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Esmée Denters 
Denters Bol.com Awards in The NetherlandsBackground information Birth name Esmée Denters Born 28 September 1988
Arnhem, NetherlandsGenres Pop, R&B Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments keyboard Years active 2006–Present Labels Polydor, Tennman, Interscope Associated acts Justin Timberlake, Honor Society, Chipmunk, Aggro Santos Website www.esmeeworld.com Esmée Denters (born 28 September 1988 in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She was a regular cover-artist on video-sharing website YouTube on which she covered songs by contemporary musicians like Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield.
In 2008, she started her professional career after attracting the attention of Dutch media scouts and American pop singer Justin Timberlake. Timberlake went on to sign Denters as the first artist to his label Tennman Records in association with Interscope Records.[1]
In May 2009 she released her debut studio album, Outta Here which was executively produced by Timberlake and featured Denters co-writing all songs. The album reached number five in her home country of the Netherlands and charted in Belgium, where it reached 55 on the Flemish Region Albums Chart[2] and the UK where it reached 48.
Denters added the official music video to the debut single "Outta Here" from her debut of the same name, to her official YouTube page on 22 May 2009, and her second single "Admit It" on 3 September 2009. In autumn 2009 she was on tour with Honor Society. The album has so far spawned three singles including the title song which reached top 3, "Admit It" which reached 28 and 56 in the Netherlands and UK respectively and "Love Dealer" featuring Justin Timberlake.
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Early life
Denters is the daughter of Hank and Fenny Denters Boonstra. Her parents are divorced. She has an older sister, the musical actress Daphne Denters. Denters lived in Westervoort next to Arnhem until she was fifteen, and then moved with her mother and sister to Oosterbeek / Gelderland. She graduated 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 freshman year in February 2007 to join Tennman Records.[3]
Career
2006–2007: Early career
On August 25, 2006 Denters made a page on the video website YouTube. On that website, she posted several videos of herself when she sings songs. They were mostly covers of other pop stars but also some of her own. Several people around the world responded praised her singing performances and various record companies came forward with her in early 2007. Denters eventually opted for a contract with Tennman Records, the label of Justin Timberlake. There were plans for a reality show around Denters in the United States, which they followed up the release of her debut album. Denters was about ten days in America to write songs to record in the studio. [2] She also sang a song that was written by Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child. Then she flew to Sweden for a few days to write songs and recording.
2007–2010: Outta Here and collaborations
After being signed to Tennman Records, Denters began working with Timberlake. He became the executive producer of her debut album Outta Here. In April 2009, Denters confirmed on Dutch radio station Radio 538 that her debut album, would be released in The Netherlands on 22 May 2009, also confirming that the album is a mix of Pop and R&B with both ballads, and uptempo tracks. Her debut single, also the title song of the album was released in the Netherlands on 14 April 2009 and in the UK on 15 August. So far it has reached the top ten in several European countries. The album was released in the UK on 11 January 2010 and features the previous 2008 charity duet with Timberlake, "Follow My Lead" as an additional bonus song.[4] Second single "Admit It" only reached 28 in the Netherlands and 56 in the UK. On 22 March 2010 it was announced that the third single will be "Love Dealer" featuring Justin Timberlake. The video was produced by The Malloys on April 18, 2010 and will premiere before the end of the month.
Denters also worked on several collaborations during this time. She has lent her vocals to the German band Stanfour who have featured Denters on their new single "Life Without You" due for release on 25 May 2010.[5] The music video for the single was postponed due to the April 2010 Icelandic volcano eruption. On May 1 Esmée and Stanfour flew to New York to record the video for "Life Without You".[6][7] The official release of "Life Without You" in Germany will be 28 May. The video leaked on the internet on 24 May.[8] In the UK, she also contributed vocals to London MC Chipmunk's track "Until You Were Gone", which entered into the UK charts at #3.
2011-present: Screaming Out Loud
Esmée started working on new songs for her second studio album in January 2011. She said "my next album is gonna be different." She has been working with British DJ and producer K-Gee and musician Ben Cullum. On 11 August, Denters took to her Twitter to let her fans know the album title Screaming Out Loud.[9] "City Lights" is the first official single from the album.[10]
Other ventures
Products and Endorsements
In 2006, Denters signed a promotional deal with Kira Plastinina, a young designer from Russia who was taking the fashion industry by storm. Her work for the brand included from appearances on TV, commercials, and Internet advertisements, as well as in-store promotional performance. As of 2008 the contract ended when the Kira empire closed down due to poor sales figures.
In 2009, Denters signed a endorsement deal with Wacoal to be the face for Btemptd. Denters appeared in national print and advertising campaigns, direct mail, in-store and online promotional materials. Sales figures for the brand jumped to a 60 % increase compared to the same time last year. Denters contract with Btemptd is still ongoing.
Esmée Denters did three world exclusive Meet and Greets with fans to promote her music career and B Tempt'd. On October 9, 2010, Esmée appeared in front of fans at Bloomingdales department store in New York. Esmée also appeared in Selfridges & Co. in London on 30 March 2011 and then in Manchesters, Trafford Centre on April 7, 2011.
Esmée did a 15 minute long concert followed by a Meet and Greet where Esmée signed autographs for fans and took picture with them.
