Biography

AMARU is an internationally acclaimed award-winning independent recording artist, a trained actor, a published author, a filmmaker, a photographer and a model.

He made his TV debut in his native country on a current affairs high school quiz of which he was the captain. Moving to Europe in the early nineties and inspired by the sight of his favorite actor Denzel Washington on television inspired AMARU to pursue acting in addition to music! He studied acting in Los Angeles, U.S.A. and in Amsterdam, The Netherlands for about 8 years and he has amassed numerous acting credits in film, television, commercials and print.

He released his first musical project "AMARU: The First EP" in 2008 and while the acting gigs kept coming, AMARU was eager to return to music and in 2014 he did just that, resulting in the synth driven Pop/R&B track "I'm The One You Need", for which he wrote lyrics in English and Spanish, sang all the vocals and co-produced the track.

He released his second musical project, his debut album "Champagne Attitude" in May 2018. AMARU refers to this project as an eclectic collection of "Adult Contemporary Pop Music With A Dash Of Latin Soul".

In December 2020 AMARU made his debut as an author by releasing his cookbook "AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes", a project he had been working on in secret since 2015! The book is available worldwide and specifically at Barnes & Noble and Walmart in the US, among some.

AMARU's new album is set to be released in August 2023. The lead single and video "Traces Of My Melanin" will be released on Juneteenth 2023.

Career Highlights

2023 - NARAS (Latin Grammy Awards ®) voting member (U.S.A.) 2022 - LARAS (Grammy Awards ®) voting member (U.S.A.) 2022 - Published second book "Fiercely Independent: The Stories Behind The Music (A Musical Memoir) 2021 - Humanitarian Award winner Accolade Global Film Competition (U.S.A.) 2021 - 5-time winner Accolade Global Film Competition (U.S.A.) 2021 - Global Music Awards Silver medal winner video "Tell Me" (U.S.A.) 2020 - First cookbook released "AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes" 2019 - First international feature film "Das Dritte Auge" (Germany) 2018 - Global Music Awards Gold medal winner "Emerging Artist" (U.S.A.) 2018 - Global Music Awards Gold medal winner Best Album "Champagne Attitude" (U.S.A.) 2016 - Global Music Awards Bronze medal winner video "Independence Day" (U.S.A.) 2015 - First physical CD-maxi single pressed on the AMARU MUSIC label 2008 - First single & music video release "Put Your Hands Up" 2005 - First international commercial (Prague, Czech Republic) 1996 - Dutch TV debut (The Netherlands) 1987 - Surinamese TV debut (Suriname, South America) 1985 - First published poem (Suriname, South America)
- IMDb mini biography by: J.R. Long