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And singers sometimes needed a lot of perseverance to make it in the world of music.
Artists tell tales of sending endless demos to record companies
and struggling to make ends meet while pursuing their dream.
Well, the Dutch jazz singer, Caro Emerald, has one such story.
She's created success on the back of some hard work and determination,
and it resulted in her album hitting the number one spot on Sunday.
Before we speak to [A] her, let's take a [E] look at some of her work.
[Eb] [Abm] Well, you go [N] Dutch because you are Dutch.
Yes, I am.
And a lot of people might, though, reasonably suspect that you're American
because of the style of your music.
People in Holland thought that too in the beginning,
but, yeah, it's very much influenced by the American music,
so I'm not surprised about that.
Congratulations on being number [B] one.
Yes, how exciting.
[Bb] Yeah, that is so, so [Ebm] incredible.
I still can't believe it.
I mean, this is about the biggest achievement I could get, you know,
especially with a second album.
But it hasn't been that straightforward for you, has [Bb] it?
No, not at all, no.
No, we've been
I've been working with this music for about five years now,
and it started off being
Basically, it is [A] a kind of do-it-yourself project.
[E] I worked together with my two producers that I met
because they asked me to do the demo vocals for the song Back It Up that you just saw.
And they liked my voice, and I liked them, and I liked the music.
And then we decided to make an album using Back It Up as a blueprint
[Ebm] because we really loved that mix of hip-hop and jazz, basically.
And then we did, and we did it all ourselves at home,
and I actually did the vocals for the first album in my own living room.
And they recorded their stuff at home,
and then eventually we tried looking for a record label.
And some of them were interested, but they didn't offer a really good deal, so
Then we decided to start our own record label, and we did, in Holland.
It's called Gramona Records.
And then we just went sky high.
And the first album sold more than a million copies.
Yes, it did.
So why would you be surprised when you hit [G] number one in the charts with the second one?
Because [E] everybody's been [B] making me [N] nervous about this second album.
It's really hard.
And I do realize that with the first one we had [Ebm] the element of surprise,
and then you have to, you know, you don't know what's going to happen.
We just made a new [E] album, and we put a lot of blood, sweat and tears in it.
We think it's nice, but it's not something that I [Eb] ever would expect.
So you get nervous.
I did get nervous, yeah.
Now I'm not nervous anymore.
So the albums, of course, have been hugely popular,
but I know that your live shows are incredibly popular [E] too.
The one at the Albert Hall was called A Finger Clicker of the Highest Order.
Wow, yeah, [Ebm] that was amazing.
That show was amazing.
That was, to me, the highest point I could reach.
[Eb] I actually thought after that, I thought, I don't know, I have to think of another dream.
Well, is the Royal Albert Hall famous in the Netherlands?
Excuse me?
Is the Royal Albert Hall famous in the Netherlands?
Oh, very much.
It made all the news, all the headlines,
and this whole thing with the number one in the UK as well.
The Dutch are very, [Ebm] very proud of that.
The new album's called The Shocking, Miss Emerald.
And it does start with a real sort of film noir overture,
if you like, maybe think of Edgar G.
Robinson,
Edward G.
Robinson rather, and Humphrey Bogart and that sort of thing.
That's the mood that you wanted to set with it.
Yes, [N] definitely.
What is shocking about Miss Emerald?
Well, I think it's shocking that I'm on number one right now.
I think we were aiming for that.
Shocking in a good way, maybe.
The thing that's really clear from your music, though,
is it's actually not just about the music.
You look, the whole part, the [Ebm] videos are beautiful.
[F] Like Bill was saying, this one is more [Db] modern,
but lots of the videos are like from the 1940s.
They look like they could have [Ebm] been filmed then.
Just [Ab] so exquisite to watch.
[Ebm] This, I [Db] think, is a bit more of a departure for you.
Yeah, but this was a different story.
This was [Ebm] a part of a commercial in Holland, [Ab] this video of [Bb] a,
how do you say, a brand for [Abm] alcohol?
[Ebm] I can't say the brand, right?
No, that's fine.
Yes, an alcoholic [Bb] beverage.
Yeah, [G] definitely.
[E] So this was part of, this was in Holland.
This was the second single,
[Eb] and we were lucky enough to be [Bb] [B] cooperating with this [E] beverage.
So how much control do you have over the look of everything?
Everything.
Yeah.
I work together.
It's like a cooperation.
I work together with my two producers,
and we do everything ourselves.
Of course, I have a wonderful team.
I work with stylists.
