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Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor (Album) by Caro Emerald

Artist Biography For Caro Emerald

Caro Emerald Real Name Caroline Esmeralda Van Der Leeuw Born 26 April 1981 In Amsterdam The Netherlands Is A Dutch Singer. She Studied As A Jazz Vocalist At The Amsterdam Conservatory Of Music And Earned Her Degree In 2005. Having Gained Experience As One Of The Six Singers In Close-Harmony Group Les Elles And As A Vocalist In The Philharmonic Funk Foundation Emerald First Gained Public Recognition For Her Debut Solo Single Back It Up Which Was Officially Released By Grandmono Records On July 6 2009. Her First Album Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor Was Released On January 29 2010. The Album Features A Mix Of Ballroom Jazz Tangos And Mambo’s In A Contemporary Production. Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor Has Been The Best Selling Album In The Netherlands For Over 29 Consecutive Weeks Beating The Previous Record Of 26 Weeks Set By Michael Jacksons Album Thriller. In December 2009 Her Second Single A Night Like This Was Released And Reached The #1 Position In The Dutch Charts. Her Latest May 2010 Release Is That Man. After The Succes In The Netherlands Back It Up Has Been Released In Italy France Switzerland Belgium And Many More Countries Are To Follow. Www.Caroemerald.Com In May 2007 Caro Emerald Got A Phonecall From Dutch Producers Jan Van Wieringen And David Schreurs. With Another Producer They'd Written A Song For A Japanese Pop Act With The Acclaimed Songwriter Vince Degiorgio Atomic Kitten A-Teens N'Synch Love Inc. A.O. . But Their Demo Singer Couldn't Make It. They Needed Something Quickly And That's How Caro Got To Record The Demo Of "Back It Up". Caro Liked The Song So Much That She Added It To Her Live Repertoire. A Year Later She Got The Chance To Perform "Back It Up" On Local TV Station AT5 In Amsterdam. It Caught On Right Away Viewers Just Wouldn't Stop Calling And E-Mailing About That Lovely Girl With Her Catchy Song. Caro And A Friend Produced A No Budget Video Which Ended Up On Youtube And Again The Response Was Overwhelming. People Literally Begged Her To Sell The Song On ITunes. But With Only One Song On The Repertoire Caro And Her Team Decided To Focus On A Full Album First. Inspired By Films And Music From The 40's And 50's They Started Working On New Songs And Ideas. Fall 2008 David Flew Over To Toronto To Write With Degiorgio And Returned With 7 Great Tracks And A Clear Direction For The Album. A Few Months Later Vince Came To Amsterdam To Finish The Album. The Result An Exciting And Hugely Accessible Record Featuring Ballroom Jazz Cinematic Tangoes Groovin' Jazz Tracks And Infectious Mambo's That Sound Like They Were Recorded In 1951 In Hollywood's Most Famous Recording Studios. But The Smoking Beats Catchy Songs And Inventive Production Tell It's Actually 2009 That Caro Emerald Is Putting Her Name On The Map.

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Caro Emerald's First Album Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor Was Released On January 29 2010. It Contains Dutch Chart Topping Hit Singles Back It Up And A Night Like This.Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor Is The Debut Album By Dutch Singer Caro Emerald. It Was Released January 29 2010 In The Netherlands.
In Its First Week It Immediately Debuted At Number One In The Dutch Album Top 100 And Has Remained On Top Ever Since Except For Two Weeks In April And June. On 19 November 2010 The Album Set An All Time Chart Record By Spending It´s 29th Week At Number One Beating Previous Record Holder Michael Jackson's Thriller By Three Weeks Although That Album Still Holds The Record For Most Consecutive Weeks At Number One With 30 Weeks .
Following An Error By Dutch Chart Company GfK It Was Announced In March 2010 That After Eight Weeks At Number One Caro Held The Record For Most Weeks At One By A Dutch Debut Artist. However Dutch Band Krezip Had Spent Ten Weeks At Number One With Their Debut Album In 2000.
In Total The Album Sold More Than 350 000 Copies Until Now. In August 2010 Caro Announced Her Album Would Be Released In The UK By Dramatico Records. It Is Also Available In Italy Where It Peaked At Number 50 And In France At 92.
Background According To Emerald's Twitter Account The Album's Name Refers To A Figurative Term In The Film Industry. Scenes Were Cut In The So Called Cutting Room Where The Deleted And Therefore Unused Scenes Fell To The Cutting Room Floor. E

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