Esther Hart (singer)

Dutch singer (born 1970)

Esther Hart
Esther Hart in 2011
Esther Hart in 2011
Background information
Birth nameEsther Katinka Hartkamp
Born (1970-06-03) 3 June 1970 (age 54)
Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Musician, professor of music
Instrument(s)Vocals
Musical artist

Esther Hart (born Esther Katinka Hartkamp on 3 June 1970 in Epe, Gelderland) is a Dutch singer.

Career

Hart entered BBC TV's A Song for Europe contest in 2003 with the song "Wait for the Moment". She withdrew from that contest as participating for two countries would not have been acceptable for both BBC and NOS. She opted for participating in Nationaal Songfestival, the Dutch heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, and won.[1] Her song, "One More Night", was placed 13th in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest. She read the Dutch results at Eurovision 2004 and Eurovision 2008.

Activism

On 17 January 2008, Hart willingly went to jail and stayed overnight in an attempt to gain publicity and money for charity. During that time she gave a concert with the Dutch broadcaster NCRV (Dutch Christian Radio Association) and the Exodus Foundation, which provides assistance for former prisoners to adapt to normal life. In addition, a poetry contest was held by the prisoners with the theme of "dare to believe in change", with the winning poem to be read by Hart.[2]

References

  1. ^ Laufer, Gil (24 September 2009). "esctoday.com TOP TEN: No. 1". ESCToday. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. ^ Bakker, Sietse (2004–2013). "Esther Hart (Netherlands 2003) going to jail!". Eurovision follow-up on Hart. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

External links

Media related to Esther Hart at Wikimedia Commons

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Michelle
with "Out on My Own"
No representation in 2002
 Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
2003 		Succeeded by
Re-union
with "Without You"
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Alles heeft ritme"
  • "Als het om de liefde gaat"
  • "Amambanda"
  • "Amsterdam"
  • "Arcade"
  • "Een beetje"
  • "Birds"
  • "Birth of a New Age"
  • "Blijf zoals je bent"
  • "Burning Daylight"
  • "Calm After the Storm"
  • "Colorado"
  • "De diepte"
  • "Ding-a-dong"
  • "De eerste keer"
  • "Europapa"
  • "Fernando en Filippo"
  • "Grow"
  • "Heel de wereld"
  • "Hemel en aarde"
  • "Het is een wonder"
  • "I See a Star"
  • "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
  • "Ik hou van jou"
  • "Ik wil alles met je delen"
  • "Jij bent mijn leven"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Katinka"
  • "Lights and Shadows"
  • "De mallemolen"
  • "Morgen"
  • "My Impossible Dream"
  • "Net als toen"
  • "Never Alone"
  • "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
  • "No Goodbyes"
  • "On Top of the World"
  • "One Good Reason"
  • "One More Night"
  • "De oude muzikant"
  • "Out on My Own"
  • "Outlaw in 'Em"
  • "The Party's Over"
  • "Rechtop in de wind"
  • "Ring-dinge-ding"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Shine"
  • "Sing Me a Song"
  • "Slow Down"
  • "Een speeldoos"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "'t Is OK"
  • "Tijd"
  • "De troubadour"
  • "De vogels van Holland"
  • "Voorgoed voorbij"
  • "Vrede"
  • "Waar is de zon"
  • "Walk Along"
  • "Wat een dag"
  • "Wat een geluk"
  • "Waterman"
  • "Wijs me de weg"
  • "Without You"
  • "You and Me"
  • "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
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Songs
  • "Cry Baby"
  • "Deixa-me sonhar"
  • "Dime"
  • "Don't Break My Heart"
  • "Eighties Coming Back"
  • "Everyway That I Can"
  • "Feeling Alive"
  • "Give Me Your Love"
  • "Hasta la vista"
  • "Hello from Mars"
  • "I'm Not Afraid to Move On"
  • "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic"
  • "Let's Get Happy"
  • "Monts et merveilles"
  • "Nanana"
  • "Ne brini"
  • "Ne ver', ne boysia"
  • "Never Let You Go"
  • "One More Night"
  • "Open Your Heart"
  • "Sanomi"
  • "To Dream Again"
  • "Više nisam tvoja"
  • "We've Got the World"
  • "Weil der Mensch zählt"
  • "Words for Love"
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  • VIAF
  • WorldCat
National
  • Germany
Artists
  • MusicBrainz
People
  • Deutsche Biographie


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