Emma Heesters
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Emma Heesters | |
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Born | Netherlands | 8 January 1996
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Height | 5'5" |
Partner(s) | Wesley Hoedt |
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Musical career | |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | Republic Records, Universal Music Group, Eddie O Entertainment, Hello Music (a division of The Hello Group) |
Website | emmaheesters |
Emma Heesters (born 8 January 1996) (pronunciation: emā hīsṭars) is a Dutch singer and television personality, mainly known for performing covers of popular songs on her own YouTube channel.[1] She began her music career in 2014 and currently has over 4.8 million subscribers on YouTube.[2][3]
Biography[]
Emma Heesters was born in the Netherlands, and being the daughter of a music teacher, she was surrounded by music in her childhood. Her mother is Willian Heesters, her father is Ludo Heesters, and she had a brother. Her religion is Christianity.[4] She had an early talent for music and practiced to be a singer under the supervision of her mother.[3] After her education, she started consistently uploading her covers to YouTube and has amassed over 4.8 million subscribers on her YouTube channel.[5][6][7] She was discovered in June 2016 by English music executive Taylor Jones (subsequently signing a management deal with The Hello Group), and later signed by Eddie O'Loughlin to Republic Records / Eddie O Entertainment and Universal Music Holland.[citation needed]
Career[]
In 2019 she was the first Dutch winner of MTV's Push Award and gained Platinum status for her single "Pa Olvidarte" with Rolf Sanchez,[8] she featured in a song by the band Boyce Avenue plus collaborated with them on their European tour, and took to television performing in Beste Zangers a Dutch television program, the web series Jachtseason of StukTV, and the game show, I Can See Your Voice.[9][10][11]
Heesters was named by Top40 NL[12] as the most successful Dutch artist of the year so far in 2020 and later in November was named winner of MTV EMA's Best Dutch Act.[11][13]
Favorite covers[]
Singles[]
Year | Songs | Lyricist | Original Singer |
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2016 | Let Me Love You | Justin Bieber | DJ Snake |
2017 | Shape of You | Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran |
Despacito | Luis Fonsi | Luis Fonsi | |
Perfect | Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran | |
2018 | Girls Like You | Maroon 5 | Maroon 5 |
2019 | Hanya Rindu | Andmesh Kamaleng | Andmesh Kamaleng |
Taki Taki | DJ Snake | DJ Snake | |
2020 | Kaun Thujhe (English) | Emma Heesters | Emma Heesters |
Pura Pura Lupa | Mahen | Mahen | |
Shayad | Irshad Kamil | Arijit Singh | |
Titliaan[14] | Jaani | Afsana Khan | |
Shona Shona | Tony Kakkar | Tony Kakkar | |
2021 | Satisfya | Imran Khan | Imran Khan |
Enjoy Enjaami | Arivu | Arivu, Dhee, and Santhosh Narayanan | |
Go Easy On Me | Adele | Adele | |
Bijlee Bijlee | Jaani | Hardy Sandhu |
References[]
- ^ "Emma Heesters Is Ready To Sing At Eurovision 2022". wiwibloggs. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2021-07-03.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Emma Heesters - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.[unreliable source?]
- ^ a b "Nederlandse Emma Heesters krijgt groot Amerikaans platencontract". 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ Gautam, Umesh. "Emma Heesters Wiki - Age, Husband, Net worth, Family, Biography & More". Retrieved 2021-07-03.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Emma Heesters on Apple Music". AppleMusic. Retrieved 2021-07-03.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Metejoor neemt opnieuw duet op met Nederlandse: "Haar stijl past perfect bij de zomerse song"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Emma Heesters Is Ready To Sing At Eurovision 2022". wiwibloggs. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2021-07-03.[unreliable source?]
- ^ Choudhury, Nila (2020-04-19). "You Can't Miss Emma Heesters' Remake Of 'Shayad'". DissDash. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "ViacomCBS to produce MTV's first live 5G-enabled remote production". 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Marlies (2021-06-14). "Davina Michelle en Douwe Bob zingen hun favoriete guilty pleasure". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ a b Slot, Aileen (2021-06-15). "Dit zijn de nieuwe namen van Freshtival: 'Het gaat door het dak'". Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Emma Heesters zingt duet met populaire Vlaamse zanger Metejoor". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ September 2020, Dan Oliver 08 (8 September 2020). "Emma Heesters joins MTV for its first 5G-enabled remote broadcast". www.5gradar.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Musical cover-age". tribuneindia.com. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
External links[]
- Dutch singers
- Dutch songwriters
- Living people
- 1996 births