Caro Emerald Secures First Ever UK #1 With New Album 'The Shocking Miss Emerald'
Monday, 13 May 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald has scored her first ever #1 UK album this week, with her latest effort ‘The Shocking Miss Emerald’.
The 32 year-old reached dizzying heights with her debut album ‘Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor’ in 2010, hitting #4 in the UK and earning a platinum certification. Now, three years on, she can proudly claim her first UK #1 with her second album ‘The Shocking Miss Emerald’.
Speaking from her home in Amsterdam, Caro said today:
“I'm humbled by this exciting news. It's such a huge recognition for the hard work we've put into this record. I want to give a big thank you to all the fans and everybody who has supported us over the last few years. Thank you!!!!!”
Released jointly in Britain by UK independent label Dramatico and Grandmono, the Dutch label set up by Caro and her producers and songwriters David Schreurs and Jan van Wieringen, ‘The Shocking Miss Emerald’ contains 14 of Caro’s trademark retro-pop songs, a winning formula that has connected with fans throughout Europe.
‘The Shocking Miss Emerald’ also entered the Dutch charts at #1 this week, following the precedent set by ‘Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor’ which subsequently spent a record-breaking 30 weeks atop of the Dutch Albums chart.
Reacting to the UK chart news David Schreurs (songwriter/producer and head of Grandmono) said:
“It's just unreal, the biggest imaginable crown on all the hard work we did since we started this project! Now it finally makes sense that we never sleep, always work and continuously focus on tiny little details. This is massive, we've always looked at the UK music scene with so much respect, and now it feels like we're a small part of it!”
Emerald hits the road on UK tour this September - so what better time to catch her performing her music live than following the release of her first ever UK #1?! Check the dates and links below to find tickets through Stereoboard.
Fri September 6th 2013 - Sheffield City Hall and Memorial Hall, Sheffield
Sat September 7th 2013 - Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Sun September 8th 2013 - The Lowry Centre, Salford
Tue September 10th 2013 - Sage, Gateshead
Wed September 11th 2013 - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Fri September 13th 2013 - Lowry, Salford
Sat September 14th 2013 - Royal Festival Hall, London
Mon September 16th 2013 - Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Tue September 17th 2013 - New Theatre, Oxford
Thu September 19th 2013 - Colston Hall, Bristol
Fri September 20th 2013 - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
Sun September 22nd 2013 - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Mon September 23rd 2013 - Regent Theatre, Ipswich
Wed September 25th 2013 - Guildhall, Portsmouth
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