Chaira Borderslee (born 1975, in Alkmaar) is a Dutch singer, actress and dancer.
Biography
Borderslee started singing on when she was five. She sang in the Antillean children's choir Zjozjoli, in which they made albums and children's films. She studied at the Nel Roos Ballet Academy and then followed the premiere and higher professional education training Showmusical at the Amsterdam Dance Academy Lucia Marthas. She grew up in
Heiloo
Heiloo () is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. The community is part of the cooperation region Kennemerland and is located in the historical region of West Friesland. Heiloo had a population o ...
.
During her pre-tertiary education, Borderslee was seen as a singer and dancer in many well-known television programmes such as ''
The Voice of Holland
''The Voice of Holland'', also known as ''TVOH'', is a Dutch reality TV singing competition, that became a near global TV format franchise, created by media tycoon John de Mol and musician Roel van Velzen, in the Netherlands airing on RTL 4.
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'' and ''The Next Pop Talent'', by Joop van den Ende and John de Mol, in which she performed with celebrities like
Barry White
Barry Eugene Carter (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003), better known by his stage name Barry White, was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came ...
. In addition to her high school education, Borderslee also performed vocal studio work on the R&B duo Unknown. Later she was asked to sing at the Dutch-language R&B project Vogelvrij. With this ensemble they recorded an album, two singles and two video clips.
In her graduation year, she made the transition to musical and played in, among others, ''West Side Story'',
''Miss Saigon'',
''Fame'', ''Aida'',
''Hair'' and ''Tarzan''.
In ''Aida'' and ''Hair'' she performed key roles.
In 2017 she became a naked partner in the celebrity version of ''
Adam Zkt. Eva
''Adam Zkt. Eva '' (''Adam zoekt Eva'', Dutch for ''Adam seeks Eve'') is a Dutch reality television relationship show produced by Reinout Oerlemans which first aired in 2014, on RTL 5. The show's novelty is that all participants are naked, with an ...
''.
Theatre credits
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References
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Dutch musical theatre actresses
Dutch women singers
People from Alkmaar
1975 births
Date of birth unknown
Living people