Bio

KIZZY

Born in Rotterdam, Holland, Kizzy became a household name with a hit album and a weekly TV show in the Netherlands Antilles. She grew up mostly on the Island of Curacao..
Kizzy is the entertainment reporter on a TV show on CN8. You also can see her in the new Bernie & Phyl's TV commercials . Her previous TV experiences include appearances on the VH1's TV series Soundaffects, hosting on XYTV's 'The VIP' and 'The Gossip Swap' (RCN cable), and before that she hosted 'Wie is er Nieuwsgierig?', a dutch TV show in the Netherlands Antilles.
Kizzy graduated from Berklee College of Music, Boston, in 2003.
She was named 'One of Boston's Top 10 most eligible Bachelorettes' by the Improper Bostonian Magazine, and was on the cover of the magazine. She is the lead singer for the Bo Winiker Orchestra with whom she performed for big names as Bill Clinton, Deval Patrick, and The Rockefeller Family.

At Berklee, Kizzy sang lead vocals in many shows held at the BPC including 'Singer's Showcase', ' Singer's Night' 'Women's Musician Network, 'Songwriter's Showcase' and she performed as a background singer for Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and for Susan Tedeschi.
With the Berklee Gospel choir, she sang backups for Al Kooper and Kim Burrell. She was the featured dancer at the 'Tribute to David Bowie Commencement Concert' , with Bowie and wife Iman watching from the BPC seats. Kizzy was invited in to the Berklee Dean's Club and Presidents Club, as a 'Outstanding performer'..
While at Berklee, she took acting at Emerson College, and Musical Theater and dance at the Boston Conservatory. Previous dutch acting teachers include Rutger de Bekker, Diederik Ebinge, Patrick Stoof and Kasper van Kooten whom had lead roles in 'All Stars', which was nominated for an Oscar for 'Best Foreign Language Film'.
They directed theater productions

'Remember my Name' and 'Aangespoeld' in which Kizzy starred as a lead actorand singer.

Other theater highlights include principal roles in musicals and plays. She got her first principal role at the age of 9, playing 'Anita' in the musical 'Vlieg Op!' and was the winner of the 'Curacao mini-playback-show'.

Before the Boston Conservatory, dance classes started in Holland, Europe at the age of 3 (Tosca Balm Ballet Academie), continued on Curacao (Ecole de Danse). At Ecole de Dance she joined the ATD (Antilean Dance Theater) whith whom she performed on stage with many succesful dance companies uncluding 'Het Nationaal Ballet', 'Show Ballet' and 'Jeans'. At the Boston Conservatory she took classes in Musical theater with advanced ballet, jazz, modern and tap.

Kizzy was the winner of the 'Caribbean-European Talent Contest '95' - the winner would compete in Holland's 'Henny Huisman Soundmix Show'. In 1996 after winning the pre-selected CBU (Caribbean Broadcasting Union) Song festival, she represented the Netherlands Antilles in Barbados, and placed third. 'Song to Life' was written by senor Joseph Hart and famous Antillean composer senor Errol 'El Toro' Collina.
The show which is often described as the 'Euro-Festifal of the Caribbean' was aired live on TV stations in the entire Caribbean area and some stations in the United States.
That same year she performed in Surinam where the concert was aired life on TV.
She was also the opening act for Guus Meewus.

In 1997 she recorded and collaborated on 'Lamu-Lamu' which became a smash hit throughout the Antilles, and different Island in the Caribbean.
She then would host "Wie is er
Nieuwsgierig ?" which was a successful kids TV show.

In 1998 Kizzy flew to Majorca, Spain, where she was recording under contract with a German record label. She received word that she was accepted at Berklee College of Music, and was awarded a full scholarship by the Government of Curacao. She left for Boston, Massachusetts shortly after.

At the 'Kwakoe Festival' Amsterdam, Holland's biggest multi cultural event, she was the featured performer and MC for six weeks in Summer '99.
Kizzy wrote and recorded the Kwakoe jingle It's Kwakoe Time Again!, which was used to promote the event.
She was invited by Radio Hilversum to star in the 3 hour show hosted by Harold Beerfliet, and due to her success at Kwakoe, producers of Studio NL made a documentary about her that aired on Studio NL.

Kizzy's shows and concerts were aired on TV stations in several countries, and her performances and TV shows have reached headlines in Caribbean, South American and European press.
She has guest starred in many beauty pageants and award shows in the Caribbean, Europe and the United States and has sung the national anthem for numerous presidential- and big sports events, including the 'Caribbean Olympics' and the 'Andruw Jones Awards'.

Though she made a name as a successful recording artist, Kizzy’s focus has changed mostly to acting and hosting events and TV shows..
Aside from being invited as a TV personality to model for different fashion shows, Kizzy was a MC and jury member at the 2008 Miss Boston Beauty Pageant.