Candy Dulfer
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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name = Candy Dulfer
| Img = Candy Dulfer.jpg
| Img_capt = Candy Dulfer in 2002
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| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Candy Dulfer
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| Born = {{Birth date and age|1969|9|19}}
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| Origin = [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| Instrument = [[Alto saxophone]], [[vocals]]
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| Genre = [[Smooth jazz]]
| Occupation = [[Saxophonist]]
| Years_active = [[1981]]–present
| Label = [[BMG]], [[N-coded]], [[Eagle Records]], [[Heads Up (record label)|Heads Up]]<ref>[http://www.candydulfer.nl/candy/ Candy Dulfer. Multimedia. Audio]. Retrieved [[2007-10-26]].</ref>
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| URL = [http://www.candydulfer.nl www.candydulfer.nl]
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'''Candy Dulfer''' (born [[September 19]], [[1969]]) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[smooth jazz]] [[alto saxophone|alto saxophonist]]. She started to play saxophone at the age of six. She has had her own band, [[Funky Stuff]], since she was fourteen. Her debut album ''[[Saxuality]]'' (1990) received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination. Over the years she released nine [[studio album]]s, two [[live album]]s, and one [[compilation album]]. She has performed and recorded songs with several other musicians, such as her father [[Hans Dulfer]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[David A. Stewart|Dave Stewart]], [[René Froger]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Jonathan Butler]] and [[Maceo Parker]]. For the Dutch [[television series]] ''Candy meets...'' (2007), she interviewed musicians she worked with.
==Early life==
Candy Dulfer was born on [[September 19]], [[1969]] in [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]], as the daughter of [[saxophonist]] [[Hans Dulfer]].<ref name="biohomepage">[http://www.candydulfer.nl/candy/ Candy Dulfer. Bio. Full bio]. Retrieved on [[2007-11-27]].</ref> She played [[drums]] at the age of five.<ref name="biopopinstituut">[http://www.popinstituut.nl/biografie/candy_dulfer.878.html Candy Dulfer biografie]. Retrieved on [[2007-11-27]]. {{nl icon}}</ref> On her own initiative, and never pushed by her father, she wanted to play the [[saxophone]]. As a six-year-old she started to play on a [[soprano saxophone]], because her father's [[tenor saxophone]] was too heavy.<ref name="meetshansdulfer">[http://player.omroep.nl/?aflID=5784170 Candy meets... Hans Dulfer]. Retrieved on [[2007-11-24]]. {{nl icon}}</ref> She switched to [[alto saxophone]] at the age of seven, and played in the local [[concert band]] Jeugd Doet Leven ([[English language|English]] translation: "Youth Comes Alive") in [[Zuiderwoude]].<ref name="biopopinstituut"/> Apart from some basic musical training in a concert band and a few months of [[music lesson]]s, she taught herself how to play the sax.<ref name="biohomepage"/>
==Musical career==
Candy Dulfer played her first [[Solo (music)|solo]] on stage with her father's band De Perikels (English translation: "The Perils"). <ref name="biohomepage"/> At the age of eleven, she made her first recordings for the album ''I Didn't Ask'' (1981) of De Perikels.<ref name="biopopinstituut"/> In [[1982]], when she was twelve years old, she played as a member of [[Rosa King]]'s Ladies Horn section at the [[North Sea Jazz Festival]]. According to Dulfer, King encouraged her to become a band leader herself. In [[1984]], at the age of fourteen, Dulfer started her own band [[Funky Stuff]].<ref name="biohomepage"/> In [[1987]], the band performed as [[opening act]] at two concerts of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s European tour.<ref name="biopopinstituut"/> In [[1988]], the band's lineup was completely changed. In the following years, Funky Stuff gave sold-out concerts all over the Netherlands.<ref name="biohomepage"/>
In [[1989]], Funky Stuff was booked as the supporting act for three [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] concerts in the Netherlands. Prince canceled the supporting act, but invited Dulfer on stage to play an improvised solo.<ref name="biohomepage"/> After this encounter, she starred in the video of the single "[[Partyman]]" (1989), where Prince sings:<ref name="biopopinstituut"/>{{quote|When I need trombone, my dog is handy.<br/>
But when I want sax, I call Candy.}}
This appearance led to [[session musician|session]] work with [[Eurythmics]] [[guitarist]] and [[record producer|producer]] [[David A. Stewart|Dave Stewart]], who gave Dulfer a credit on "[[Lily Was Here]]" (the title [[song]] of a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[film|movie]] starring [[Marion van Thijn]]), reaching number six in the [[UK singles chart]] and [[Chart-topper|number one]] in the Dutch [[radio]] charts in [[1990 in music|1990]]. She also played with [[Pink Floyd]] at the band's performance at [[Knebworth]] '90 in June 1990.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
