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BIO
Review May 2007: Someone like me is the result of a mixture between the sexy vocals of Indian Princess and the fabulous, funky house music of the two Italian Producers Soulcast. Before release by Universal, date 21st of May, Someone Like Me is already playlisted in the highest rotation on KISS FM London, and MTV. Its Indian Princesses first successful Dance record From the 25th of May, Indian princess can be seen in Clubs throughout the U.K. with her Live P.A. Tour of Someone Like Me, which will be the first, but certainly not the last that well hear from her

DEWIKA was born as a caramel baby girl (half Indian half Dutch) on the 12th of September 1984 as Déwika Nathassia Saalbach in Gouda, The Netherlands. She has been singing and dancing since the very first moment she could move her lips and hips, and has entertained many family birthday parties at the age of 3. Her father recognised the early talent, and brought her an old microphone out of a coach so she could start practising for what later would be her passion and her life.

With a from origin Indian mother but born in the South American country Surinam, Déwika grew up absorbing many different music styles from traditional Indian music to the sensual Latin music as Salsa, Merengue and the Surinam Kaseko. At the same time she sang her own invented English & Spanish lyric versions to the music of Madonna, Gloria Estefan, UB40 and Bob Marley. As a product of many cultures, Déwika worships the colourful and spiritual aspects of the Indian culture, and the down to earth, pragmatic and liberal Dutch culture which stems for Just be normal, thats mental enough, which by the way, isnt a sentence that fits into her life prospective. The result of her own mixture of the two cultures can be found in her own designed out-fits, performances, her character and her way of living. An exotic cocktail of different (world)music styles and languages, that is the stamp she puts on her own composed music. She has big affinity with singing in different languages; besides English, Déwika sings in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Hindi, and in her mother tongue Dutch.

Just as many musicians, Déwika practiced the first roots of her musicality by playing the recorder, 5 years before she replaced it for an Alto Saxophone at the age of 11. Besides performing with her Saxophone, she started to take the stage singing at the age of 16 encouraged by her music teacher & film score writer Johan P. van der Voet; at this time she also wrote her first songs composed on the guitar which she taught herself to play.

While still studying for a degree in International Music Management in The Netherlands at Inholland University and London Metropolitan, she has been working together with Grammy Winner Writer/Producer Bruce Elliott-Smith (Angel City, ATB, Dannii Minogue, Kylie & Paul Oakenfold) and MixMaster Pete Hammond (credited on 140 UK hits singles, of which 11 were No. 1 and 55 were TOP 10) at Archangel Music Group in London for 3 years, as part of an internship/work-placement in the U.K. Besides working, she started singing on Dance Tracks from EvsB, Don Diablo, Soulcast, etc. under the Alias of Indian Princess.

At the moment Déwika is working on producing her own songs whilst being vocalist in the Dutch funky/soul band Sonic Soul under the leading of band manager singer/percussionist Jerry Hoeby, with who she funks up every restaurant/bar throughout The Netherlands, and Europe. Members of the band played with Mark King (Level 42), Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Maceo Parker (James Brown), David Garibaldi (Tower of Power), Mike Stern (Miles Davis) and Candy Dulfer (Prince).