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Singer Anne Chris (1977) was born in Alkmaar. In 2003 she concluded her training at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. In July of the same year she made her debut at the North Sea Jazz Festival. In 2004 Anne Chris’ debut-cd, 'Tomorrow is Today', was released by Stichting Jazz Impuls. This CD premieres 6 of her own compositions complemented by pop and jazz standards in original arrangements. She is accompanied by renowned musicians; Wim Bronnenberg (gitaar), Marcus Olgers (piano), Cord Heineking (contrabas), Martijn Vink (drums), Ruud Breuls (trompet), en Bart Fermie (percussie), sax-player Tineke Postma and the tablas-player Niti Ranjan Biswas. The cd has received many good reviews. In 2005 Anne Chris reached the final of the Jazzvocalistenconcours in Zwolle (NL). In the same year she performed for the 2nd time at the North Sea Jazz Festival. She also toured in Marokko with guitarplayer Jan Wouter Oostenrijk, for the Foundation Marokko-Holland-400 years. From 2004 til 2007 Anne Chris was part of the vocal group Sister Bop, together with vocalists Eva Baggerman and Esmee Stotijn.. In 2005, Anne joined the Jazz Impuls Tour of Dutch theaters with Sister Bop, together with the Rob van Bavel Trio. In 2007, Anne Chris played in the theatre-show ‘de Schreeuwstorm’ from Dutch comedian, Youp van ‘t Hek. Their singing duet was the final act of the evening. In 2007/2008 Anne Chris joined the Jazz Impuls Tour again.Together with the trio of guitarist Wim Bronnenberg and her own band they performed her own songs.The highlight of this tour was the performance in the prestigious Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In the fall of 2008, Anne Chris will finish her second album, which premieres 10 original songs. She worked together with American singer Léah Kline on writing her lyrics. The sound of the album, produced by bass-player Cord Heineking, is a mix between jazz, pop and soul styles. Electronic and acoustic grooves underscore her varied repertoire of uptempo songs to intimate ballads.