Chaira Borderslee

Chaira Borderslee (born 1975, in Alkmaar) is a Dutch singer, actress and dancer.

Biography Borderslee started singing on when she was five. She sang in the Antillean children's choir Zjozjoli, in which they made albums and children's films. She studied at the Nel Roos Ballet Academy and then followed the premiere and higher professional education training Showmusical at the Amsterdam Dance Academy Lucia Marthas. She grew up in Heiloo.

During her pre-tertiary education, Borderslee was seen as a singer and dancer in many well-known television programmes such as The Voice of Holland and The Next Pop Talent, by Joop van den Ende and John de Mol, in which she performed with celebrities like Barry White. In addition to her high school education, Borderslee also performed vocal studio work on the R&B duo Unknown. Later she was asked to sing at the Dutch-language R&B project Vogelvrij. With this ensemble they recorded an album, two singles and two video clips.

In her graduation year, she made the transition to musical and played in, among others, West Side Story, Miss Saigon,

Theatre credits Years Title Role Notes Ref. 1996–98 West Side Story Anita (understudy) Swing, ensemble 1998–99 Miss Saigon Gigi (understudy) 1999–2000 Fame Carmen, Mabel and Miss Sherman (understudy) Ensemble 2001–03 Aida Aida 2005 Hair Sheila 2007–08 Tarzan Kala 2016 Goede tijden, slechte tijden Meredith van Soest