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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][unreliable source?] She began her music career in 2014 and as of August 2022 has over 5.77 million subscribers on YouTube.[2][unreliable source?][3]
Emma Heesters | |
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.jpg) Heesters in 2022 | |
| Born | 8 January 1996 's-Gravenpolder, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Partner | Wesley Hoedt |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocal |
| Labels | Republic Records, Universal Music Group, Eddie O Entertainment, Hello Music (a division of The Hello Group), Sony Music Netherlands, Sony Music Belgium |
| Website | emmaheesters |
Early life
editHeesters was born in the village of 's-Gravenpolder in the province of Zeeland as the child of Ludo and Willian Heesters.[4] From a young age, she started vocal and dance lessons, including ballet.[5] In 2004, at the age of 8, she won the provincial preselection of the Kinderen voor Kinderen Songfestival.[6] Shortly before the performance, Heesters had broken her leg, having to sit in a wheelchair while singing.[5] As a result, she had a television debut on the eponymous show on NPO Zapp, where she performed "100 kleine feestjes".[6][7] Later on, she acted in a few musicals as a child star. During her teen years, she started singing as part of numerous cover bands, which she stopped doing once she graduated school.[8] In 2013, she graduated from the Dalton Plan school Roncalli in Bergen op Zoom with a havo certificate, specialising in the economy and society profile.[9]
Career
editIn 2019 she was the first Dutch winner of MTV's Push Award and gained Platinum status for her single "Pa Olvidarte" with Rolf Sanchez,[10] 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.[11][12][13]
Heesters was named by Top40 NL[14] 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.[13][15]
Personal life
editShe was diagnosed with cervical cancer in October 2024.[16]
Discography
editCover songs
edit| Year | Songs | Lyricist | Original singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Tujhe" (English) | Emma Heesters | Emma Heesters |
| "Pura Pura Lupa" | Mahen | Mahen | |
| "Shayad" | Irshad Kamil | Arijit Singh | |
| "Titliaan" | Jaani | Afsana Khan | |
| "Shona Shona" | Tony Kakkar | Tony Kakkar | |
| 2021 | "Satisfya" | Imran Khan | Imran Khan |
| "Enjoy Enjaami" | Arivu | Dhee and Santhosh Narayanan | |
| "Easy on Me" | Adele | Adele | |
| "Bijlee Bijlee" | Jaani | Hardy Sandhu | |
| 2022 | "Pasoori" | Ali Sethi | Ali Sethi and Shae Gill |
| "Srivalli" (English) | Chandrabose | Sid Sriram | |
| 2023 | "Tere Vaaste" | Jigar and Varun Jain | Jigar and Varun Jain |
References
edit- ^ "Emma Heesters Is Ready To Sing At Eurovision 2022". wiwibloggs. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Emma Heesters - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Emma Heesters krijgt groot Amerikaans platencontract". 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "De ouders van Emma Heesters zijn ontzettend trots op hun dochter". omroepzeeland.nl. Omroep Zeeland. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ a b "HET FOTOBOEK VAN EMMA HEESTERS!". 100p.nl. 100% NL. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ a b Vos, Michiel. "Emma Heesters wist door tv-optreden op haar 8e dat ze zangeres wilde worden". nu.nl. NU.nl. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Emma Heesters 100 Kleine Feestjes". YouTube.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ NOS Stories. "EMMA HEESTERS TEKENT PLATENCONTRACT IN AMERIKA | REPORT". YouTube.com. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Hij liet me reizen in de tijd". krantenbankzeeland.nl. Provinciale Courant Zeeland. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Choudhury, Nila (19 April 2020). "You Can't Miss Emma Heesters' Remake Of 'Shayad'". DissDash. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "ViacomCBS to produce MTV's first live 5G-enabled remote production". 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ van Leeuwen, Marlies (14 June 2021). "Davina Michelle en Douwe Bob zingen hun favoriete guilty pleasure". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b Slot, Aileen (15 June 2021). "Dit zijn de nieuwe namen van Freshtival: 'Het gaat door het dak'". Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Emma Heesters zingt duet met populaire Vlaamse zanger Metejoor". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ September 2020, Dan Oliver 08 (8 September 2020). "Emma Heesters joins MTV for its first 5G-enabled remote broadcast". www.5gradar.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Emma Heesters heeft baarmoederhalskanker: 'Afgelopen weken waren intens'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.