Sabrina Starke Explained

Sabrina Starke
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:9 August 1979
Birth Place:Paramaribo, Suriname
Origin:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Instrument:Vocalist
Genre:Soul, folk, jazz, R&B
Occupation:Musician, songwriter
Years Active:2008–present
Website:Sabrina Starke official website

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 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.

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

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSingleAlbumPeak position
Dutch Top 40Dutch Top 100
2008"Do for Love"Yellow Brick Roadalign="center"-10
2009"Foolish"align="center"-align="center"-
"A Woman's Gonna Try"align="center"-18
2010"Home Is You"align="center"-82
"Sunny Days"Bags & Suitcasesalign="center"-72
2011"Meer kan het niet zijn" (with BLØF)3032
2012"Backseat Driver"Outside the Boxalign="center"-45
2014"In the Morning"align="center"-align="center"-
2015"Sabrina Starke"align="center"-align="center"-
2019"Underneath the Surface"align="center"-align="center"-
2021"Learn to Love"align="center"-align="center"-
2022"Paradise"align="center"-align="center"-
2022"It Will Change"align="center"-align="center"-
2023"Slow It Down"align="center"-align="center"-
2023"Love the Mystery"align="center"-align="center"-

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.arte.tv/fr/3685042.html Fortunes | Mouvements de cinéma | fr – ARTE
  2. http://www.muziekcentrumnederland.nl/pop/nieuws/artikel/artikel/2951/ Edison Jazzism Publieksprijs 2009 voor Sabrina Starke
  3. Web site: 'Sabrina Starke' van Sabrina Starke. iTunes. September 25, 2015.