17/06/2026
Everything changed when I stepped into my identity as a singer.
I wanted so bad to be taken seriously as a singer.
"You sing? You're in a choir?". Sigh.
Singing in the Netherlands is considered a hobby, unless you're a Known Dutchie. Imagine the frowns when I say "I'm a Singer".
Because I know it makes me walk up straight. It makes me proud. It makes me smile when the songs touch others. It makes me alive. It belongs with me like my long hair. I know I'm good. At least above average. I worked hard for that. WHY NOT call myself a singer?
"But you didn't do conservatorium". Correct. But I have paid performances every week now. Do you? How many of you do other work now, instead of performing?
And are we simply gonna skip the weekly private singing lessons for over a decade and a half?
Sometimes the blindfolds of others get to me. And then I shrug
and get in my car on the way to do another show. 🙂
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