Biography of Caro Emerald
In May 2007 Caro Emerald got a phonecall from two producers. They'd just written a song for a Japanese pop act with the acclaimed songwriter Vince Degiorgio (Atomic Kitten, A-Teens, N'Synch, Love Inc. a.o.). But their demo singer couldn't make it. They needed something quickly, and that's how Caro got to record the demo of "Back It Up".
Caro liked the song so much that she added it to her live repertoire. A year later she got the chance to perform "Back It Up" on local TV station AT5 in Amsterdam. It caught on right away: viewers just wouldn't stop calling and e-mailing about that lovely girl with her catchy song. Caro and a friend produced a no budget video which ended up on Youtube, and again, the response was overwhelming. People literally begged her to sell the song on iTunes.
But with only one song on the repertoire, Caro and her team decided to focus on a full album first. Inspired by films and music from the 40's and 50's they started working on new songs and ideas. Fall 2008, one of the producers flew over to Toronto to write with Vince Degiorgio again, and returned with 7 great tracks and a clear direction for the album. A few months later, Vince came to Amsterdam to finish the album. The result: an exciting and hugely accessible record, featuring ballroom jazz, cinematic tangoes, groovin' jazz tracks and infectious mambo's that sound like they were recorded in 1951 in Hollywood's most famous recording studios. But the smoking beats, catchy songs and inventive production tell it's actually 2009 that Caro Emerald is putting her name on the map.
July 6, 2009 Caro and her producers released "Back It Up" on their own label Grandmono Records. Within a day, radio picked it up and supported it big time. "Back It Up" went straight to #1 on the iTunes Jazz Charts where it stayed for almost 5 consequtive months. Caro and her band where invited to play at many radio- and tv shows. Within 3 weeks, "Back It Up" was voted 3FM Megahit, everyone loved the song, and it went to #12 in the single charts. Four months after the initial release, "Back It Up" was still at #11 in the Airplaycharts.
On December 11, 2009 Grandmono proudly presents Caro Emerald's 2nd single: "A Night Like This".
Debut album "Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor" available on January 29, 2010 (Grandmono Records)
As of January 2010, Caro Emerald's music will also be released in France (Sony Music Entertainment France) and Scandinavia (Bonnier Amigo Music Group).




Comments about Caro Emerald
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Roma - 10 mrt. 2010 15:21:21Heerlijke muziek. Elke keer weer opnieuw genieten. Groeten uit Stordal, Noorwegen
Jan Corsten - 9 feb. 2010 20:27:15hmmmmmmm Caro! De stem, de muziek, de blik, het lijf!
Toni - 5 feb. 2010 02:36:38