| 2010 | Susana ft. Tenishia | The Other Side | Armada Music |
| 2010 | Susana, Mike Shiver | Give Me Faith | Armada Music |
| 2012 | Susana, Rex Mundi | All Time Low | Armada Music |
| 2012 | Susana, Shogun | Only You | Armada Music |
| 2012 | Susana with Max Graham | Down to Nothing | exclusive license to Armada Music |
| 2012 | Susana | Brave | Armada Records |
| 2014 | Susana | Never Let You Down | Raznitzan Music (RNM) |
| 2018 | Susana with Neev Kennedy | The Promise (The Remixes) | Raznitzan Music (RNM) |
| 2021 | Aurosonic, Susana | Weather the Storm | Raznitzan Music (RNM) |
| 2021 | Susana, Raz Nitzan | Fall Into Trust | Raznitzan Music (RNM) |

### Singles and Collaborations

Singles and Collaborations :
| Year | Artist(s) | Title | Publisher | Notes |
| 2005 | Ernesto vs. Bastian | Dark Side of the Moon | High Contrast Recordings | plus 6 remixes |
| 2005 | Armin van Buuren feat. Susana | Shivers | Armada Music | |
| 2006 | Re:Locate feat. Susana | Escape | | |
| 2008 | Talla 2XLC feat. Susana | I Know | Breathemusic Digital | |
| 2008 | Armin van Buuren feat. Susana | If You Should Go | Armind | |
| 2009 | Rex Mundi feat. Susana | Nothing at All | Coldharbour Recordings | |
| 2010 | Susana & Josh Gabriel | Frozen | S107 Records | Songwriter |
| 2010 | Susana & Josh Gabriel | Frozen | Armada Music | Songwriter |
| 2010 | Susana feat. Omnia & The Blizzard | Closer | S107 Records | |
| 2010 | Markus Schulz feat. Susana | Unsaid | Armada Music | |
| 2010 | Susana & Mike Shiver | Give Me Faith | Armada Music | |
| 2010 | Susana feat. Tenishia | The Other Side | Armada Music | |
| 2010 | Susana & Bart Claessen | If I Could | S107 Records | |
| 2010 | Susana feat. Dash Berlin | Wired | Armada Music | |
| 2012 | Susana & Shogun | Only You | S107 Records | |
| 2012 | Susana & Ernesto vs. Bastian with Wezz Devall | Brave | S107 Records | |
| 2012 | Susana & Rex Mundi | All Time Low | Armada Music | |
| 2012 | Susana & Max Graham | Down to Nothing | Re*Brand | |
| 2013 | Susana & RAM | RAMelia (Tribute To Amelia) | FSOE Recordings | |
| 2013 | Lange & Susana | Risk Worth Taking | Lange Recordings | |
| 2013 | Aly & Fila & Susana | Without You | FSOE Recordings | |
| 2014 | Susana & Hazem Beltagui | Silent for So Long | RazNitzanMusic (RNM) | |
| 2014 | Bobina & Susana | Play Fire with Fire | Magik Muzik | plus 6 remixes |
| 2014 | Susana | Feel You Here | RazNitzanMusic (RNM) | |
| 2015 | Susana & UCast | To Another Day | RazNitzanMusic (RNM) | |
| 2015 | Susana & RAM | Someone Like You | Black Hole Recordings | Songwriter |
| 2015 | Susana & Photographer | Find A Way | How Trance Works | |
| 2015 | Driftmoon, Thomas Coastline & Susana | Time To Say Goodbye | Driftmoon Audio (Abora Recordings) | Songwriter |
| 2016 | Aly & Fila meets Roger Shah & Susana | Unbreakable | FSOE Recordings | |
| 2017 | Susana and Neev Kennedy | The Promise | RazNitzanMusic (RNM) | |
| 2019 | Driftmoon & Susana | Because of You | Amsterdam Trance Records | Songwriter |
| 2020 | James Dymond, Susana | Is It Too Late | RazNitzanMusic (RNM) | |
| 2020 | Susana | Dark Side of the Moon (Ferry Tayle Remix) | RazNitzanMusic (RNM) | |
| 2020 | RAM, Susana, Tales of Life | You Are Enough | Nocturnal Knights Music | |
| 2020 | Armin van Buuren feat. Susana | Shivers (Marsh remix) | Armind | |
| 2021 | Armin van Buuren feat. Susana | Shivers (Mixed) (Live) | Armada Music | performed live during ASOT 1000, track 46 |
| 2021 | Armin van Buuren & Susana | Home with You | Armada Music | Songwriter |
| 2021 | Armin van Buuren & Susana | Home with You (Mixed) (Live) | Armada Music | performed live during ASOT 1032, track 8 |
| 2021 | Kojun & Susana | Caught in a Memory | Serendipity Muzik | |
| 2021 | Susana | A Promise I Can't Keep | Susa Records | Debut own label |
| 2021 | Richard Durand & Susana | I Matter to You | MAGIK MUSIK (Black Hole) | #40 on the A State of Trance Top 50 of 2021, and was the Service For Dreamers in ASOT 1062 |
Songwriter credits per the BMI Songview database.