Denise Jannah于1956年出生于荷兰,童年时在苏里南和荷兰渡过的。在美国一直能听到Denise Jannah经典甜蜜的独唱爵士乐曲,她一直在不断的创作。1971年从Hilversum Conservatory毕业,1991年在美国发行了她的第一张专辑。2000年Denise Jannah成为第一位荷兰独唱艺术家通过Blue Note唱片公司发行专辑The Madness of Our Love的人。Denise Jannah曾两次夺得爱迪生奖（荷兰相当于格莱美奖）,出现在世界各地重大的爵士乐节上,包括特别演出的对于美国总统克林顿,南非前总统曼德拉,以及荷兰女王贝娅特丽克丝的表演。

Denise Jannah, real name: Denise Johanna Zeefuik (7 November 1956) - Dutch Suriname-born jazz vocalist, first Dutch jazz soloist to be signed by the Blue Note recording label.

She was born in Paramaribo. She is a honey-voiced jazz singer, with inventive phrasing and impeccable diction, who ranks alongside the late, great ladies of jazz such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McRae.

She lives and records in the Netherlands, where she is established as one of the country's top jazz singers, and has twice won the Edison Award (a Dutch equivalent of a Grammy).

She has several CDs to her credit. She has appeared at major jazz festivals throughout the world, and has performed at many prestigious functions, including special performances for President Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, and Queen Beatrix.

Among her recent performances, she sung at a special concert at Cranleigh Arts Centre, Cranleigh, Surrey, UK on 3 March 2007, accompanied by Amina Figarova.

Denise Jannah has also been accompanied by the pianist Erik van der Luijt.