Iris Kroes

Iris Kroes was born on November 11, 1992 in Friesland, The Netherlands. She has found a unique combination with her talent. She hits a nerve with her voice and harp playing.

Iris Kroes immediately attracted attention with her stunning participation in the TV show 'The Voice of Holland'. Nearly 4 million Dutch people saw her win the final of The Voice in 2012.

After winning the final of TVOH she started her career, released her debutalbum 'FIRST', which was in the top charts for weeks. She started writing her own music, toured in theatres with her own music and the audience is dazzled by her performances.
She is an independant artists and releases her music by herself.
One of the highlights was 'Surrounded by water'- written for Culture Capital of Europe, & the first ever original 8D song 'Brighter day'.

Enthousiasm is 32-year-old Iris's strongest strength. “I'm just Iris from Friesland,” she emphasizes. “I just want to be able to sing for people for as long as possible, share my voice and write songs. Music is everything to me, I get completely absorbed in it. It will always remain that way. And I will always bring songs, written from my heart, to yours”

Thanks to her unique combination, Iris is a welcome guest at events at special locations. Iris has performed several times for members of the Royal House, she has been touring with orchestras in castles, churches & theatres and for 10 years she’s working as a guest entertainer (Iris Cruise) on luxury cruise ships.