Dulfer's [[debut album]], ''[[Saxuality]]'', was released later in 1990. With her funky [[alto saxophone|alto sax stylings]] proving popular with [[aficionado|fan]]s of contemporary [[jazz]] at several recently launched smooth jazz [[radio station]]s 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 [[United States|U.S.]], she has had a number of major smooth jazz chart [[chart-topper|hit]]s, including "For The Love Of You" and "Finsbury Park, Cafe 67".{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
Dulfer was also the featured saxophonist for [[Van Morrison]]'s ''[[A Night in San Francisco]]'', an album made from live recordings in [[1993]].<ref name="homedisco">[http://www.candydulfer.nl/candy/ Candy Dulfer. Bio. Discography]. Retrieved on [[2007-12-20]].</ref>
Dulfer collaborated with her father Hans Dulfer on the [[duet (music)|duet]] album ''[[Dulfer Dulfer]]'' (2001).<ref name="homedisco"/>
In [[2007]], she released her ninth studio album ''[[Candy Store (album)|Candy Store]]''. The album reached a #2 position in [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Top Contemporary Jazz]] charts.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=318&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Contemporary+Jazz&ci=3087653&cdi=9473369&cid=11%2F10%2F2007 Top Contemporary Jazz. Candy Store]. Retrieved on [[2007-12-20]].</ref> Of the album ''Candy Store'', the song "L.A. Citylights" reached a #1 position in Smooth Jazz National Airplay charts in the United States.<ref>[http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/Smoothjazz_Chart.asp Smooth Jazz National Airplay]. Retrieved on [[2007-12-20]].</ref>
==Television==
In [[2007]] Candy Dulfer was the presenter and interviewer in ''Candy meets...'', her own television program for public broadcaster [[Nederlandse Programma Stichting|NPS]]. In the series she meets [[Sheila E.]], [[Maceo Parker]], [[Hans Dulfer]], [[Van Morrison]], [[David A. Stewart|Dave Stewart]], and [[Mavis Staples]].<ref>[http://www.candymeets.tv/ Candy meets]. Retrieved [[2007-10-26]]. {{nl icon}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{main|Candy Dulfer discography}}
===Singles===
*"[[Lily Was Here]]" (1989)<ref name="discopopinstituut">[http://www.popinstituut.nl/discografie/candy_dulfer.878.html Candy Dulfer discography]. Retrieved on [[2007-11-24]]. {{nl icon}}</ref>
*"Heavenly City" (1990)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"Saxuality" (1990)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"[[I Can't Make You Love Me]]" (1993)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"[[Pick Up The Pieces]]" (1993)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"Sax-A-Go-Go" (1993)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"Wake Me When It's Over" (1995)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"I'll Still Be Up Looking To You" (1996)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"For The Love Of You" (1997)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"Saxy Mood" (1997)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"Cookie" (1999)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*"What's In Your Head" (2003)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
===Albums===
*''[[Saxuality]]'' (1990)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[Sax-a-Go-Go]]'' (1993)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[Big Girl]]'' (1995)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[For the Love of You]]'' (1997)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[The Best of Candy Dulfer]]'' (1998)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[What Does It Take]]'' (1999)<ref>[http://www.candydulfer.nl/candy/ Candy Dulfer. Multimedia. Audio]. Retrieved on [[2007-11-24]].</ref>
*''[[Girls Night Out]]'' (1999)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[Live in Amsterdam (album)|Live in Amsterdam]]'' (2001)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[Dulfer Dulfer]]'' (2002)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[Right in My Soul]]'' (2003)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[Live at Montreux 2002]]'' (2005)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
*''[[Candy Store (album)|Candy Store]]'' (2007)<ref name="discopopinstituut"/>
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.candydulfer.nl Candy Dulfer] (official website)
*{{Myspace|candydulfermusic}}
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*{{nl icon}} [http://www.candymeets.tv/ Candy meets...]
*{{nl icon}} [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtnYe-GJkmk Candy meets Hans Dulfer] at [[YouTube]]
* [http://www.fabchannel.com/candy_dulfer_concert/ Candy Dulfer & Band - live concert video on Fabchannel.com]
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