Esmée Denters
Dutch singer-songwriter
Esmée Denters (born 28 September 1988) is a Dutch singer and YouTuber. Denters started promoting herself as a musician online in 2006, covering songs by artists including Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield. Denters was signed by Timberlake as the first artist to his label Tennman Records. In May 2009, she released her debut studio album, Outta Here, and toured the United States with Timberlake. After the label dropped her, Denters moved to London, where she competed in BBC One's The Voice UK.
In 2017, Denters released her EP These Days, followed by the EP Past, Present, Future in 2020.
Early life
Denters was born on 28 September 1988, in Arnhem. Denters lived in Westervoort next to Arnhem until she was fifteen, when her family moved to Oosterbeek, Gelderland. She graduated from high school in Arnhem in 2006 and subsequently attended the HAN University of Applied Sciences where she was working towards a Bachelor of Social Work until she dropped out in her first year in February 2007 to join Tennman Records.
Career
2006–2008: Early career
On 25 August 2006, Denters made a YouTube channel. She posted several videos of herself singing covers of other pop stars' songs.
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