Esther Hart (singer)

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Esther Hart
Esther Hart in 2011
Background information
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	Vocals

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

Career

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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

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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

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^ Laufer, Gil (24 September 2009). "esctoday.com TOP TEN: No. 1". ESCToday. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
^ 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

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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"

v t e Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
Nationaal Songfestival
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	3JS Willeke Alberti Anouk Bernadette Douwe Bob Corry Brokken Franklin Brown Humphrey Campbell Rudi Carrell The Common Linnets Dion Cooper Ben Cramer Bill van Dijk Joan Franka Frizzle Sizzle Glennis Grace Anneke Grönloh Harmony Esther Hart Hearts of Soul Hind Ruth Jacott Gerard Joling Greetje Kauffeld Joost Klein Lenny Kuhr Duncan Laurence Heddy Lester Maggie MacNeal Jeangu Macrooy Marcha Maribelle Marlayne Maxine Maywood Michelle Mouth and MacNeal Mrs. Einstein Mia Nicolai OG3NE Trijntje Oosterhuis Jetty Paerl Annie Palmen Justine Pelmelay Sandra Reemer Re-union Edsilia Rombley S10 Sandra and Andres Saskia and Serge Teddy Scholten Milly Scott Sieneke De Spelbrekers Thérèse Steinmetz Teach-In Ronnie Tober The Toppers Treble Conny Vandenbos Linda Wagenmakers Waylon Linda Williams
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

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Countries	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Estonia France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Latvia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Artists	Louisa Baïleche Claudia Beni Beth Birgitta Lynn Chircop Stelios Constantas Sertab Erener Fame F.L.Y. Rita Guerra Esther Hart Mickey Harte Jostein Hasselgård Ich Troje Jemini Karmen Lou Mando Mija Martina Lior Narkis Nicola Olexandr Alf Poier Ruffus t.A.T.u. Urban Trad
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 boysya" "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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