Karen Souza (born January 10, 1984) is an Argentinian jazz and bossa nova singer, songwriter, and producer.

Career

Souza began her career by providing vocals for producers of electronic music. Under pseudonyms she sang versions of hits songs from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, such as " Creep" by

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and "

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" by

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. Her version of "Creep" was used in the film ''

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'' (2013). In 2010, she performed at

Blue Note Tokyo Blue Note Tokyo is a jazz venue in Aoyama, Tokyo, Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan. It is a branch of Blue Note Jazz Club in New York and located about 400 metres east of the Aoyama Gakuin University. It has been described as Tokyo's best venue for live jazz ...

and signed a contract with

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in Japan. She has toured in Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, China, Korea, Spain, and Italy.

Discography

* ''Essentials'' (Music Brokers, 2011) * ''Hotel Souza'' (Music Brokers, 2012) * ''Essentials II'' (Music Brokers, 2014) * '' Velvet Vault'' (Music Brokers, 2017) * ''Language of Love'' (Victor, 2020)

References

External links

* 1980 births Living people 21st-century Argentine singers Argentine jazz singers Dance musicians {{jazz-singer-stub