The Most Famous
SINGERS from Suriname
This page contains a list of the greatest Surinamer Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 1 of which were born in Suriname. This makes Suriname the birth place of the 133rd most number of Singers behind Kenya, and Saudi Arabia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Surinamer Singers of all time. This list of famous Surinamer Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Ruth Jacott (b. 1960)
With an HPI of 45.84, Ruth Jacott is the most famous Surinamer Singer. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Ruth Jacott (born 2 September 1960) is a Surinamese-Dutch singer. Jacott transitioned from musical theatre to popular music in 1993, when she represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Her song, "Vrede" (Peace), was one of the favorites to win, and ended up ranking sixth out of 25 at Millstreet. She has since released nine Dutch-language albums, four of which made the Top Ten on the Dutch music charts.
2. Jeangu Macrooy (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 41.05, Jeangu Macrooy is the 2nd most famous Surinamer Singer. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages.
Jeangu Macrooy (Dutch pronunciation: [ʑɑ̃ːˈɡy maːˈkroːi]; born 6 November 1993) is a Surinamese-Dutch singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Paramaribo and has been living in the Netherlands since 2014. Macrooy's music is described as modern soul. His audience is mainly based in the Netherlands, Suriname, and increasingly in Belgium, France and Germany. He was due to represent host nation the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song "Grow", but the contest was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, he represented the country in the 2021 contest with "Birth of a New Age".
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Surinamer singers born between 1960 and 1993. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Surinamer singers include Ruth Jacott, and Jeangu Macrooy. As of April 2024, 1 new Surinamer singers have been added to Pantheon including Ruth Jacott.