I work with makeup artists.
But everything is talked about and discussed [Ebm] together.
And that is the joy of having your own label, if you like,
because you don't belong to the record company.
It's all down to you and the people you work with.
Nice, huh?
[E] Well, it's good so long as it works.
And it's fun.
But there's a lot of responsibility with that, isn't there?
Yeah, there is, and sometimes that's a little bit [Bb] too much.
So sometimes I have to be careful about my energy
and [G] just not trying [Bb] to control everything.
Sometimes you just have to trust your people.
Because you've got to do the singing and the dancing, the performing.
And the traveling and everything.
And the thinking and the creative side as well.
Yeah.
You've got to have the ideas.
Yeah, as well.
But I work with a lot of creative people.
They have very good ideas as well.
So it's more like a pot of ideas, and then we [E] decide what to do.
Well, it's [Eb] all working for you right now, which is great.
Yeah, it is.
[Ab] Caro, thanks very much for [N] coming to see us.
Thank you so much for having me.
Caro Emerald's album, The Shocking Miss Emerald, is out now.
She'll also begin an 11-date [Ebm] tour in Gateshead on September 10th.
Artists tell tales of sending endless demos to record companies
and struggling to make ends meet while pursuing their dream.
Well, the Dutch jazz singer, Caro Emerald, has one such story.
She's created success on the back of some hard work and determination,
and it resulted in her album hitting the number one spot on Sunday.
Before we speak to [A] her, let's take a [E] look at some of her work.
[Eb] [Abm] Well, you go [N] Dutch because you are Dutch.
Yes, I am.
And a lot of people might, though, reasonably suspect that you're American
because of the style of your music.
People in Holland thought that too in the beginning,
but, yeah, it's very much influenced by the American music,
so I'm not surprised about that.
Congratulations on being number [B] one.
Yes, how exciting.
[Bb] Yeah, that is so, so [Ebm] incredible.
I still can't believe it.
I mean, this is about the biggest achievement I could get, you know,
especially with a second album.
But it hasn't been that straightforward for you, has [Bb] it?
No, not at all, no.
No, we've been
I've been working with this music for about five years now,
and it started off being
Basically, it is [A] a kind of do-it-yourself project.
[E] I worked together with my two producers that I met
because they asked me to do the demo vocals for the song Back It Up that you just saw.
And they liked my voice, and I liked them, and I liked the music.
And then we decided to make an album using Back It Up as a blueprint
[Ebm] because we really loved that mix of hip-hop and jazz, basically.
And then we did, and we did it all ourselves at home,
and I actually did the vocals for the first album in my own living room.
And they recorded their stuff at home,
and then eventually we tried looking for a record label.
And some of them were interested, but they didn't offer a really good deal, so
Then we decided to start our own record label, and we did, in Holland.
It's called Gramona Records.
And then we just went sky high.
And the first album sold more than a million copies.
Yes, it did.
So why would you be surprised when you hit [G] number one in the charts with the second one?
Because [E] everybody's been [B] making me [N] nervous about this second album.
It's really hard.
And I do realize that with the first one we had [Ebm] the element of surprise,
and then you have to, you know, you don't know what's going to happen.
We just made a new [E] album, and we put a lot of blood, sweat and tears in it.
We think it's nice, but it's not something that I [Eb] ever would expect.
So you get nervous.
I did get nervous, yeah.
Now I'm not nervous anymore.
So the albums, of course, have been hugely popular,
but I know that your live shows are incredibly popular [E] too.
The one at the Albert Hall was called A Finger Clicker of the Highest Order.
Wow, yeah, [Ebm] that was amazing.
That show was amazing.
That was, to me, the highest point I could reach.
[Eb] I actually thought after that, I thought, I don't know, I have to think of another dream.
Well, is the Royal Albert Hall famous in the Netherlands?
Excuse me?
Is the Royal Albert Hall famous in the Netherlands?
Oh, very much.
It made all the news, all the headlines,
and this whole thing with the number one in the UK as well.
The Dutch are very, [Ebm] very proud of that.
The new album's called The Shocking, Miss Emerald.
And it does start with a real sort of film noir overture,
if you like, maybe think of Edgar G.
Robinson,
Edward G.
Robinson rather, and Humphrey Bogart and that sort of thing.
That's the mood that you wanted to set with it.
Yes, [N] definitely.
What is shocking about Miss Emerald?
Well, I think it's shocking that I'm on number one right now.
I think we were aiming for that.
Shocking in a good way, maybe.
The thing that's really clear from your music, though,
is it's actually not just about the music.
