| Sabrina Starke | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Origin: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Instrument: | Vocalist |
| Genre: | Soul, folk, jazz, R&B |
| Occupation: | Musician, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Website: | Sabrina Starke official website |
Sabrina Starke (born August 9, 1979, Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Surinamese-Dutch singer/songwriter from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Her style is a mix of soul, folk, R&B and jazz.
Her debut album Yellow Brick Road was released on October 1, 2008. It was produced and recorded in Los Angeles, California by Dutch producers Beat Royalty (Chris Kooreman and Edo Plasschaert) and mixed in Burbank, California by Brad Gilderman.
The first single from the album, "Do for Love" was not only a hit song in the Netherlands but also became very popular in France as the theme tune of the TV show Fortune.[1]
On October 27, 2008, Starke signed with Blue Note, which re-released Yellow Brick Road. On March 9, the album went gold in the Netherlands.
She has won the 2008 Edison Award Best Newcomer.[2]
| Year | Single | Album | Peak position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40 | Dutch Top 100 | ||||||
| 2008 | "Do for Love" | Yellow Brick Road | align="center" | - | 10 | ||
| 2009 | "Foolish" | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| "A Woman's Gonna Try" | align="center" | - | 18 | ||||
| 2010 | "Home Is You" | align="center" | - | 82 | |||
| "Sunny Days" | Bags & Suitcases | align="center" | - | 72 | |||
| 2011 | "Meer kan het niet zijn" (with BLØF) | 30 | 32 | ||||
| 2012 | "Backseat Driver" | Outside the Box | align="center" | - | 45 | ||
| 2014 | "In the Morning" | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| 2015 | "Sabrina Starke" | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| 2019 | "Underneath the Surface" | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| 2021 | "Learn to Love" | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| 2022 | "Paradise" | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| 2022 | "It Will Change" | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| 2023 | "Slow It Down" | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||
| 2023 | "Love the Mystery" | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | ||