Dutch singer
Sita Vermeulen |
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 Sita during the Fairy Tale Concert on June 12, 2011 |
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| Birth name | Sita Maria Vermeulen |
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| Also known as | Sita |
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| Born | (1980-06-08) 8 June 1980 (age 43)
Ilpendam, Netherlands |
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| Origin | Netherlands |
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| Genres | Pop, Pop rock |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer |
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| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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Musical artist
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.
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 band. During the show, Sita became a member of a band which was called K-otic.[1] Due to the popularity of the show, the band scored a few hits. In December 2001, Sita left the band 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 band 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]
