Marja van der Toorn, also known as extravagant vocalist Sugar Lee Hooper, was born as a daughter of a jazz pianist and a femail Hawaï guitarist.



She was fourteen when she got her first drum kit. It did not take long before Marja started drumming in The Ladybirds, Amiolia Stars and Beat Sisters, followed by Vin Cardinal & The Queens, The Crazy Rockers and The New Crazy Rockers.



After falling from the stage, it took Marja van der Toorn seven years to recover. She decided to quit playing drums and start singing using the alias Sugar lee Hooper.