Michelle Courtens



Michelle Courtens ( Venray , August 3, 1981 ), better known by her stage name Michelle, is a Dutch singer, who gained fame with her ​​participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 . ==Biography [ edit] == Michelle was born in Limburg Venray. In 1998 she began training light music singing at the Conservatory of Amsterdam . On March 2, 2001, she participated in the finals of the National Contest in 2001, after she had survived. preliminary round She performed herein with the alternative pop song Out ​​On My Own . She won the final with 84 points (30 more than the number 2). She received both the public and the jury the most points, 50 and 34 respectively.

At the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen , Denmark, however, she got few points. Despite its historical appearance (sitting and barefoot), she did not get more than sixteen points, good for an eighteenth place.

Out On My Own achieved in March of that year, backed with an alarm disc, a ninth place in the Dutch Top 40, unique for a Eurovision song. In 2002, the singer tried to blow up her career with the release of a new single life Coming Up Roses . Despite the fact that it was a good at lying heard pop song, the single was barely noticed by the public. Michelle graduated in 2003 with honors from the Conservatory of Amsterdam and was admitted to the Master.

The season 2006/2007 Courtens played in the musical Chess. On September 16, 2006, she married her girlfriend Carlijn. In August 2007 they decided to go as friends apart.

At the time Michelle is working with guitarist / producer Jaap Berends on her debut album. She also sings with the band The Eurostars .

Recently, Michelle wrote the song Boobs' n Brains for Femme 2009 election platform lesbian FemFusion .