Kiki Deirdre is a Netherlands-based folk musician and writer known for her expressive exploration of life's vulnerability, complexity, and beauty. Growing up in a small coastal village in Zeeland, the Netherlands, she developed a passion for storytelling and loved listening to anyone with a good tale to tell. She began performing on stages in 2009, when she was just a young girl. But it wasn't until 2014 that she started sharing her own music with the world. This key moment came about when a friend encouraged her to perform at a small concert venue. Since then, she has been sharing her music and writing with anyone willing to listen to and read her work.
Eager to explore beyond her coastal hometown, she spent her teenage years hopping on trains, traveling across the country, watching landscapes and people drift by, daydreaming, and scribbling down poems in notebooks. These early train journeys shaped her imagination, and sparked a curiosity about life that still fuels her writing today. She left the province just before she turned eighteen to pursue her love for writing and music in Utrecht. After years of refining her sound, her poems now seamlessly find their way into her music. Her songs combine a traditional storytelling approach with modern, progressive themes, characterised by deeply emotional and lyrical content. Accompanied by her Shruti Box and acoustic guitars, often tuned to open tunings, Kiki Deirdre's earthy sound taps into folk roots while pushing the boundaries of the genre.
Her most recent work is her Dutch EP Over Zeeland, featuring 7 Dutch songs inspired by the province where she grew up. Only 1 of the 7 tracks is currently available online. She released 25 exclusive EPs in February 2025, but the official release date for her first Dutch EP is yet to be announced. Her debut album and novel, How's Life?, released June 28th 2024. Be Ears and How's Life? were the first singles from her debut album to be released. Due to ethical considerations regarding artist compensation on streaming platforms, only 5 out of the 10 songs released on online streaming platforms. The whole album is available only on vinyl and as MP3 files on Bandcamp.