# Kris Berry

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**Kris Berry** (born [Curaçao](/source/Cura%C3%A7ao), 1982) is a Dutch singer.[1][2]

## Career

In 2011, Berry performed at [North Sea Jazz Festival](/source/North_Sea_Jazz_Festival).[3] Her debut album *Marbles* was released in 2012 with [Wicked Jazz Sounds Recordings](/source/Wicked_Jazz_Sounds_Recordings).[4][5]

In August 2013 she performed at the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival.[6][2] Berry and [Perquisite](/source/Perquisite) released *Lovestruck Puzzles* with [Unexpected Records](/source/Unexpected_Records) in September 2013.[7]

In October 2014, Berry opened for [Caro Emerald](/source/Caro_Emerald) during her 11-day tour in the UK, including the [O2 Arena](/source/The_O2_Arena) and [SSE Hydro](/source/SSE_Hydro).[8] In November 2014, Berry performed at [TEDxAmsterdam](/source/TEDxAmsterdam).[9]In May 2017, Berry released her new album *Berry Street* at [TivoliVredenburg](/source/TivoliVredenburg) in Utrecht.[10] The album was recorded in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York and produced with producers Jesse Singer and Chris Soper.[11] She subsequently toured the Netherlands, including at [Sugarfactory](/source/Sugarfactory) in Amsterdam and Metropool in [Hengelo](/source/Hengelo).[12]

In 2018, Berry opened fourteen shows in the UK for [Gregory Porter](/source/Gregory_Porter),[13][14] including at the [Royal Albert Hall](/source/Royal_Albert_Hall) in London, and [O2 Apollo](/source/O2_Apollo_Manchester) in Manchester.[15][16]

In May 2022, it was revealed Berry is on the jury for [Eurovision Song Contest 2022](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2022).[17]

## Discography

- *Marbles* (2012, [WJS Recordings](/source/Wicked_Jazz_Sounds_Recordings))[4]
- *Lovestruck Puzzles* with [Perquisite](/source/Perquisite) (2013, [Unexpected Records](/source/Unexpected_Records))[7]
- *Berry Street* (2017)[18]*[14]*
- Raís (2020) (together with Randal Corsen and Jean-Jacques Rojer)
- N.O.W. (2022)

## Reception

In February 2011, Berry won the [NPO Radio 6](/source/NPO_Radio_2_Soul_%26_Jazz) Soul & Jazz Talent award.[19][20] In the summer of 2011 she was invited to perform at [North Sea Jazz Festival](/source/North_Sea_Jazz_Festival) in Rotterdam,[21] and again in 2013 at the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival.[6][2]

Erwin Zijleman, Dutch music reviewer, described her 2012 debut album *Marbles* as "jazzy pop music with substance".[11]

The 2013 single *Hold On* became a [3FM Megahit](/source/3FM_Megahit) at the [3FM](/source/NPO_3FM) national radio station in the Netherlands.[22]

[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow)) described Berry as having "astonishingly pure but powerful vocals" after her 2014 performance at The Hydro in Glasgow.[23]

Zijleman describes the Berry Street album as "breating quality" powered by Berry's "fantastic voice".[11]

As of April 2020, Berry has over 300,000 monthly listeners on [Spotify](/source/Spotify).[24] Her song *Hold On* from the album *Berry Street* reached 10 million streams in October 2019[25] and 20 million streams by June 2022.[26]

## References

1. Cocq, Marjolijn de (2017-06-24). ["'Het leven blijft je lessen geven, daarin is het erg royaal'"](https://www.parool.nl/gs-b9a0e11d) (in nl-NL). *Het Parool*. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["CNSJ: Kris Berry en Sabrina Starke"](https://www.versgeperst.com/lifestyle/220741/cnsj-kris-berry-en-sabrina-starke.html). *Versgeperst.com Curacao*. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Kris Berry | NN North Sea Jazz Festival"](https://www.northseajazz.com/en/program/2011/friday-8-july/14838-kris-berry/). *www.northseajazz.com*. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Wicked Jazz Sounds start muzieklabel in jubileumjaar"](https://www.entertainmentbusiness.nl/muziek/wicked-jazz-sounds-start-muzieklabel-in-jubileumjaar/) (in Dutch). *Entertainment Business*. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

1. Alderlane. ["10 jaar Wicked Jazz Sounds"](https://www.aaa2010.nl/nieuws/archief/10-jaar-wicked-jazz-sounds/) (in Dutch). AAA2010. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

