Denise Jannah

Denise Johanna Zeefuik (born 7 November 1956) is a Dutch jazz singer. She made her debut at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1991. Two years later she won her first of two Edison Music Awards with her second album "A Heart Full of Music". She was the first Dutch jazz soloist to be signed by Blue Note Records. In 1996 a documentary was made named "Denise Jannah, new lady in jazz".

Early life She spent her childhood in Suriname and the Netherlands as the eldest daughter of four from the well known Surinamese pastor Rev. Karel Zeefuik.

Discography Source: Studio albums Take It from the Top (Timeless, 1991) A Heart Full of Music (Timeless, 1993) I Was Born in Love with You (Blue Note, 1995) Different Colours (EMI, 1996) The Madness of Our Love (Blue Note, 1999) Thirst! (BV Haast, 2000) Gedicht Gezongen (Plattel Music, 2004) El Sendero (Maxanter, 2005) Ella!: Denise Jannah Sings Ella Fitzgerald (September 2015) Lost & Found (Rhapsody Analog, 2017)