Caro Emerald
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Emerald singing in Hilversum, Netherlands, on 4th May 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw |
| Born |
26 April 1981 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Jazz; pop; electro swing |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007—present |
| Labels | Grandmono Records |
| Website | www.caroemerald.com |
Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw (born 26 April 1981) is a Dutch pop and jazz singer. She debuted under the stage name "Caro Emerald" in July 2009 with "Back It Up". Follow-up single "A Night Like This" reached #1 in the Netherlands. Emerald is often praised for her outstanding live performances.
Debut album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor was conceived of, written and produced as a studio project by David Schreurs, Vincent Degiorgio, Jan van Wieringen and van der Leeuw, with Caro as the starring artist. In August 2010, the album spent its 30th week at #1 in the Dutch album charts, setting an all-time record and beating Michael Jackson's "Thriller" by one week. The album became the biggest selling album of 2010 in the Netherlands with over 350.000 copies to date. Worldwide, over 1.4 million copies have been sold. On 3 October 2010, Emerald was awarded the Dutch music prize "Edison Award" for Best Female Artist.
May 2013, a second studio album The Shocking Miss Emerald was released. The album entered at #1 in the UK album chart.
Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw was born on 26 April 1981 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands to a Dutch father and an Aruban mother. She started singing lessons at age 12 with James Gilloffo in Amsterdam and joined a girl vocal group, Les Elles, under his guidance. Following high school she trained as a jazz vocalist at the Amsterdam Conservatory, graduating in 2005.
During her September 2013 UK tour, she announced her pregnancy. She gave birth to a girl in March 2014.
In early 2007 Dutch producer Jan van Wieringen invited van der Leeuw to sing the vocal on a demo he was producing with David Schreurs. The song, "Back It Up", had been written by Schreurs and Canadian songwriter Vince Degiorgio and was based around a hip-hop beat created by Robin Veldman and Jan van Wieringen. Caro's jazzy vocal was considered a "perfect match" for the new song.
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