Emma Heesters
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Emma Heesters | |
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.jpg) Heesters in 2022 | |
| Born | 8 January 1996 's-Gravenpolder, Netherlands |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocal |
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| Website | emmaheesters |
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.[unreliable source?] She began her music career in 2014 and as of August 2022 has over 5.77 million subscribers on YouTube.[unreliable source?]
Early life
Heesters was born in the village of 's-Gravenpolder in the province of Zeeland as the child of Ludo and Willian Heesters. From a young age, she started vocal and dance lessons, including ballet. In 2004, at the age of 8, she won the provincial preselection of the Kinderen voor Kinderen Songfestival. Shortly before the performance, Heesters had broken her leg, having to sit in a wheelchair while singing. As a result, she had a television debut on the eponymous show on NPO Zapp, where she performed "100 kleine feestjes". 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. 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.
Career
In 2019 she was the first Dutch winner of MTV's Push Award and gained Platinum status for her single "Pa Olvidarte" with Rolf Sanchez, 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 Jachtseizoen ("Hunting Season") of the channel StukTV, and the game show, I Can See Your Voice.
Heesters was named by Top40 NL 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.
In March 2025 it was revealed that she will be one of the four coaches in the upcoming eleventh season of The Voice Kids, scheduled to air in 2026.
Personal life
She was diagnosed with cervical cancer in October 2024. In July 2025 she announced via Instagram that she is better now. Her conversation with Eva Jinek in the Eva talk show about her cancer diagnosis won the Televizier-Ring Impact award at the 2025 Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||
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| NLD
Top 40 |
NLD
100 |
BEL (FL) | ||||||
| Pa Olvidarte (with Rolf Sanchez) | 2019 | 2 | 2 | — | NVPI: Diamond | |||
| Loop Niet Weg (with Kris Kross Amsterdam) | 2020 | 4 | 3 | — | NVPI: 2 x Platinum | |||
| Waar Ga Je Heen | 12 | 21 | — | NVPI: Gold | ||||
| Donderdag (with Kris Kross Amsterdam) | 29 | 37 | — | NVPI: Gold | ||||
| Als De Eerste Sneeuw Valt | — | — | — | |||||
| Schat Ik Ben OK | 2021 | — | — | — | NVPI: Gold | |||
| Alles Wat Ik Mis (with Ronnie Flex) | 7 | 1 | — | NVPI: Platinum | ||||
| Rendez-Vous (with Metejoor) | — | — | 4 | NVPI: Gold
BRMA: Platinum | ||||
| Meisje zonder naam (with Ronnie Flex & Trobi) | — | 56 | — | |||||
| Zwaartekracht (with Regi) | 2022 | — | — | 7 | BRMA: Platinum | |||
| HJB (with Maks) | 2023 | — | 50 | — | NVPI: Gold | |||
| Dat Hadden Wij Moeten Zijn (with Maksim) | — | — | 7 | |||||
| Haat Me | 2024 | — | — | — | ||||
| Contigo (with Rolf Sanchez) | 10 | 22 | — | NVPI: Gold | ||||
| Alleen Met Jou (with Yves Berendse) | 11 | 9 | — | NVPI: Platinum | ||||
| Kerst Zonder Jou (with Snelle) | — | 86 | — | |||||
| Alles Wordt Beter | 2025 | 11 | 17 | — | NVPI: Gold | |||
| Levenslang | — | — | — | |||||
| Meisje Uit De Klas | — | — | — | |||||
| Liefdesverdriet (with Russo) | 2026 | — | 53 | — | ||||
| Hartenbreker | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Cover songs
| Year | Songs | Lyricist | Original singer |
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| 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 | |
| "Pa' Olvidarte" | ChocQuibTown | ChocQuibTown | |
| 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
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "HET FOTOBOEK VAN EMMA HEESTERS!". 100p.nl. 100% NL. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Zangeres Emma Heesters na behandeling baarmoederhalskanker: 'Ik ben beter'". Nos.nl. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Eva en Emma Heesters winnen de Televizier-Ring Impact 2025". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 16 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Emma Heesters | Top 40-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Discografie Emma Heesters - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Database | Goud, Platina & Diamant". www.goudplatina.nl. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
- 1 2 "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
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