Kovacs in Berlin

Sharon Kovacs is an enigmatic phenomenon, a shaven-headed chanteuse who hides the voice of a soul legend beneath her fluffy bear hat. Emerging from music college and the improvised open-mike nights of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, she has carved her own unique path through life's winding roads. The Bond-like tango noir of her 2014 EP "My Love," partially recorded in Cuba, was an instant European hit, even reaching number one in Greece. In 2015, her debut album "Shades Of Black" charted in 36 countries, reaching the top ten in Germany and number one in her native Netherlands. Sixty million YouTube views, a modeling contract with Viva Paris, a string of awards and high-profile appearances at major festivals, and a performance opening for Robbie Williams later, Kovacs' dark, raw, open-hearted soul with clear echoes of the greats (Holliday, Simone, Bassey, Winehouse, Portishead's Beth Gibbons) is well on its way to making her a sultry superstar. Her sophomore album, Cheap Smell, was one of the most open, honest and inspired future-soul albums of the decade, named after her last band before stardom and - like her debut - focused on finding the positive in life's most difficult twists and turns.
Kovacs is working on her third album with award-winning producer, writer, engineer, musician and programmer Jonathan Quarmby. It was recorded in part at the legendary RAK Studios in St. John's Wood, London, and finished at the famed studio of Turkish superstar Fuat Guner. The sound of a magical gypsy ensemble is woven into some of the songs, an added value like you've never heard...