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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marike Jager |
| Origin | Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| Genres | Singer-songwriter, Pop, Jazz |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano |
| Labels | Morning Coffee Records |
| Website | Official Website |
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Marike Jager (born February 4, 1979 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist and television presenter.
She grew up in Leusden and learned to play the guitar while backpacking through Australia, New Zealand, Asia and South Africa. There she wrote her first song 'Lizzy'. When she got back in the Netherlands she went to the stages, quickly winning the 'Studenten Songfestival in Maastricht (songfestival for students in Maastricht). Soon after she also won the Sky Radio Talentenjacht (Sky Radio Talenthunt), the demopoll by the Brussels Studio and the prestigious 'Grote Prijs van Nederland' 2003 (Grand Prix of the Netherlands) in the category singer/songwriter.
After winning the Grote Prijs, she meets Henk Jan Heuvelink. He plays the wurlitzer, harmonium and the piano. Together they regularly play at festivals, in theaters and on the radio.
In the summer of 2005, the duo recorded their first album, The Beauty Around. It was released on 15 May 2006, on their own label, Morning Coffee Records. It is distributed by V2Records.
In 2008, after the band has been joined by drummer Nicky Hustinx, the band releases its second album, Celia Trigger, which receives good reviews and is nominated for the Dutch Edison Awards in two categories: best female artist and best album.
A recording of a concert in Nijmegen, part of the band's first theater tour, is released on a DVD in 2010. The Magic Live Box contains the DVD, a cd containing a selection of the songs, and a bonus cd containing piano versions of some of the songs, played by Henk Jan Heuvelink.
The third album of Marike Jager, Here Comes The Night is expected to be released on April 1, 2011. The album was mixed by Tchad Blake.
External links
- Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.Template:Nl Official Website
- Marike Jager on Myspace