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Roots: Rehearsing bands, musical instruments and wires all over the place, the stage, the smell of the red velvet curtains, numerous concerts: Great memories of my childhood. I ‘grew up’ in a club, ran by my parents. There I breathed in and out the live atmosphere of music and theatre. Study: Back then it was called: Improvised music- main subject singing; at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. It was fertile soil for my musical and personal growth:a free spirited surrounding. Here I also started writing music: my internal need to create and express. Singer: Aretha Franklin, Chaka Kahn, Gladys Knight, Betty Carter, Miles, Sarah Vaughan: thank you for being so inspiring! My very first band was, YES, a soulband. And we played all the great soul classics. From then on I sang jazz, soul, pop, blues. In various formations, from duo to bigband; in clubs, theatres, festivals; throughout Europe. I worked with well known producers in studio's, sang leaders for TV programs. Formed a band and recorded my CD "in the palm of my hand", released in 1996, which included original compositions: contemporary jazz. What an inspiration that band was! That's the richness in my life: I get so much inspiration from all the music I listen to and most of all from the great musicians I work with. Teacher: So after I graduated at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. I was asked to start teaching singing at that very same school. Over the years I also gave workshops/masterclasses. Love working with talented people. Important for me as a singer and composer, as well as in what I teach my students is: what is your true thrill in a song, in music, in your voice, in playing with your fellow musicians, and how do you share that thrill with your audience?! Composer/lyricist: So my CD "In the palm of my hand" was my "contemporary Jazz"- period of writing: lyrics, not about romantic love, but about my personal insights, the music was adventurous and intellectual and full of ENERGY. Then I wrote crossover- soul and jazz and also pop songs. Over the years I developed more and more a "from the gut"- style of writing and singing.

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