Biography

Debbie St. Maarten is known for Passion Fruit: The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song (Second Generation (2000).

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Is the dark-skinned girl in the second line-up of Passion Fruit

On 24 November 2001, the second formation of Passion Fruit was on board Crossair Flight 3597 from Berlin to Zurich when it crashed into a wooded range of hills 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) short of the runway on approach towards Zurich International Airport, near the town of Bassersdorf. Passion Fruit bandmates María Serrano Serrano and Nathaly van het Ende died along with former La Bouche vocalist Melanie Thornton, who was also on the plane, while Debby St. Maarten survived with serious injuries along with eight other people.

Part of the second line-up of Eurodance group Passion Fruit along with fellow Dutchwoman Nathalie "Nathaly" van het Ende and the German-Spanish Maria Serrano Serrano. They replaced Manye "Blade" Thompson, Viola "Dawn" Schubbe, Carla "Pearl" Sinclair and Mario "MC Steve" Zuber.

Before joining Passion Fruit, she worked as a dancer and model and appeared in many music videos for Dutch and Belgian artists.