You look, the whole part, the [Ebm] videos are beautiful.
[F] Like Bill was saying, this one is more [Db] modern,
but lots of the videos are like from the 1940s.
They look like they could have [Ebm] been filmed then.
Just [Ab] so exquisite to watch.
[Ebm] This, I [Db] think, is a bit more of a departure for you.
Yeah, but this was a different story.
This was [Ebm] a part of a commercial in Holland, [Ab] this video of [Bb] a,
how do you say, a brand for [Abm] alcohol?
[Ebm] I can't say the brand, right?
No, that's fine.
Yes, an alcoholic [Bb] beverage.
Yeah, [G] definitely.
[E] So this was part of, this was in Holland.
This was the second single,
[Eb] and we were lucky enough to be [Bb] [B] cooperating with this [E] beverage.
So how much control do you have over the look of everything?
Everything.
Yeah.
I work together.
It's like a cooperation.
I work together with my two producers,
and we do everything ourselves.
Of course, I have a wonderful team.
I work with stylists.
I work with makeup artists.
But everything is talked about and discussed [Ebm] together.
And that is the joy of having your own label, if you like,
because you don't belong to the record company.
It's all down to you and the people you work with.
Nice, huh?
[E] Well, it's good so long as it works.
And it's fun.
But there's a lot of responsibility with that, isn't there?
Yeah, there is, and sometimes that's a little bit [Bb] too much.
So sometimes I have to be careful about my energy
and [G] just not trying [Bb] to control everything.
Sometimes you just have to trust your people.
Because you've got to do the singing and the dancing, the performing.
And the traveling and everything.
And the thinking and the creative side as well.
Yeah.
You've got to have the ideas.
Yeah, as well.
But I work with a lot of creative people.
They have very good ideas as well.
So it's more like a pot of ideas, and then we [E] decide what to do.
Well, it's [Eb] all working for you right now, which is great.
Yeah, it is.
[Ab] Caro, thanks very much for [N] coming to see us.
Thank you so much for having me.
Caro Emerald's album, The Shocking Miss Emerald, is out now.
She'll also begin an 11-date [Ebm] tour in Gateshead on September 10th.
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And singers sometimes needed a lot of perseverance to make it in the world of music.
Artists tell tales of sending endless demos to record companies
and struggling to make ends meet while pursuing their dream.
Well, the Dutch jazz singer, Caro Emerald, has one such story.
She's created success on the back of some hard work and determination,
and it resulted in her album hitting the number one spot on Sunday.
Before we speak to [A] her, let's take a [E] look at some of her work.
_ [Eb] _ [Abm] _ Well, you go [N] Dutch because you are Dutch.
Yes, I am.
_ And a lot of people might, though, reasonably suspect that you're American
because of the style of your music.
People in Holland thought that too in the beginning,
but, yeah, it's very much influenced by the American music,
so I'm not surprised about that.
Congratulations on being number [B] one.
Yes, how exciting.
[Bb] Yeah, that is so, so [Ebm] incredible.
I still can't believe it.
I mean, this is about the biggest achievement I could get, you know,
especially with a second album.
But it hasn't been that straightforward for you, has [Bb] it?
No, not at all, no.
No, we've been_
I've been working with this music for about five years now,
and it started off being_
Basically, it is [A] a kind of do-it-yourself project.
[E] I worked together with my two producers that I met
because they asked me to do the demo vocals for the song Back It Up that you just saw.
And they liked my voice, and I liked them, and I liked the music.
And then we _ decided to make an album _ using Back It Up as a blueprint
[Ebm] because we really loved that mix of hip-hop and jazz, basically.
_ And then we did, and we did it all ourselves at home,
and I actually did the vocals for the first album in my own living room.
And they recorded their stuff at home,
and then eventually we tried looking for a record label.
_ And some of them were interested, but they didn't offer a really good deal, so_
Then we decided to start our own record label, and we did, in Holland.
It's called Gramona Records.
And then we just went sky high.
And the first album sold more than a million copies.
Yes, it did.
So why would you be surprised when you hit [G] number one in the charts with the second one?
Because _ [E] everybody's been _ [B] making me [N] nervous about this second album.
It's really hard.
And I do realize that with the first one we had [Ebm] the element of surprise,
and then you have to, you know, you don't know what's going to happen.
We just made a new [E] album, and we _ put a lot of blood, sweat and tears in it.
We think it's nice, but it's not something that I [Eb] ever would expect.
So you get nervous.
I did get nervous, yeah.
