Esmée Denters
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| Esmée Denters | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Esmée Denters | |
| Born | November 23, 1988 (age 18) | |
| Origin | Oosterbeek, Netherlands | |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Dance-pop, Urban contemporary, Adult contemporary | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 2006–present | |
Esmée Denters (born November 23, 1988 in Oosterbeek) is a Dutch singer-songwriter.
Since August 25, 2006 she posted home-recorded video's on YouTube singing popular songs. On March 6, 2007 she signed a record deal with Billy Mann in the United States.
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[edit] Career background
She achieved international renown as an Internet performer. Born in the Netherlands, she grew up with the intent of becoming a social worker. In 2006, using her sister’s webcam she began to post videos of herself singing interpretations of pop songs and later her own compositions. Described as having "an amazing, soulful voice,"[1] she quickly became a YouTube sensation.
By early 2007, there were at least two fansites on the Web (Dutch and English), and several viewers had posted remixes of Denter’s songs on YouTube.
On February 7, 2007 Denters announced that she would be traveling the next day to the United States for a ten-day recording session, on the strength of her Internet appearances. She did not announce the names of her sponsors.
By February 19, she posted another video announcing that she has arrived back from the United States and is going to Sweden to write and record songs.[2]
On February 25, 2007 Reuters/Billboard distributed an article about Ms. Denters and her trip to the USA. The article was published in the March 3, 2007 issue of BillBoard Magazine. Esmee's picture was shown on the front cover as the inset feature article.[3]
By March 6, she went again to the United States, for writing songs and maybe signing a record deal. She is reported to have signed a deal with songwriter Billy Mann and to have been in the studio with Kelly Rowland.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://theutubeblog.com/2006/11/24/esmee-denters-explains-herself/
- ^ http://theutubeblog.com/2007/02/08/esmee-denters-coming-to-us-to-record-music/
- ^ Conniff, Tamara. "Dutch YouTube star scores music deal", Reuters, March 8, 2007.
- ^ Bruno, Antony. "YouTube stars don't always welcome record deals", Reuters, February 27, 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- van Zeil, Wieteke. "YouTubeclipjes bezorgen 18-jarige bliksemcarrière (Profile and interview, in Dutch)", de Volkskrant, February 28, 2007.
