Biography
Nynke Laverman (born 14 April 1980 in Weidum, The Netherlands) is a Dutch singer and songwriter who mainly sings in Frisian, the officially acknowledged language of the northern Dutch province of Friesland (Fryslân).
On her first album Sielesâlt (2004) she introduced a Frisian brand of the Portugese fado, which became her trademark for a number of years. The album De Maisfrou (2006) had Spanish, Mexican and Cuban influences, musically, whereas Laverman found inspiration for her Nomade album (2009) in Mongolia.
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More albums followed: Alter (2013), Wachter (2016), Plant (2021) and Oak (2026). Nature and the way we treat our planet are recurring themes in Laverman's work.
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