15 Facts About Ruth Jacott

Ruth Jacott has since released nine Dutch-language albums, four of which made the Top Ten on the Dutch music charts.

Ruth Jacott was born in Suriname and at nine, moved with her family to The Netherlands, where at 17 she took part in a talent contest, after which she received many offers to perform.

Ruth Jacott dropped out of the Hilversum Conservatory and began her career with The Vips and bands like The Skymasters, the VARA-Dansorkest and the Metropole Orkest.

Ruth Jacott landed key roles in Dutch and German-language productions of Cats and A Night at the Cotton Club, touring The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

In 1989, Ruth Jacott received the Zilveren Harp award.

Ruth Jacott received 92 points and ranked No 6 with the song "Vrede".

Ruth Jacott sang this song solo during the Dutch heat of Eurovision.

Ruth Jacott performed shows in major Dutch theaters, but became exhausted and needed to rest her voice.

Ruth Jacott sang the theme song of the Dutch film Kruimeltje.

In 2008, Ruth Jacott played the title role in the musical Billie Holiday about the legendary African American singer.

Ruth Jacott's performance was well received by both critics and the public.

In 2010, Ruth Jacott was a guest at the "Toppers" concert in the Amsterdam ArenA, where a quartet of well-known Dutch-language pop singers performed a high-camp show and where other top Dutch musical stars appeared as special guests.

Ruth Jacott played a supporting role in 't Spaanse Schaep as Jopie Vrijman.

In June 2010, Ruth Jacott climbed Alpe d'Huez for the Radio 2 team on Radio 2's evening commute show "Knooppunt Kranenbarg".

In 2016, she participated in the song-exchange-programme Ali B op volle toeren; Ruth Jacott was paired to rapper I Am Aisha who reworked Vrede.