Sharon Kips

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Sharon Kips
Background information
Born	(1983-11-17) 17 November 1983 (age 40) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Origin	Netherlands
Genres	Gospel, Pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Def Jam Kaylie Joint E1 Records Terror Jamz Soul Jamz Records Universal Records Atlantic Records Krazy District Kat Sweetz Records Kay Fashionz Records Disturbing Tha Peace
Website	http://www.sharonkips.nl

Sharon Kips (born 17 November 1983 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is the winner of the first edition of the Dutch X Factor,^[1] 24 February 2007. She was praised highly throughout the show, with high compliments from three of Holland's music experts Henk Temming, Marianne van Wijnkoop and Henkjan Smits. She beat contestants such as X6, Richy and Anja to become the eventual winner in February 2007. Her first single Heartbreak Away reached #1 in the Dutch Top 40 in the first week. In 2010 she auditioned as a "mystery"-kandidate for the Dutch version of Popstars and got through to the liveshows. In the liveshows she was one of the favorites. She placed third overall.