Nathalie Sardjoe

Nathalie Sardjoe (2019)

**Nathalie Ingrid Sardjoe** (born February 14, 1978) is a Dutch singer, television presenter and host.

## Biography

### Early Life

Nathalie Ingrid Sardjoe was born on February 14, 1978 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the oldest daughter Ronald Sardjoe and Sylvie (née Charles). Her father is Indo-Surinamese and her mother is Afro-French Guianese. Her parents met in Amsterdam during their studies there, they were married two years later and moved to Rotterdam. She has a brother Ricardo (b. 1979) and also had a sister Claudia (1982-1983) who died in a car accident, which Nathalie, Ricardo and their parents survived. Her father worked as a police officer and her mother was a mathematics teacher in elementary school. She attended Havo voor Muziek en Dans, a musical secondary school. Sardjoe learnt herself to play guitar, piano and violin at thirteen.

### Career

#### 1995 - 1997: Trinity, talent show success

She started her career in 1995, with Marieke Albers and Jessica van Kempen in the group called Trinity. A year later the singles ''Under the Clouds'' and ''Imagine Myself'' from their first album ''Take A Break'' appeared on charts. In 1996, she won Soundmixshow. One year later, she entered European Soundmix Show, which brought her quite fame around Europe. In 1997, she released her first solo single ''Give Me Wings''.

#### European Song Contest

Sardjoe represented Netherlands in the European Song Contest 1998 in Valencia, Spain, where she gained 160 points and placed third with song ''Alles is Mogelijk'' (''Everything is Possible''). This was Netherlands' best result since their won in 1982 until they placed second in 2015. The song was written by Sandjoe and other Trinity members who were a choir on a stage. She released her first solo album ''Try to Stop Me'' two months after her performance in contest. She then represented Netherlands again in European Song Contest 2011 in Liège, Belgium with song ''The Power Is Within Us'', a power ballad, which placed second in the first semi-final and twelfth in the Grand Final.

#### Albums, Tours and TV work

Sardjoe has released five albums since 1998, ''Try to Stop Me'' in 1998, ''Feelings and Power'' in 2001, ''Cherries in the Crown'' in 2005, ''Lightness of Music'' in 2012 and ''Hearts'' in 2018. Each of the albums had tours through Europe. After releasing ''Chesrries in the Crown'' she gave a special concert to people in Suriname and French Guiana. In 2006, Sardjoe took part in Dutch Dancing with the Stars. She danced with dance-coach Steven Beekman but was eliminated after fifth show. She later hosted Dutch The Voice since its beginning 2010 until 2015. She has been a weather presenter to Dutch television station Oude Westen TV since 2018. Since 2019, she has been host of Dutch Big Brother.

### Personal Life

After taking part in Dutch Dancing with the Stars, in October 2006, she started dating her dance partner Steven Beekman (b. 1982). Their relationship lasted to May 2009. In July 2010, she started dating record producer Bart Boers (b. 1973). They engaged on August 16, 2013 and wed on March 3, 2014 in Marseille, France. She gave birth to a daughter named Claudia Marseille on July 6, 2017. Her daughter's both names are tribute to her younger sister and a city when she wed. She resides in Rotterdam.