Birgit Schuurman (born 1 July 1977 in Utrecht) is a Dutch singer and
actress.Schuurman was born in Utrecht and raised in Bunnik as the
daughter of a Dutch father and a Surinamese mother; she's the younger
sister of Katja Schuurman. Schuurman started her singing career
several years before her graduation. Her first attempt to break into
the music business was with some unsuccessful R&B and Dance projects.
She also sang in the band Jeunes Turcs alongside her older sister
Katja in 1995.After a short break in her musical career, she released
some singles in 1999 which were more successful. A Little Famous and
Maybe the Wine were minor hits and enabled her a certain degree of
fame. Also, in the same year, she featured in the video Onderweg by
Abel and started to present a television program on Fox Kids. Her
final breakthrough followed in 2001 with her song "I Know", and the
corresponding album Few Like Me.Birgit combined her own dates with a
sponsored tour of Lenny Kravitz-tribute-shows. Continuing in this
direction, 2002 saw her recording a cover-version of the Skunk
Anansie-classic Weak for the soundtrack of the movie Liever verliefd;
it did not chart.
actress.Schuurman was born in Utrecht and raised in Bunnik as the
daughter of a Dutch father and a Surinamese mother; she's the younger
sister of Katja Schuurman. Schuurman started her singing career
several years before her graduation. Her first attempt to break into
the music business was with some unsuccessful R&B and Dance projects.
She also sang in the band Jeunes Turcs alongside her older sister
Katja in 1995.After a short break in her musical career, she released
some singles in 1999 which were more successful. A Little Famous and
Maybe the Wine were minor hits and enabled her a certain degree of
fame. Also, in the same year, she featured in the video Onderweg by
Abel and started to present a television program on Fox Kids. Her
final breakthrough followed in 2001 with her song "I Know", and the
corresponding album Few Like Me.Birgit combined her own dates with a
sponsored tour of Lenny Kravitz-tribute-shows. Continuing in this
direction, 2002 saw her recording a cover-version of the Skunk
Anansie-classic Weak for the soundtrack of the movie Liever verliefd;
it did not chart.
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