Stefanny V grew up in Hasselt, Belgium. In 1998, she participated in the Miss Belgium election and lost the crown to Tanja Dexters, another pop artist from Belgium. This event however opened a lot of doors for Stefanie. Everyone noticed how multi-talented she was. In 1999, her first single "Life Is A Wave" was released, which put her in the spot light. Her second single "All For Me" was even more successful and radio Donna decided to use it as the opening track for its live show tour, the Donna Zomertoer. She toured extensively across Belgium with Donna as well as with the Vengaboys among others. Steffany V. strengthened her career with her third single "Turn away