Caro Emerald is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on April 26, 1981 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. In 2012, she won the Echo Award beating out nominee She won an Echo Award in 2012 beating out nominee Lana Del Rey..
Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw (born 26 April 1981), better known by her stage name Caro Emerald, is a Dutch pop and jazz singer. Active since 2007, she rose to prominence in 2009 with “Back It Up”. Follow-up single “A Night Like This” topped charts in the Netherlands. Emerald is often praised for her outstanding live performances. She predominantly performs in English.
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.
Her father is Dutch, and her mother is Aruban. She had a baby girl in 2014
She has received many awards for her music, including a 3FM Serious Talent Award (2010) and a European Border Breakers Award (2011).
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.
