Marike Jager

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Marike Jager
Background information
Birth name	Marike Jager
Born	4 February 1979 (1979-02-04) (age 45)
Origin	Amersfoort, Netherlands
Genres	Singer-songwriter, Pop
Occupation	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano
Labels	Morning Coffee Records
Website	marikejager.com

Marike Jager (born 4 February 1979 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch singer-songwriter,^[1] guitarist and television presenter.

She grew up in Leusden and learned to play the guitar while backpacking through Australia, New Zealand, Asia and South Africa. There she wrote her first song 'Lizzy'. When she got back in the Netherlands she went to the stages, quickly winning the 'Studenten Songfestival in Maastricht (songfestival for students in Maastricht). Soon after she also won the Sky Radio Talentenjacht (Sky Radio Talenthunt), the demopoll by the Brussels Studio and the prestigious 'Grote Prijs van Nederland' 2003 (Grand Prix of the Netherlands) in the category singer-songwriter. After winning the Grote Prijs, she meets Henk Jan Heuvelink. He plays the wurlitzer, harmonium and the piano. Together they regularly play at festivals, in theaters and on the radio. In 2008 drummer Nicky Hustinx joins the band.