Dorona Alberti

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Dorona Alberti

Dorona Alberti (born 1975, Maastricht) is a singer and actress whose projects include: industrial music act KMFDM, Hobson, Fairocious, Old Shoes, Pick up the Pieces, Briskey, and most recently, the Dutch/Belgian Lounge group Gare du Nord.

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History

Alberti studied theater at the University of Amsterdam and jazz at Rotterdam Conservatory. [1] She began working with KMFDM in 1992, and performed on most of the albums in the 1990s. In 1999, she had a role in a short Dutch-language Flemish film called To Speak, which is available on a compilation DVD titled 10 jaar Leuven Kort.

Alberti currently[ when? ] resides in Rotterdam.

Discography

KMFDM

Gare du Nord

Filmography

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References

  1. "Dorona Alberti: Citizen of the world" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2012.