Dutch jazz singer and songwriter is ready to hit the stage for the first time in Türkiye on Sept. 26 as part of the 19th . Nijland, who participated in talent competitions from a very early age and fell in love with her piano at home, studied jazz at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague after studying Greek and Latin.
Nijland, known for infusing popular classics with a unique blend of different genres and jazz, will perform unforgettable ABBA songs live at her debut in Türkiye. In fact, she transforms the most popular ABBA songs into a completely different experience and is now ready to create a jazzy dream in southern Türkiye. I didn’t really have one specific idol growing up, but I liked listening to ABBA, The Beatles and some Dutch pop bands.
A little later in life, I also listened to Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Nancy Wilson. I think all of them combined influenced me one way or another. Studying Greek and Latin was really amazing.
I loved the languages themselves, but also learned about ancient history, philosophy and archeology. It broadened my horizon and made me want to meet people from all different cultures. And it definitely made me more creative in writing and singing lyrics in a broad variety of languages.
Lately I listen a lot to Latin singers, like Astrud Gilberto and Elis Regina. The pureness of their sound really gets to me. And I hope I can integrate more of that in my own singing style.
Performing entirely self-written songs gives me the most .