Rolinha Kross is a Dutch singer with a Jewish/Czech mother and a Surinamese father. From an early age she was fascinated by Eastern European music and the Yiddish language. She performed with various groups, a.o. with her mother, Ilona Cechova, under the name "Sense". She followed the vocalprogram in jazz and light music at the Conservatory in Hilversum (now in Amsterdam).

Immediately after the academy she went on tour with the musical "You're The Top", with Willem Nijholt in the lead. Meanw...