Laura Fygi - Laura Goes East (2020)

Everywhere that Laura Fygi visits, she is a veritable vision of exotica. In her home country of the Netherlands, they know her as the woman who was raised in Uruguay as the daughter of an Egyptian belly dancer; in the Far East, she is the emancipated Western lady whom many others aspire to be. But wherever she may be, there is one common factor in all of those locations: that instantly recognizable voice which has won her hearts all over the globe.

Since her dance hits with the girl group Centerfold in the early 1980s, Laura has traveled down numerous musical pathways, such as jazz, Latin, and chansons, not shying away from any genre or style. That willful quest for renewal has rendered collaborations with such music luminaries as the late Toots Thielemans, Michel Legrand, and Michael Franks. Laura has also been presented with various gold and platinum discs and awards, as well as playing the lead role in Singapore of her favorite musical Victor/Victoria.

Laura has performed throughout Europe, South America, and Asia. As a Dutch singer, she even managed to conquer the Chinese market, a unique achievement! In 2012 she signed a contract with one of China’s largest record companies and recorded the CD Flower specifically for the Asian market. It contains original Chinese compositions that Laura had arranged in her own style. Some songs were translated into English and French, but she also sang four songs in the original Chinese!

What is the secret of her success? It is the combination of a number of things. First of all, she has a husky voice with beautiful diction and excellent timing, which has already been compared to that of Peggy Lee, and the intimacy of Julie London. She has an international appearance which enables her to perform in Ronnie Scott ‘s Jazz club in London’s Soho with the same ease as on the biggest stages in most of the world cities. She looks beautiful and is as Latin as Jazzy. However, the most important thing is that Laura is a storyteller, someone who knows how to turn a song into a story that touches you directly from her heart to yours. While it still swings like crazy!

In 2015 Laura celebrated her 25th anniversary as a solo artist, but there is no way of stopping her! Previously being under contract with Universal Music Netherlands, her career has moved to the Asian part of the world, so the next step was a logical one… She recently signed a worldwide record deal with Universal Music in Asia and this year a brand new CD will be released titled Jazz Love. Laura selected a number of popular pop songs and had arrangements written in her own unique style. Bossa, swing, soft jazz, songs from Sade, the Beatles, Alicia Keys, and Don McLean gain a whole new dimension!
The jazz diva still has many plans of which performing is her favorite activity. She will make sure people have a good time, and that is what she does best, entertaining!