(1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 (age 34) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres
Jazz
rhythm and blues
pop
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
piano
vihuela
Years active
2007–present
Labels
SuMusic
Website
karsu.nl
Musical artist
Karsu Dönmez (born 19 April 1990), known mononymously as Karsu, is a Turkish-Dutch singer from Amsterdam. While her music style is a blend of various genres, jazz pop is probably the best description for it.[1] At age 7 her parents bought a piano with money they had put aside for buying a car. At 14 she was making a name for herself by performing at her parents' restaurant. She came to prominence after performances at the Carnegie Hall in New York and several appearances on Dutch television.[2]
In 2010 Karsu's first album Live aan 't IJ was released. In October 2012, her first studio album, Confession, followed, and was received positively by the press. On Colors from 2015 her compositions are more playful and cheerful than her previous work. The title of the album refers to Karsu's bicultural background with roots in Turkey and Amsterdam. In 2016 the Edison Foundation gave her the Edison Award for Colors.[2] She built a music school for refugees in Athens, Greece.[3] She also took role as a director, for helping refugees in Amsterdam. Her life was documented by director Mercedes Stalenhoef and follows Karsu as she climbs the ladder from the restaurant to the stage of Carnegie Hall, and further into the music world.[4]
Karsu was one of the five finalists in the Dutch internal selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, where Joost Klein was ultimately chosen.[5]
^"Girlscene's Jitske interviewt Karsu!". Girlscene. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
^Raatgever, Stefan (2024-05-03). "Niet Joost Klein, maar Numidia was lang favoriet om voor Nederland naar Songfestival te gaan" [Not Joost Klein, but Numidia had long been the favorite to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-05-03.
Karsu Dönmez (born 19 April 1990), known mononymously as Karsu, is a Turkish-Dutch singer from Amsterdam. While her music style is a blend of various genres...
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The Carasso family (also spelled Karasu, Karaso, Karassu, Karsu, Karso , Carrasco and Karasso) was a prominent Sephardic Jewish family in Ottoman Selanik...
member of the Young Turks. The name is also spelled Karaso, Karassu, Karso, Karsu and Karasso. The form Karasu is a Turkification of his name, meaning literally...
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suspected of assisting Karsu and Özek. The court case, lasting until early 2000, found three of the four suspects guilty; Karsu and Özek were sentenced...
participating singers are: Roel van Velzen, Bökkers, Belle Perez, Alides Hidding, Karsu, Joe Buck, and Anneke van Giersbergen. The winners of the season were Bökkers...
Dutch). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022. "Karsu te horen op titelsong van nieuwe film Foodies" [Karsu can be heard in the title song of the new film...
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musician Selim Doğru [nl], composer Atiye Deniz, singer Selim Doğru, pianist Karsu Dönmez, singer, pianist and composer Mete Erker [nl], saxophonist Joan Franka...
by mid-November was reported to be of ten artists. Five of these, namely Karsu, Joost Klein, Ilse DeLange, Numidia [nl], and Sophia Kruithof, were then...
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