The First Euro K-Pop Artist
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LAURRHIE BROUNS THE FIRST EURO K-POP ARTIST SINGER, SONGWRITER, PRODUCER AND ACTRESS GLAMGALACTIC WWW.LAURRHIE.COM BIOGRAPHY Laurrhie Brouns is a Haitian/Dutch singer and songwriter. Her music can be best described as European K-Pop with a soulful touch or, in her own words, “MY spin on K-pop music!”. This beautiful and fiercely talented artist created her own unique sound/genre (EuroKpop), by not only blending together the futuristic electronic K-pop sounds of the East with her powerful soulful voice and pop / r & b / hip hop / soul influences of the West, but her love for this style and the culture has also led her to incorporate Korean into her English lyrics. Even as a little girl, it was clear to those around her that Laurrhie Brouns was a very gifted soul. One with a tremendous love and talent, not just for music, but for acting and dancing as well. Over the years Laurrhie has managed to build up quite an impressive résumé. For starters, Laurrhie graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam, has performed three times at the huge Arena stadium in Amsterdam for a crowd of 50.000 people each time, she has shared the stage with big international artists like Emeli Sandé and with Bob Marley's legendary band The Wailers. Throughout her musical journey Laurrhie has wowed numerous crowds & performed at countless locations such as Uitmarkt, Paradiso, Melkweg, North Sea Jazz club, Dauphine, Simplon, P60, P3, W2, Bibelot, Bolwerk, Paard, Waerdse Tempel, Sugarfactory, Bitterzoet, Amsterdam Roots Festival and many more places. And it didn't just end there as Laurrhie's talent surpassed the borders of her domestic country and got noticed across the ocean. Not only was Laurrhie one of the artists performing at London's Herts Pride Festival on the same (main) stage as artists like Angie Brown (Bizarre Inc, Chaka Khan, Grace Jones, The Rolling Stones, Fatboy Slim), but 1 of the biggest lifestyle & music magazines in the UK, RWDMag, praised Laurrhie's voice. UK Blog Awards 2017 Nominee Liquid Entertainment Online named Laurrhie “Verge Of Stardom Artist” and in the USA she's already being dubbed “ a sensation”. In the spring of 2012, Laurrhie decided to audition for The Voice of Holland and went down a sensation. She became a viewer favorite and was dubbed "The discovery" & " The one to watch". Laurrhie made it through, all the way to the 3rd live show, but unfortunately exited the show right before the quarterfinals. Laurrhie has appeared and performed on numerous Radio shows ( 538, Qmusic, 3FM, Radio 6, FunX and many more). And Television shows (The Voice of Holland – RTL4, Nick Battle – Nickelodeon, Killer Karaoke – RTL 5, Uitmarkt Live! – NPO, So You Think You Can Sing – SBS 6) November 2016 Marked the release of Laurrhie's debut EP Ascension: Golden Seeds of Light (executive produced, co-produced and written by Laurrhie). It was positively received in the USA & UK (among others) : “Amazing music, amazing voice. Very unique and highly distinctive” – Howard Rosen (Motown Records, Warner/Reprise, Casablanca Records, A&M) “Her voice and overall sound is full of soul, power, emotion and control – many credits that are required of international megastar divas such as Adele, Beyonce, and Alicia Keys – all of which I would very much like to align Laurrhie's talents to” – Liquid Entertainment Online (UK Blog Award 2017 Nominee) “The Haitian/Dutch powerhouse puts her spin on K-Pop (in which she calls EuroKPop), creating a real sugary and spine tingling sensation.”- New Lease Music “Her Music is haunting/beautiful/uplifting and thought provoking. Very, very gifted lady!” “These songs inspire hope, positivity & love which is a message we could all use right now” “It sparks joy in the heart, just what I needed! Very nice!” In addition to music, Laurrhie loves acting as well. In 2012 Laurrhie played the role of Shandra in the Dutch big screen movie Alleen maar nette mensen, directed by Lodewijk Crijns. This isn't the first time she's ventured out into the acting field, for in her younger years Laurrhie played the leading lady Dorothy in the Dutch musical The Wizard of Oz. Laurrhie also has years of dance experience under her belt. In 1997 she got accepted into the prestigious Dutch National Ballet Academy, and danced in Die Zauberflöte. In addition to classical ballet, Laurrhie has danced Jazz, Street dance and Hip hop. DISCOGRAPHY EP/ALBUM ASCENSION: GOLDEN SEEDS OF LIGHT ( RELEASE DATE : 11 NOVEMBER 2016 - GLAMGALACTIC MUSIC ) LISTEN NOW : https://open.spotify.com/album/3t0BiR7eVW5ilvWBW4QdKB SINGLE COLLECTIVE UPGRADE ( RELEASE DATE : 13 APRIL 2016 - GLAMGALACTIC MUSIC ) LISTEN NOW : https://youtu.be/PMbihOTa3es TABOO ( RELEASE DATE : 1 NOVEMBER 2015 - GLAMGALACTIC MUSIC ) LISTEN NOW : https://youtu.be/WYXunt8xLgs FEATURING DJ GREGOR SALTO FEAT. LAURRHIE : TURNING ( RELEASE DATE : 7 MARCH 2011 - G-REX MUSIC ) LISTEN NOW : https://youtu.be/6lzEG_26iII APPA FEAT. LAURRHIE : WEET WIE JE GROET ( RELEASE DATE : 2 NOVEMBER 2007 - TOPNOTCH ) LISTEN NOW : https://youtu.be/ETik0QN-iw8 VIDEO Laurrhie Brouns – live at So You think you can sing (SBS 6) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvbjfBYxIOw Laurrhie Brouns live snippet : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpcmhYq7Osc A Lovely Chat with Laurrhie Brouns and Emeli Sande : https://youtu.be/Db32YGL5ifU Laurrhie Brouns The Voice of Holland (RTL4) blind audition : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iky5UmfAteY Laurrhie Brouns - Taboo Live Up Close and personal RELEASE FILM https://youtu.be/yj32SLtmMEU Laurrhie Brouns live @ 538 Evers Staat Op : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FHOIFahEyU Laurrhie Brouns @ 538 Zomer top 1000 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FXqkZaXo70 Laurrhie Brouns live at paradiso : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16NKDJsxLls CONTACT Email : [email protected] Website : www.Laurrhie.com Youtube : www.youtube.com/LaurrhieBrounsMusic Twitter : www.twitter.com/LAURRHIEBROUNS ( @LAURRHIEBROUNS ) Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/LAURRHIEBROUNS.MUSIC Facebook Profile : www.facebook.com/Laurrhie Instagram : www.instagram.com/Laurrhie ( @Laurrhie ).