Jacqueline Govaert

**Jacqueline Govaert** (; born 20 April 1982) is a Dutch singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is best known as the leader of Dutch band Krezip. 
After Krezip disbanded in 2009, Govaert started a solo music career. She released her debut album *Good Life* in August 2010.

## Sana'a

### Krezip
Govaert ta rubuta waƙoƙinta na farko a kan piano tana da shekaru 12. Ta kammala karatunta daga Dutch Rockacademy da ke Tilburg . Kafin haka, ta fara ƙungiyar Krezip a makarantar sakandare. Ƙungiyar ta fitar da EP ɗinta na farko a shekarar 1999; fitowarta ce mai zaman kanta. A shekarar 2000, ƙungiyar Warner Music ta sanya hannu kan ƙungiyar kuma ta buga a Lowlands da Pinkpop . A wannan shekarar ce ƙungiyar LP ta farko ta fito, inda ta sami babban nasara har ta wargaje a shekarar 2009.

Govaert ita ce babbar mawaƙin waƙa a ƙungiyar. Ita ce kuma mawaƙin piano na ƙungiyar har sai da aka tilasta wa Annelies Kuijsters ta karɓi wannan matsayin, bayan ta rasa damar buga guitar bayan mummunan rauni. Govaert ta ji daɗin barin matsayinta na mawaƙin piano, tana mai cewa "...yanzu zan iya mai da hankali kan wasana."

Govaert ya yi aiki a matsayin fitaccen mawaki a waƙoƙin aikin kiɗan Ayreon, ƙungiyar mawakan Holland Relax (a cikin kundin waƙoƙin *Odeur de Clochard* ), Armin van Buuren da Fernando Lameirinhas.

A shekarar 2006, Govaert ta ba da gudummawa a wata waƙar jigo ta TMF Awards ta 2006. Don wannan waƙar, ta yi aiki tare da ƙungiyoyin Dutch The Partysquad, Extince da Caprice. Sun rera waƙar a lokacin buɗe bikin bayar da kyautar.

Govaert ya kuma rubuta waƙar tare da mawaƙiya Alain Clark, "Wherever I Go", wadda aka yi amfani da ita a tallan Senseo na ƙasar Holland sannan aka fitar da ita a matsayin waƙa ɗaya.

A shekarar 2019, Krezip ya sake haɗuwa ya yi wasa a Pinkpop.  Da farko, Krezip ya sake haɗuwa ne kawai da niyyar yin wasa a Pinkpop da kuma yin wasan kwaikwayo na sake haɗuwa. Duk da haka, tun daga lokacin sun ci gaba da yawon shakatawa kuma sun fitar da kundin waƙoƙi guda biyu: *Sweet High* (2019) da *Any Day Now* (2023). 

### Aiki na kaɗaici
Bayan ta bar Krezip, Govaert ta sanar da cewa za ta ci gaba da neman aikin kiɗan kaɗaici. Ta fitar da kundin waƙoƙinta na farko mai *suna Good Life*, a watan Agusta na 2010.  Ta yi aiki a kan kundin tare da Jan Peter Hoekstra (guitar Krezip ), Joost Zweegers ( Novastar ), Tjeerd Bomhof (bass da mawallafiyar Hooverphonic ). Mawakan *Good Life* sune Mario Goossens (drums Hooverphonic, Triggerfinger ), Simon Casier (bass Balthazar ), Jan Peter Hoekstra (guitar tsohon Krezip ) da Remko Kühne (keys Hooverphonic, Alain Clark ). Kundin ya shiga cikin jadawalin kundin waƙoƙin Dutch a ranar 3 ga Satumba, 2010 a lamba ta uku.

### Sauran ayyuka
A watan Agusta na 2023, an naɗa ta a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin membobin kwamitin zaɓen 'yan wasan the Dutch entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024  Bayan haka, an zaɓe ta a matsayin mai sharhin Holland a gasar tare da Cornald Maas, inda ta maye gurbin Jan Smit . 

## Rayuwa ta sirri
Govaert tana zaune a Haarlem tare da abokin aikinta. A ranar 29 ga Oktoba, 2008, Govaert ta sanar da cewa tana da juna biyu, kuma za ta dakatar da harkar kiɗa.  Govaert ta haifi ɗa namiji, a ranar 26 ga Maris, 2009.  An haifi ɗa na biyu na Govaert, 'ya mace, a ranar 10 ga Nuwamba, 2010. Jacqueline babbar 'yar'uwar Onno Govaert ce, wacce ke buga ganga, wacce galibi take aiki a fannin kiɗan da aka tsara .