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Dutch singer (born 1970)
Esther Hart
Esther Hart in 2011
Birth name Esther Katinka Hartkamp Born (1970-06-03 ) 3 June 1970 (age 54)
Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands Genres
Pop 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
External links
Media related to
Esther Hart at Wikimedia Commons
Participation Artists Songs
"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"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete
International National Artists People