Kovacs is a multi-talented diamond in the rough. Starting her career in music predominantly, she\u2019s extended her talents into art, fashion and culture. A shaven-headed chanteuse hiding the voice of a soul legend beneath her fluffy bear hood, Sharon Kovacs is an enigmatic phenomenon. Emerging from the music college and improvised open mike nights of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, she has forged her own unique path through life\u2019s devious twists and tangles, and entranced the globe with her wicked allure. The Bond-like tango noir of her 2013 EP \u2018My Love\u2019, partly recorded in Cuba, was an instant European hit, even reaching Number One in Greece, and in 2015 her debut album \u2018Shades Of Black\u2019 charted in 36 countries, making the Top Ten in Germany and hitting Number One in her Dutch homeland. Sixty million YouTube views, a modelling contract with Viva Paris, a clutch of awards and high-profile sets at major festivals and a Robbie Williams support slot later, Kovacs\u2019 dark, raw, bare-hearted soul with distinct touches of the greats (Holliday, Simone, Bassey, Winehouse, Portishead\u2019s Beth Gibbons) is on the verge of making her a sultry superstar. Her second album \u2018Cheap Smell\u2019 is one of the most open, honest and inspired future soul albums of the decade, named after her last pre-fame band and \u2013 like her debut \u2013 out to find the positive in life\u2019s toughest turns.<\/p>\n
Using music as a canvas to tell stories of darkness and light – it becomes a gripping tale of which you have no choice but to listen to.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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