Sita (singer)

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Sita Vermeulen
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Sita during the Fairy Tale Concert on June 12, 2011
Background information
Birth nameSita Maria Vermeulen
Also known asSita
Born (1980-06-08) 8 June 1980 (age 45)
Ilpendam, Netherlands
Origin Netherlands
Genres Pop, Pop rock
OccupationSinger
Instrument(s) vocals, guitar
Years active2001–present

Sita Maria Vermeulen (born 8 June 1980), known by the mononym Sita, is a Dutch pop singer. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as part of the pop group K-otic. After leaving the band in 2001, she had a brief solo career before turning to television, where she was featured primarily on children's television and was a candidate on Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs , the Dutch adaption of Dancing on Ice as well as the Dutch version of Dancing With The Stars . Since 2009, she has been hosting the Dutch Disney Channel.

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Biography

Sita's career started in 2001 when she entered in the Dutch television show Starmaker, which was a casting show intended to create a group. During the show, Sita became a member of a pop group which was called K-otic. [1] Due to the popularity of the show, the group scored a few hits. In December 2001, Sita left to pursue a solo career, releasing Happy , her first solo single, which topped the Dutch charts and also became a minor hit in some other European countries. In January 2002 her first solo album, also called Happy, followed. [2]

In 2002, Sita released Happy in the United States, and the song "Happy" was also included in the soundtrack of The Wild Thornberrys Movie . [2] As a consequence, she received some coverage on Nickelodeon.[ citation needed ]

Within Europe, she became more known in 2003 when she had the hit song "Le Chemin" together with the French group Kyo. [2]

In 2007, Spanish singer Edurne released a cover of her song "Come With Me" under the name Ven Por Mi, achieving success in the Spanish charts.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Happy (2002)

  1. Happy (written by Jacqueline Nemorin & Tobias Gad) - 4:08
  2. Jerk (written by Kim Stockwood & Naoise Sheridan) - 4:09
  3. Selfish (written by Andreas Karlegård & Lisa Lindebergh) - 3:58
  4. Hello (written by Daniel Gibson & Julius Bengtsson) - 3:02
  5. I Surrender (written by Linus Nordén, Negin Djafari, Patrick Johansson & Robert Zuddas) - 3:48
  6. The World Goes Round (written by Carol Ann Brown & Stephanie Bentley) - 3:59
  7. You Make Me Feel (Like Myself) (written by Douglas Carr, Nik Kershaw & Pär Lönn) - 2:58
  8. Twisted (written by Mareme Hernandez, Paul Varney & Sarah Nagourney) - 5:08
  9. Backseat (written by Douglas Carr & Tamara Champlin) - 4:01
  10. Strong Winds (written by Douglas Carr & Ulric Johansson) - 4:33
  11. Everything (written by Alexis Strum, Ian Bouman & Paul Westcott) - 3:44
  12. Whenever (written by Alex Von Soos & Tom Nichols) - 4:27

Come with Me (2003)

  1. Come with Me (written by Ben Copland, Lisa Lindebergh & Jimmy Monell)
  2. Popstar (written by Johan Ekhé, Ulf Lindström, Remee and Robyn)
  3. Every Little Thing You Do (written by Stephanie Bentley & George Teren)
  4. My Kitchen (written by Lisa Lindebergh)
  5. Hold Me for a Moment (written by Thomas Gustafsson, Jamie Hartman & Hugo Lira)
  6. Red Guitar (written by Douglas Carr, Kasper Lindgren & Joakim Udd)
  7. Even As Your Friend (written by Anders Bergström & Daniel Gibson)
  8. Gravity (written by Peter Björklund, Patrik Johansson & Linus Nordén)
  9. A Million Stars (written by Robert Åhlin & Kristina Johnsson)
  10. Weak (written by Peter Björklund)
  11. With You (written by Douglas Carr, Kasper Lindgren & Joakim Udd)
  12. I Draw The Line (written by Tony Cornelissen & Jonas Filtenborg)

L'Envers du décor (2004)

  1. Ce qui nous rend fous
  2. Hello
  3. L'Envers du décor
  4. Red Guitar
  5. Si on court
  6. Rien à perdre
  7. Jerk
  8. Selfish
  9. With You
  10. Come with Me
  11. My Kitchen
  12. Bizarre Love Triangle
  13. Happy (bonus)

References

  1. ↑ "K-otic (2001-2003)" (in Dutch). Muziekencyclopedie.nl. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sita (1980-heden)" (in Dutch). Muziekencyclopedie.nl. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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