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Esmée DentersAdmit ItLove DealerOutta Here
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. 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 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. 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] 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. 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. 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] 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. 2007 Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveShow (opening act, Europe) 2009 Enrique Iglesias – Greatest Hits tour (opening
act, Europe) 2010 Stanfour – Rise & Fall tour (special guest, Germany) [edit] Discography 1st studio album 5 55 48 2nd studio album TBR TBR TBR
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