DINA is a vocalist, composer, producer and artistic director. Originally from Friesland in the north of the Netherlands, she has developed into a maker who connects voice, landscape and international encounter. In her work, nature functions not as backdrop, but as a source of space, stillness and movement.

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At the center of her practice is the voice. Over the years, she has consciously developed her voice as an instrument — a sound source that moves freely through space and can be shaped in multiple ways. Her vocal language is often described as expansive and timeless, with tonal qualities that evoke recognition beyond stylistic or cultural boundaries.

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A defining element of her musical signature is her work with layered harmonies. In the multidisciplinary opera SEE (2025), she directed an eight-voice female choir for which she composed all vocal parts. The distinctive harmonic structures formed a core layer of the performance and reflect her ongoing exploration of vocal writing and spatial sound composition. This harmonic approach continues to evolve within her recent productions.

Her first EP, May I Find You, was released in 2012. Her debut solo album My Own Way (2016) emerged from four months of musical research in Senegal and Mali, where she collaborated with local musicians and further shaped her investigative working method. Since then, collaboration and cultural exchange have remained central to her artistic practice.

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With Heart (2021), DINA took full responsibility for production for the first time. Originally released independently and later reissued through AudioSport Records with distribution by Xango Music, the album was praised for its organic cohesion and distinctive voice.

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In 2023 she released the Frisian-language album and book medisyn, a restrained and intimate work centered on voice and space. The project led to a church tour throughout Friesland and marked her shift toward more concentrated, spatial compositions.

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DINA has performed at Paradiso and at Oerol, toured in France, and collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Arnold de Boer (ZEA), Nessi Gomes and Nynke Laverman, with whom she studied and later performed. Earlier collaborations include work with Vieux Cissoko and Zoumana Diarra.

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A significant turning point in her development was the multidisciplinary opera SEE (2025). For this large-scale project, she composed and developed the full musical work and artistic concept, and was responsible for artistic direction and project leadership. With the support of the Waddenfonds, the Cultuurfonds Zuiderzeewerken and De Popfabryk, the production brought together a team of fifty makers and resulted in six sold-out performances.

Alongside her artistic work, DINA initiated an independent cultural platform on the island of Wieringen, creating space for other artists to experiment and collaborate.

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Across five albums and multiple large-scale projects, her focus has gradually shifted from song-based structures to more expansive, continuous musical works in which encounter, space and collaboration play a central role. With projects such as North to North, she continues to deepen this trajectory — exploring how sound, space and human proximity can meet again in new ways.