1. ["Extra Stage Curaçao North Sea Jazz & New Names!"](http://curacaochronicle.com/entertainment/extra-stage-curacao-north-sea-jazz-new-names/). *Curaçao Chronicle*. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Lovestruck Puzzles — Unexpected Records"](https://unexpected-records.com/releases/lovestruck-puzzles). *unexpected-records.com*. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["An Evening with Caro Emerald"](https://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/an-evening-with-caro-emerald). *[The O2 Arena](/source/The_O2_Arena)*. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Perfect storm by Kris Berry (feat. Remy van Kesteren & Morris Kliphuis) at TEDxAmsterdam"](https://amara.org/en/videos/PNjx4yzTv8l1/info/perfect-storm-kris-berry-feat-remy-van-kesteren-morris-kliphuis-tedxamsterdam/). *Amara*. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

1. ["Kris Berry albumpresentatie"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170702113445/https://www.tivolivredenburg.nl/nl/agenda/detail/8484/Kris_Berry) (in Dutch). [TivoliVredenburg](/source/TivoliVredenburg). 19 May 2017. Archived from [the original](https://www.tivolivredenburg.nl/nl/agenda/detail/8484/Kris_Berry) on 2017-07-02.

1. Zijleman, Erwin (22 May 2017). ["Kris Berry - Berry Street"](https://dekrentenuitdepop.blogspot.com/2017/05/kris-berry-berry-street.html) (in Dutch). *De krenten uit de pop*. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Zangeres Kris Berry met nieuwe plaat op zak op tour door het land"](https://www.podiuminfo.nl/news/41532/Zangeres-Kris-Berry-met-nieuwe-plaat-op-zak-op-tour-door-het-land/) (in Dutch). *www.podiuminfo.nl*. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Kris Berry opent shows tijdens tour van Gregory Porter"](https://www.nu.nl/muziek/5183903/kris-berry-opent-shows-tijdens-tour-van-gregory-porter.html) (in Dutch). *NU*. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Interview: Kris Berry"](https://yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Interview-Kris-Berry). *[The Yorkshire Times](/source/The_Yorkshire_Times)*. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. Jansen, Dolf (9 November 2021). ["Kris Berry te gast in Liedjeslust"](https://www.nporadio2.nl/nieuws/podcast/3585531c-6a94-46a9-b4fd-4d7d6750990a/kris-berry-te-gast-in-liedjeslust) (in Dutch). *[NPO Radio 2](/source/NPO_Radio_2)*. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Gregory Porter Finds Mainstream Appeal On Current Tour"](https://yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Gregory-Porter-Finds-Mainstream-Appeal-On-Current-Tour). *[The Yorkshire Times](/source/The_Yorkshire_Times)*. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. Granger, Anthony (2022-05-11). ["Dutch Jury For Eurovision 2022 Revealed"](https://eurovoix.com/2022/05/11/the-netherlands-jury-eurovision-2022/). *Eurovoix*. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Recensies van nieuw verschenen albums"](https://www.ad.nl/show/recensies-van-nieuw-verschenen-albums~a55b4bc5/). *[Algemeen Dagblad](/source/Algemeen_Dagblad)*. 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Track of the Day: Kris Berry & Perquisite - Let Go (#846)"](https://www.nporadio2.nl/soulenjazz/nieuws/npo-radio-2-soul-jazz/3e793e50-bb04-4b81-8682-84d61d872bf6/5298-track-of-the-day-kris-berry-perquisite-let-go-846) (in Dutch). *[NPO Radio 2](/source/NPO_Radio_2)*. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Kris Berry soul en jazz talent"](https://www.versgeperst.com/lifestyle/91573/kris-berry-soul-en-jazz-talent.html) (in Dutch). *Versgeperst.com Curacao*. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Curaçaos talent op NSJ in Nederland"](https://www.versgeperst.com/lifestyle/102514/curacaos-talent-op-nsj-in-nederland.html). *Versgeperst.com Curacao*. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["'Let Go' van Kris Berry & Perquisite is 3FM Megahit"](https://www.npo3fm.nl/nieuws/3fm-nieuws/1d79597c-3b11-4683-a4a2-c4416710b0a5/let-go-van-kris-berry-perquisite-is-3fm-megahit) (in Dutch). *NPO 3FM*. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Review: Caro Emerald (with Kris Berry), SSE Hydro, Glasgow"](https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/13186205.review-caro-emerald-kris-berry-sse-hydro-glasgow/). [The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow)). 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Kris Berry on Spotify"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200407004251/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0IIPgITtEO4JJfipw57KGv). *spotify.com*. 2020-04-07. Archived from [the original](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0IIPgITtEO4JJfipw57KGv) on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. Berry, Kris (4 October 2019). ["Very proud of you, #HoldOn! For effortlessly exceeding TEN million streams on @spotify"](https://www.facebook.com/krisberrynow/photos/a.179350735422601/2726068520750797/). *www.facebook.com*. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

1. ["Kris Berry on Spotify"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220619165304/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0IIPgITtEO4JJfipw57KGv). *spotify.com*. 2022-06-19. Archived from [the original](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0IIPgITtEO4JJfipw57KGv) on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

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