Iconic DJ and Amsterdam legend
Shirley Hart, known by her artistic alter ego Shirley Macholina, is a legendary name in the Dutch scene. She performed at the famous Club RoXY in Amsterdam and worked as a vocalist, model, and stylist. Shirley started her DJ career at fashion parties and events and soon played at major festivals like Milkshake and Lowlands.
With ’70s disco beats, ’80s and funky ’90s house, along with her personal style and energetic charm, she turns every gig into one to remember.
Shirley Macholina
Before stepping behind the decks, Shirley Hart started her career as a performer and vocalist at Ted Langenbach’s infamous MTC Parties in Rotterdam. In the ’80s Shirley joined the Club RoXY crew in Amsterdam, where she worked as a performer and MC, and to this day you can still find her in documentaries about this era.
In the early ’90s, Shirley traveled the world to dance in clubs like Ibiza’s Pacha and Miami’s BASH, simultaneously working as a model and stylist for leading Dutch artists and photographers such as Micha Klein, Erwin Olaf, Bas Kosters, Cleo Campert, Gerald van der Kaap (Chill Caves), Thomas Manneke and Winter Vandenbrink. She has been featured in the magazines Avenue, Man and Dutch and is showcased in a video special about dance in Stadsarchief Amsterdam, where you can see her as a dancer at RoXY, Pacha and Café d’Anvers.
Shirley has lent her voice to different records, such as DJ Dimitri’s Kilimanjaro, Bas Kosters’ Disco Dynamique and Voice Calling Radio – Dance. Besides being a DJ, she was an MC for DJs Joost van Bellen, Brian S., and Victor Coral.
Venues & Festivals Played in The Netherlands
Down The Rabbit Hole – Swamp is Lava, Lowlands – Supernature, Oeral, Valtifest, Mysteryland, ADE Amsterdam Dance Event, Meubel Stukken – Red Bull, Filmfestival Utrecht, Stedelijk Museum, Galerie Bart, Cultura Nova – Support DJ Meute
International Performances
Wow Ibiza – special ’90s house set, Pink Istanbul in Istanbul and Antalya, La Glamda Rome, Club Mecca Prague, Wut?Club London, London Pride, Club East London, and Paris Fashion Week
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