DUTCH singer Caro Emerald has announced her most extensive UK tour yet – The Emerald Island Tour - which will come to Dorset next year.

Caro will perform at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday April 5 2017

Speaking from the recording studio, where she is working on a new album, Caro said: "A new year, new songs, a new show, a new tour. I can’t wait to come over to the UK again, I'm really looking forward to it.”

Since the release of her 2010 multi-platinum debut album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor Caro Emerald has fashioned her own niche. Gorgeous and stylish, Caro blends retro jazz with sampling and modern pop to create her signature sound.

Caro’s second album The Shocking Miss Emerald, released in May 2013, entered the Official UK Album Chart at No. 1 remaining in the chart for an entire year. With more than 2.5 million record sales, 40 million YouTube views, a host of awards (including an Echo, Goldene Kamera, Edison Award, EBBA & MTV Music Award), and a string of sold out tours and performances at festivals throughout Europe including Glastonbury and Isle of Wight, Caro has made her mark.

The Amsterdam Conservatory jazz-trained vocalist is an original pop star with the look of a Hollywood icon of yesteryear and a voice that oozes warmth and vitality.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow (27) from 10am.