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Artist
Brian Dekkers
12+ albums
Dutch Caribbean
about
Brian Dwayne Alexander Dekkers was born and raised on the island of Curaçao. He began playing baseball when he was six, but when he turned thirteen his interest shifted from sports to music. At the age of fourteen Brian and a few friends started a new band, “Big Star”, where he had his first hit: “Destino tabata ke”. With the desire to extend his success, he moved on joining another group called New Generation. He debuted as a singer/songwriter with “Ban duru awo” as his first song. Later that year, a local band No Game offered him a contract as a lead singer, which he took. He met great musicians such as Axel Pikera and Michael Bianchi. Hits like “Laga mi biba”, “Nan no por kibra nos” and “Kurason of Konsenshi” were the successes that followed. In 2005 he received recognitions for his talent winning two Karabela awards! Before his departure to the Netherlands he wrote a special song titled “Ik hou van jou” (I love you in Dutch). This song had a mix of four different languages which gave it a unique twist. While in Holland he decided not to join any band, but to focus on a solo career. After hits as “Bo Faborito” and “ Ora Bo Tin’e” accompanied by Caché Deluxe he quickly released his first solo-album titled: A.L.B.O.M. (A Little Bit Of Me). Later on, in 2008, he released three singles: “Vrijdag” (meaning Friday in Dutch), “Just Chilling” and “No Wòri” (Don’t worry). The turning point came in 2009, when he realized that all his success didn’t bring him the happiness he so much