Now I'm not nervous anymore.
So the albums, of course, have been hugely popular,
but I know that your live shows are incredibly popular [E] too.
The one at the Albert Hall was called A Finger Clicker of the Highest Order.
Wow, yeah, [Ebm] that was amazing.
That show was amazing.
That was, to me, the highest point I could reach.
[Eb] _ I actually thought after that, I thought, I don't know, I have to think of another dream.
Well, is the Royal Albert Hall famous in the Netherlands?
Excuse me?
Is the Royal Albert Hall famous in the Netherlands?
Oh, very much.
It made all the news, all the headlines,
and this whole thing with the number one in the UK as well.
The Dutch are very, [Ebm] very proud of that.
The new album's called The Shocking, _ Miss Emerald.
And it does start with a real sort of film noir overture,
if you like, maybe think of Edgar G.
Robinson,
Edward G.
Robinson rather, and Humphrey Bogart and that sort of thing.
That's the mood that you wanted to set with it.
Yes, [N] definitely.
What is shocking about Miss Emerald?
Well, I think it's shocking that I'm on number one right now.
_ I think we were aiming for that.
Shocking in a good way, maybe.
The thing that's really clear from your music, though,
is it's actually not just about the music.
You look, the whole part, the [Ebm] videos are beautiful.
[F] Like Bill was saying, this one is more [Db] modern,
but lots of the videos are like from the 1940s.
They look like they could have [Ebm] been filmed then.
Just [Ab] so exquisite to watch.
[Ebm] This, I [Db] think, is a bit more of a departure for you.
Yeah, but this was a different story.
This was [Ebm] a part of a commercial in Holland, [Ab] this video of [Bb] a,
how do you say, a brand for [Abm] alcohol?
[Ebm] I can't say the brand, right?
No, that's fine.
Yes, an alcoholic [Bb] beverage.
Yeah, [G] definitely.
[E] So this was part of, this was in Holland.
This was the second single,
[Eb] and we were lucky enough to be [Bb] _ [B] cooperating with this [E] beverage.
So how much control do you have over the look of everything?
Everything.
Yeah.
I work together.
It's like a cooperation.
I work together with my two producers,
and we do everything ourselves.
Of course, I have a wonderful team.
I work with stylists.
I work with makeup artists.
But everything is talked about and discussed [Ebm] together.
And that is the joy of having your own label, if you like,
because you don't belong to the record company.
It's all down to you and the people you work with.
Nice, huh?
[E] Well, it's good so long as it works.
And it's fun.
But there's a lot of responsibility with that, isn't there?
Yeah, there is, and sometimes that's a little bit [Bb] too much.
So sometimes I have to be careful about my energy
and [G] just not trying [Bb] to control everything.
Sometimes you just have to trust your people.
Because you've got to do the singing and the dancing, the performing.
And the traveling and everything.
And the thinking and the creative side as well.
Yeah.
You've got to have the ideas.
Yeah, as well.
But I work with a lot of creative people.
They have very good ideas as well.
So it's more like a pot of ideas, and then we [E] decide what to do.
Well, it's [Eb] all working for you right now, which is great.
Yeah, it is.
[Ab] Caro, thanks very much for [N] coming to see us.
Thank you so much for having me.
Caro Emerald's album, The Shocking Miss Emerald, is out now.
She'll also begin an 11-date [Ebm] tour in Gateshead on September 10th.
Artists tell tales of sending endless demos to record companies
and struggling to make ends meet while pursuing their dream.
Well, the Dutch jazz singer, Caro Emerald, has one such story.
She's created success on the back of some hard work and determination,
and it resulted in her album hitting the number one spot on Sunday.
Before we speak to [A] her, let's take a [E] look at some of her work.
_ [Eb] _ [Abm] _ Well, you go [N] Dutch because you are Dutch.
Yes, I am.
_ And a lot of people might, though, reasonably suspect that you're American
because of the style of your music.
People in Holland thought that too in the beginning,
but, yeah, it's very much influenced by the American music,
so I'm not surprised about that.
Congratulations on being number [B] one.
Yes, how exciting.
[Bb] Yeah, that is so, so [Ebm] incredible.
I still can't believe it.
I mean, this is about the biggest achievement I could get, you know,
especially with a second album.
But it hasn't been that straightforward for you, has [Bb] it?
No, not at all, no.
No, we've been_
I've been working with this music for about five years now,
and it started off being_
Basically, it is [A] a kind of do-it-yourself project.
