Krystle Dos Santos and the Lovemakers Cover Medley
Krystle Dos Santos - More Than Motown
Krystle Dos Santos
Western Canadian Music Award Winner
for R&B Artist of the Year
"She commands the stage with her elegant statuesque form and her easy banter draws you in making he whole experience naturally intimate. However, it's when Dos Santos grasps the retro microphone she sings into and unfolds that tremendous, earthy, sexy voice you are captured"
- Shelley Gummeson, Radio Host, Jazz on the Rocks
Krystle Dos Santos is a 2x Western Canadian Music Award winning soul, jazz and R&B singer based out of Vancouver, Canada. With an extraordinary voice that is commanding, powerful and rich with talent, her music, inspired by classic and neo-soul combined with smooth R&B elements is executed brilliantly; It’s simultaneously elegant, bold and sensual, pulling inspiration from her idols Etta James, Nina Simone, Toni Braxton and Chaka Khan to name a few.
Her performances are mesmerizing; She sings with sheer heart wrenching dominion about heartbreak, struggle and falling in love. Krystle’s charming, self-deprecating manner establishes an easy rapport with audiences. She performs with her wildly talented and well-suited 3 piece band creating a magnetic performance with an avalanche of sound. Dos Santos is a rare marvel in contemporary music "an analogue girl in the digital world".
From the sultry, syncopated funky rhythms to the Classic Soul and R&B infused instant classics, her writing pays tribute to her heroes and influences while exploring fresh new vistas of urban soul. Her impressive range of styles showcase the power and versatility of her voice; from soaring highs to throaty lows, from whispers to a howl, with a warmth that envelops you. Her approach to music is unmistakably genuine.
Dos Santos grew up in Edmonton and her roots are Guyanese. She studied at the elite Canadian College of Performing Arts and has a BSc from the University of Alberta. She released her debut self titled album in 2008, which was awarded the Urban Recording of the Year in 2009 at the WCMA’s. Her second, highly sophisticated and elevated album, Fame Fatale, was released in 2011, also garnering a nomination in 2012. Most recently, with her album BLOOM|BURN, Dos Santos received the WCMA R&B Artist of the Year for 2020.
In addition to live performances, Krystle is an actor in TV/Film and has starred in The Arts Club musical Dreamgirls, The Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen at The Firehall Arts Centre and created a series of shows called BLAK, exploring Canada’s Black History and more. She also loves performing for young audiences to share the History of Motown in schools. Dos Santos toured her cabaret style musical, Hey Viola!, across Canada in the summer of 2022/23 after its short lived 2020 debut. Hey Viola! is a musical exploration of Canadian Civil Rights hero Viola Desmond, a co-creation with award winning producer/writer Tracey Power. Most recently, Dos Santos joined Country/Rock band Orchard Sky having their first single, Canadian Party Song, make its debut on Sportsnet for the Battle of Alberta playoffs in 2022. 2024 marks the 10 year anniversary of her monthly at her Cabaret Series, Underneath The Harlem Moon, at Guilt & Co. in Gastown Vancouver on the first Tuesday of the month.
KRYSTLE DOS SANTOS PROJECTS
Krystle Dos Santos is also available for bookings(concerts, theatre shows, school shows, etc) as part of two exciting projects.
A HISTORY OF MOTOWN / MOTOWN GET DOWN
Travel back to Detroit in the 1960s as Motown maven Krystle Dos Santos presents a dazzling show of one of the most iconic music genres ever. Accompanied by her five piece band, this concert’s smooth R&B sounds are sure to soothe the soul
A History of Motown takes audiences of all ages on a musical journey through the legendary hits that defined an era and shaped the sound of a generation. From the infectious rhythms of The Supremes to the timeless melodies of Stevie Wonder, Dos Santos brings the magic of Motown to life with her powerhouse vocals and captivating stage presence.
A History of Motown is an educational walk through of the history of Motown with stories and songs to accompany.
Motown Get Down is a concert style show which may have a guest singer to join Krystle.
"Dos Santos has genuine conversations with the audience, while also delivering a fantastic playlist of soulful classics."
"The band is not only equally masterful in producing genuine Motown flavour, but also gets into the spirit of things, getting its groove on while playing."
"Both the feel-good tunes and the compelling narratives behind them will stay with you long after you’ve left the theatre." - Vince Kanasoot | Stir Vancouver
"Krystle Dos Santos blew me away. From the moment she hit the stage, it was like stepping into a time machine. Her voice? Absolute powerhouse. She tackled hits from The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye—and didn’t just sing them, she felt them. And so did we." - Mary Sheridan | Mary in Vancity
BLAK is a powerful musical journey celebrating notable Black Canadian women in music, politics, sport and beyond. Krystle Dos Santos shares historically important stories about the underground railroad, civil rights movement, and key events in Black history while weaving in iconic songs from the eras in which these women lived and performed. Featuring songs and stories from a variety of classical and contemporary Canadian artists in an array of musical styles including spirituals, jazz, blues, soul, R&B, pop, and country.