Tours
2007
- Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveShow (opening act, Europe)
2009
- Enrique Iglesias – Greatest Hits tour (opening act, Europe)
- Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman tour (opening act, Europe)
- Honor Society – Fashionably Late tour (opening act, United States/Canada)
- N-Dubz Christmas Party (opening act, UK)
2010
- Stanfour – Rise & Fall tour (special guest, Germany)
Discography
Albums
Year Album Peak positions NL BEL
VLUK 2009 Outta Here - 1st studio album
- Released: 22 May 2009
- Label: Tennman Records
5 55 48 2012 Screaming Out Loud - 2nd studio album
- Released: February 2012
- Label: Polydor Records, Interscope, Tennman Records
TBR TBR TBR Solo singles
Year Single Peak positions Album NL BEL
(FL)HUN IRE NZ UK US
Dance2009 "Outta Here" 3 26 3 18 12 7 9 Outta Here "Admit It" 28 — — — — 56 — 2010 "Love Dealer" (featuring Justin Timberlake) 12 53 — — — 68 9 2011 "City Lights" To be released Screaming Out Loud "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. As featured artist
Year Single Peak positions Album NL BEL
FAHUN IRE NZ UK AUS GER AUT SWI 2010 "Until You Were Gone" (with Chipmunk) — — 12 24 — 3 41 — — — I Am Chipmunk "Life Without You" (with Stanfour)[11] — — — — — — — 25 51 58 Rise and Fall 2011 "Do You Believe" (with Aggro Santos) Not released AggroSantos.com "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. Charity singles
Year Single Cause Album 2007 "Crazy Place"[12] Oxfam Outta Here 2008 "Follow My Lead (Live)" (with Justin Timberlake)[13] Shriners Hospitals for Children Outta Here Awards
Year Region Award Category Result 2009 Netherlands TMF Awards Best Female Artist Won[citation needed] TMF Superchart Award Won[citation needed] Belgium Best New International Artist Nominated[14][not in citation given] Europe MTV Europe Music Awards Best Dutch & Belgian Act Won[15][not in citation given] Best European Act Nominated[16] 2010 EBBA Most Successful Artist (outside own country) Won[17] Netherlands TMF Awards Best Female Artist Won[18] Best Video 'Admit It' Nominated[18] United Kingdom Urban Music Awards Best Collaboration 'Until You Were Gone' Nominated[19] References
- ^ People Magazine: Timberlake signs up Esmee Denters
- ^ "Esmée Denters – Outta Here". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Esm%E9e+Denters&titel=Outta+Here&cat=a. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ De Gelderlander: Carrière gaat voor studie (in Dutch)
- ^ "music: Outta Here (2010)". hmv.com. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=37753. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Official Homepage" (in (German)). Stanfour. http://stanfour.com/. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "Twitter / Esmée Denters: Tomorrow flying to New York". Twitter.com. 30 April 2010. http://twitter.com/esmeeworld/status/13154538019. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "Twitter / Esmée Denters: videoshoot going good. sta". Twitter.com. 1 May 2010. http://twitter.com/esmeeworld/status/13213810004. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
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- ^ "Twitter / Esmée Denters: The album is gonna be called...". Twitter.com. 11 August 2011. https://twitter.com/#!/esmeeworld/status/101674673842044928. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Twitter / Karl Gordon: Tonight I will be playing...". Twitter.com. 7 October 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/karlkgeegordon/status/122303205467107328. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Newspoint: Stanfour mit P!nk und Esmée Denters (in German)
- ^ Myspace: Esmee Denters on Oprah
- ^ MTV: Justin Timberlake Releases New Single 'Follow My Lead,' Featuring Esmee Denters
- ^ TMF Awards: Esmée Denters nominated for Best New International Artist"
- ^ MTV Europe Music Awards: Esmée Denters nominated for Best Dutch & Belgian Act"
- ^ "MTV EMA 2010 :: 07.11.2010 :: Madrid :: Esmée Denters". Ema.mtv.nl. 7 November 2010. http://ema.mtv.nl/artiesten/esmee_denters. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "European Border Breakers Awards". Europeanborderbreakersawards.eu. 12 January 2011. http://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Esmée Denters wint TMF Award voor Beste Vrouw // TMF Awards 2010 @ Enschede". Tmfawards.nl. 26 June 2010. http://www.tmfawards.nl/nl/index/newsView/_email_/_page_1/_sort_/_sortDesc_/_name_esm-e-denters-wint-tmf-award-voor-beste-vrouw/. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ June 2, 2010 (2 June 2010). "Muso’s Guide » Blog Archive » Urban Music Awards nominees revealed". Musosguide.com. http://musosguide.com/urban-music-awards-nominees-revealed/10553. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Esmée Denters's channel on YouTube
- Esmée Denters on Myspace
- Esmée Denters on Twitter
- JSYK Exclusive Interview with Esmee
- Interactive timeline about Esmée Denters
- Esmee Denters interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' January 2010
Singles Featured singles "Until You Were Gone"Related articles Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Arnhem
- Dutch dance musicians
- Dutch singer-songwriters
- English-language singers
- Dutch female singers
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