On 29 June 2009 Birgit Schuurman and Arne Toonen became parents of a son Chico. In 2007 Birgit released the USA- only True Stories I Made Up. 2017-2018 12 years after her last album True Stories I Made Up, Birgit was inspired again to write and record new songs; she secretly began work on a new album in 2016. Without any expectations she felt totally free to create. The initial single Fuel my Fire, is the opening track of that album, was released on 27 September 2017. During the remainder of 2017, Birgit returned to the studio to record the rest of her songs, which will appear on her new album. Her co-writing team consists of Martijn Konijnenburg (Kygo, NinaJune) Marcel Tegelaar (Eefje de Visser), Stef Classens, Tom Tukker and many other songwriter and producers. Stranded is the second song of the album, which was released in the last month of 2017. In the beginning of 2018 Birgit released the pop track Amplify. The album A Fool for Love is going to be her most autobiographic record to date. It’s a record where Birgit is evolving. It was released on March 28 in Amsterdam's Melkweg venue. Meanwhile, Brigit continues to appear in a variety of television-programmes. In 2022, she appeared in The Masked Singer. , she is scheduled to appear in the 2024 film De Break-Up Club. Discography Albums Singles Selected filmography References External links Official site Official Birgit-fanclub 1977 births Living people Dutch film actresses Dutch pop singers Dutch television actresses Musicians from Utrecht (city) Dutch people of Surinamese descent 21st-century Dutch actresses Dutch rock singers People from Bunnik 21st-century Dutch singers 21st-century Dutch women singers Actors from Utrecht (city)