[E] I worked together with my two producers that I met
because they asked me to do the demo vocals for the song Back It Up that you just saw.
And they liked my voice, and I liked them, and I liked the music.
And then we _ decided to make an album _ using Back It Up as a blueprint
[Ebm] because we really loved that mix of hip-hop and jazz, basically.
_ And then we did, and we did it all ourselves at home,
and I actually did the vocals for the first album in my own living room.
And they recorded their stuff at home,
and then eventually we tried looking for a record label.
_ And some of them were interested, but they didn't offer a really good deal, so_
Then we decided to start our own record label, and we did, in Holland.
It's called Gramona Records.
And then we just went sky high.
And the first album sold more than a million copies.
Yes, it did.
So why would you be surprised when you hit [G] number one in the charts with the second one?
Because _ [E] everybody's been _ [B] making me [N] nervous about this second album.
It's really hard.
And I do realize that with the first one we had [Ebm] the element of surprise,
and then you have to, you know, you don't know what's going to happen.
We just made a new [E] album, and we _ put a lot of blood, sweat and tears in it.
We think it's nice, but it's not something that I [Eb] ever would expect.
So you get nervous.
I did get nervous, yeah.
Now I'm not nervous anymore.
So the albums, of course, have been hugely popular,
but I know that your live shows are incredibly popular [E] too.
The one at the Albert Hall was called A Finger Clicker of the Highest Order.
Wow, yeah, [Ebm] that was amazing.
That show was amazing.
That was, to me, the highest point I could reach.
[Eb] _ I actually thought after that, I thought, I don't know, I have to think of another dream.
Well, is the Royal Albert Hall famous in the Netherlands?
Excuse me?
Is the Royal Albert Hall famous in the Netherlands?
Oh, very much.
It made all the news, all the headlines,
and this whole thing with the number one in the UK as well.
The Dutch are very, [Ebm] very proud of that.
The new album's called The Shocking, _ Miss Emerald.
And it does start with a real sort of film noir overture,
if you like, maybe think of Edgar G.
Robinson,
Edward G.
Robinson rather, and Humphrey Bogart and that sort of thing.
That's the mood that you wanted to set with it.
Yes, [N] definitely.
What is shocking about Miss Emerald?
Well, I think it's shocking that I'm on number one right now.
_ I think we were aiming for that.
Shocking in a good way, maybe.
The thing that's really clear from your music, though,
is it's actually not just about the music.
You look, the whole part, the [Ebm] videos are beautiful.
[F] Like Bill was saying, this one is more [Db] modern,
but lots of the videos are like from the 1940s.
They look like they could have [Ebm] been filmed then.
Just [Ab] so exquisite to watch.
[Ebm] This, I [Db] think, is a bit more of a departure for you.
Yeah, but this was a different story.
This was [Ebm] a part of a commercial in Holland, [Ab] this video of [Bb] a,
how do you say, a brand for [Abm] alcohol?
[Ebm] I can't say the brand, right?
No, that's fine.
Yes, an alcoholic [Bb] beverage.
Yeah, [G] definitely.
[E] So this was part of, this was in Holland.
This was the second single,
[Eb] and we were lucky enough to be [Bb] _ [B] cooperating with this [E] beverage.
So how much control do you have over the look of everything?
Everything.
Yeah.
I work together.
It's like a cooperation.
I work together with my two producers,
and we do everything ourselves.
Of course, I have a wonderful team.
I work with stylists.
I work with makeup artists.
But everything is talked about and discussed [Ebm] together.
And that is the joy of having your own label, if you like,
because you don't belong to the record company.
It's all down to you and the people you work with.
Nice, huh?
[E] Well, it's good so long as it works.
And it's fun.
But there's a lot of responsibility with that, isn't there?
Yeah, there is, and sometimes that's a little bit [Bb] too much.
So sometimes I have to be careful about my energy
and [G] just not trying [Bb] to control everything.
Sometimes you just have to trust your people.
Because you've got to do the singing and the dancing, the performing.
And the traveling and everything.
And the thinking and the creative side as well.
Yeah.
You've got to have the ideas.
Yeah, as well.
But I work with a lot of creative people.
They have very good ideas as well.
So it's more like a pot of ideas, and then we [E] decide what to do.
Well, it's [Eb] all working for you right now, which is great.
Yeah, it is.
[Ab] Caro, thanks very much for [N] coming to see us.
Thank you so much for having me.
Caro Emerald's album, The Shocking Miss Emerald, is out now.
She'll also begin an 11-date [Ebm] tour in Gateshead on September 10th.