Kovacs

KOVACS Sharon Kovacs is a singer with a dark, soulful voice and a sound entirely her own, influenced by icons like Betty Davis, Etta James, Tina Turner, and the smoky, melancholic tones of Amy Winehouse, Shirley Bassey, and Portishead. She broke through internationally in 2014 with the EP My Love, partly recorded in Cuba, and has since performed at major festivals including North Sea Jazz, Lowlands, Pinkpop, Glastonbury, and Sziget. Her albums Shades of Black (2015) and Cheap Smell (2018) received international acclaim, while 2023’s Child of Sin, featuring a duet with Rammstein’s Till Lindemann and sounds from a Turkish gypsy ensemble, became the highest new entry in the Dutch Album Top 100 and toured to sold-out audiences worldwide. In the second half of 2026, she will release a long-awaited new album, placing electronic music at the heart of her sound for the first time. Drawing on Berlin industrial techno and early ’70s electro, these influences merge with her signature soulful voice to create a sound that is both nostalgic and fresh, marking a natural next step in her evolution as one of Europe’s most distinctive voices.