She was born on February 16, 1966 on Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, and baptized: Monique Spartalis. Her father is Egyptiaan and her mother is Danish.
Her musical career started early. She was 4 years old when she proclaimed that she wanted to be a Hollywood-star.
Eventhough she didn´t know what a Hollywood-star was, her love for singing and music was beyond any doubt. A relationship which grows stronger and stronger every day.
Her upbringing was filled with music. Guitar lessons, voice training, "The Danish Radio´s Girls Choir" and a lot of bands.
Her dream about being discovered "The real American way" came true one day during the recording of a TV-commercial, when she was offered a record deal.
In 1990 she signed a contract with Polygram/Polydor.
A year later, her debut-album "Shadows" (1991) was released, soon followed by "Guilty"(1994) and "The woman for you" (1998) and in 2006 "Believer".
The four albums are best characterized as a refined mixture of pop, soul, disco and R&B. "Shadows" and "Guilty" are mostly pop-influenced, "The woman for you" is more soul/R&B and "Believer" even have a touch of Gospel.
Besides from singing, Monique also acts. Among other things in "Atlantis" at Øster Gasværk, "Hair" at Betty Nansen Teatret and "Rocky Horror Show" at Nørrebros Teater.
Through the years, she participated on various albums in many different genres, among others : "Pocahontas" and "Brother Bear" both soundtracks for the Disney films. She did Jazz with Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Nicolai Bentzon, Gospel with Lilian Boutte´ and many more, and also a lot of albums for kids like : "Tangokat", "Hej Frede","Tusindvis af is", "Nissekys og stjernedrys", "From all of us" and the movie for kids called "Vip & Victor" and much much more.
Besides from singing, Monique also acts. She was in "Atlantis" at Øster Gasværk Theatre", "Hair" at Betty Nansen Theatre, "Rocky Horror Show" at Nørrebros Theatre" and in a Hans Christian Andersen play called "The journey without luggage".-All plays in Copenhagen.
Monique also lectures about "Music and qualities in life", and has been a TV-host on National Danish Television. She is the ambassador for OASA (Organization against the suffering of animals) and is the ambassador for The Danish Heart Foundation. She does a lot of charity work and especially tries to help kids who have cancer. She was chosen to be spokeswoman for "Fox Kids" - television in Denmark.
Despite persuing her musical career, she has also been able to educate herself, and is now a teacher in religion and danish, a Master in NLP (nero-linguistic programming) and a psychotherapist.
