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Full Candy Dulfer Biography
Candy Dulfer (born September 19, 1969) is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist and television presenter.
Candy Dulfer was born on September 19, 1969 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, as the daughter of tenor saxophonist Hans Dulfer.
Dulfer began her career at the age of 12 when she played in a band with Rosa King, an American expatriate living in the Netherlands. Soon Dulfer was fronting her own band, Funky Stuff, who were invited to backup Madonna for part of her European tour. She was brought to the limelight by Prince, who introduced her to the world through his video for Partyman. This appearance led to session work with Eurythmics guitarist and producer Dave Stewart, who gave Dulfer a credit on "Lily Was Here" (the title song of a Dutch movie starring Marion van Thijn), reaching number six in the UK singles chart and number one in the Dutch radio charts in 1990. She also played with Pink Floyd at the band's performance at Knebworth '90 in June 1990.
Candy Dulfer's debut album, Saxuality, was released later in 1990. With her funky alto sax stylings proving popular with fans of contemporary jazz at several recently launched smooth jazz radio stations in the United States, Saxuality was nominated for a Grammy and certified gold for worldwide sales in excess of half a million. "Lily Was Here" also crossed over to the pop charts in America, reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Though Dulfer has had no other pop hits in the U.S., she has had a number of major smooth jazz chart hits, including "For The Love Of You" and "Finsbury Park, Cafe 67".
Dulfer was also the featured saxophonist for Van Morrison's A Night in San Francisco, an album made from live recordings at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, California on December 18, 1993 and The Mystic Theater, Petaluma, California on December 12, 1993.
Dulfer collaborated with her father Hans Dulfer on a duet album. Strongly influenced by Sonny Rollins and David Sanborn, Dulfer has become an inspiration to other female instrumentalists, including guitarist Joyce Cooling and saxophonists Pamela Williams and Mindi Abair.
In 2007 Candy Dulfer was the presenter and interviewer in Candy meets..., her own television program for public broadcaster NPS. In the series she meets Sheila E., Maceo Parker, Hans Dulfer, Van Morrisson, Dave Stewart, and Mavis Staples. |
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