About

Belgian singer, pianist and composer Caroll Vanwelden creates a world where poetry, jazz and emotion meet. Her music blends classical elegance with modern grooves, drawing inspiration from literature, cinema and the rhythm of life itself.

After completing an engineering degree at the Free University of Brussels, Caroll followed her true calling and studied jazz and composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating magna cum laude in 1998.
With a background in both classical and jazz traditions, she developed a distinctive voice as an artist and composer – lyrical, cinematic and deeply personal.

Over the years, Caroll has released several acclaimed albums on different record labels (Enja Records, Jazz'N Arts Records and SMV), including Colours, Cheek to Cheek, Don’t Explain, and her famous trilogy Sings Shakespeare Sonnets I–II–III. Her album Portraits of Brazil captures the warmth and rhythm of Brazilian music, while her newest project Shakespeare Revisited transforms the Bard’s timeless sonnets into a modern soundscape of electro-pop, jazz and poetic improvisation.

Known for her elegant stage presence and expressive voice, she performs internationally with a variety of ensembles, from intimate trios to large festival stages.
Her artistry bridges languages and genres, always seeking that delicate point where word becomes sound and emotion becomes music.

“You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.” — Diana Ross