Sabrina Starke (born August 9, 1979,
Paramaribo
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Suriname
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Suriname
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se-Dutch singer/songwriter from
Rotterdam
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, Netherlands. Her style is a mix of
soul
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folk
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R&B and
jazz
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Career
Her debut album ''Yellow Brick Road'' was released on October 1, 2008. It was produced and recorded in Los Angeles, California by Dutch producers
Beat Royalty (Chris Kooreman and Edo Plasschaert) and mixed in
Burbank
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, California by Brad Gilderman.
The first single from the album, "Do for Love" was not only a hit song in the Netherlands but also became very popular in France as the theme tune of the TV show ''Fortune''.
On October 27, 2008, Starke signed with
Blue Note, which re-released ''Yellow Brick Road''. On March 9, the album went gold in the Netherlands.
She has won the 2008
Edison Award Best Newcomer.
Discography
Albums
* 2008: ''Yellow Brick Road''
* 2010: ''Bags & Suitcases''
* 2012: ''Outside the Box''
* 2013: ''Lean on Me'' (8ball Music)
* 2015: ''Sabrina Starke'' (Zip)
* 2018: ''Underneath the Surface''
Singles
Awards
References
External links
Sabrina Starke's official websiteSabrina Starke's official page at MyspaceSabrina Starke's breakthrough performance on Dutch national television
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1979 births
Living people
Dutch soul singers
Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
Musicians from Paramaribo
Musicians from Rotterdam
21st-century Dutch singers
21st-century Dutch women singers