Sabrina Starke

Sabrina Starke
Starke, in the Mezz, Breda, the Netherlands December 6, 2009
Starke, in the Mezz, Breda, the Netherlands
December 6, 2009
Background information
Born (1979-08-09) August 9, 1979 (age 45)
Paramaribo, Suriname
OriginRotterdam, Netherlands
GenresSoul, folk, jazz, R&B
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentVocalist
Years active2008–present
LabelsBlue Note, EMI
WebsiteSabrina Starke official website
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Sabrina Starke (born August 9, 1979, Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Surinamese-Dutch singer/songwriter from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Her style is a mix of soul, folk, R&B and jazz.

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, California by Brad Gilderman.

The first single from the album, "Do for Love" was not only a hit song in the Netherlands[citation needed] but also became very popular in France as the theme tune of the TV show Fortune.[1]

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.[citation needed]

She has won the 2008 Edison Award Best Newcomer.[2]

Discography

Albums

  • 2008: Yellow Brick Road
  • 2010: Bags & Suitcases
  • 2012: Outside the Box
  • 2013: Lean on Me (8ball Music)
  • 2015: Sabrina Starke (Zip)[3]
  • 2018: Underneath the Surface

Singles

Year Single Album Peak position
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 100
2008 "Do for Love" Yellow Brick Road - 10
2009 "Foolish" - -
"A Woman's Gonna Try" - 18
2010 "Home Is You" - 82
"Sunny Days" Bags & Suitcases - 72
2011 "Meer kan het niet zijn" (with BLØF) 30 32
2012 "Backseat Driver" Outside the Box - 45
2014 "In the Morning" - -
2015 "Sabrina Starke" - -
2019 "Underneath the Surface" - -
2021 "Learn to Love" - -
2022 "Paradise" - -
2022 "It Will Change" - -
2023 "Slow It Down" - -
2023 "Love the Mystery" - -

Awards

Year Nomination Organization Result
2008 Best Newcomer Edison Award Won

References

  1. ^ Fortunes | Mouvements de cinéma | fr – ARTE Archived August 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Edison Jazzism Publieksprijs 2009 voor Sabrina Starke Archived March 19, 2012, at archive.today
  3. ^ "'Sabrina Starke' van Sabrina Starke". iTunes. September 25, 2015.