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Davina Michelle
Davina Michelle opening for Pink, 2019
Background information
Birth nameMichelle Davina Hoogendoorn
Born (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 28)
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Occupation(s)Singer, youtuber
Years active2016-present
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
YouTube information
Channel
Genremusic
Subscribers1.4 million[1]
Total views203 million[1]
Last updated: 16 August 2021

Michelle Davina Hoogendoorn (born 12 November 1995),[2] known by her stage name Davina Michelle, is a Dutch singer and YouTuber. She lives in Capelle aan den IJssel. Her cover of the song "Duurt Te Lang" reached the number 1 spot in the Dutch Top 40, the Mega Top 50 and the Dutch Single Top 100.

Career

Idols

In 2016, Hoogendoorn participated in the fifth season of Idols. During her audition, she sang Jessie J's song "Nobody's Perfect", after which she went on to the theater round and the duet round, where she was eliminated.[3]

YouTube

In February 2017, Hoogendoorn started her own YouTube-channel under her pseudonym Davina Michelle, where she would upload her cover version of an English-language song every week. On 21 August 2017, she posted her cover of "What About Us" by the American singer Pink. In October, Glamour posted a video review by Pink where she called the cover amazing and said "That's better than I will ever sound".[4][5][6][7] Hoogendoorns video went viral, after which she performed multiple times in TV programs like RTL Late Night and De Wereld Draait Door and in various venues in the United States.[8] As of June 2020, the video has over 17 millions views and Hoogendoorn’s own channel has over 1 million subscribers.[9]

She also got to open for Pink during her Beautiful Trauma Tour in The Hague in 2019.

In December 2017, Hoogendoorn published the single Ga in cooperation with the Efteling and Sterre (played by Lilo van den Bosch). It served as the official soundtrack for the musical Sprookjessprokkelaar, created by the Efteling.

Beste Zangers (eng. Best Singers) and debut single

In 2018, Hoogendoorn participated in the eleventh season of the AVROTROS-show Beste Zangers. In the fifth episode, she performed a cover of the song '"Duurt Te Lang" by rapper Glen Faria (also known as MC Fit).[10] Two days after broadcasting, this song reached the first place of most downloaded songs on iTunes. Later in 2018 it reached the number 1 spot in the Dutch Top 40, the Mega Top 50 and the Dutch Single Top 100.[11][12][13][14] In November 2018, the single was certified gold.

Eurovision Song Contest

On 18 May 2021 Hoogendoorn performed her new single "Sweet Water" at the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, held in her birth city Rotterdam, as part of an interval act titled "The Power of Water" alongside Dutch actress Thekla Reuten.[15]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
NL
40
[16] 		NL
100
[17] 		BEL
(FL)
[18] 		NL
2000
[19]
"Duurt te lang" 2018 1 1 51 144
"Skyward" 2019 7 21 — 1611
"Hoe het danst"
with Marco Borsato and Armin van Buuren 		1 2 1 375
"Better Now" 19 60 — —
"Beat Me" 2020 9 18 — —
"17 miljoen mensen"
with Snelle 		1 1 60 —
"My Own World" 17 46 — —
"Liar" 39 tip20 — —
"Nobody Is Perfect" 2021 26 49 — —
"Sweet Water" 13 29 — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

References

  1. ^ a b "About Davina Michelle". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Biografie". davinamichelle.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Kandidaten Idols vechten zich naar liveshow op Bali". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. ^ Pink Watches Fan Covers On YouTube. Glamour. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Michelle (21) overdonderd door compliment van zangeres Pink: 'Nu laten zien wat ik kan'" (in Dutch). RTLnieuws.nl. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. ^ "These YouTube Stars' Covers of Your Favorite Songs by Pink, Demi Lovato, and More Will Leave You Shook". Glamour. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Leven Nederlandse zangeres op zijn kop na lovende woorden van superster Pink" (in Dutch). Het Algemeen Dagblad. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Zangeres die P!nk verraste zorgt nu ook voor verbazing bij RTL Late Night" (in Dutch). LINDAnieuws.nl. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ^ "What About Us – P!nk (cover by: Davina Michelle)". 21 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Dit zijn de Beste Zangers van 2018" (in Dutch). Televizier.nl. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  11. ^ "'Wonderkind' Davina Michelle scoort hit na optreden Beste Zangers" (in Dutch). Het Algemeen Dagblad. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Davina Michelle verrast iedereen bij Beste Zangers" (in Dutch). RTLboulevard.nl. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Davina Michelle gaat viral met nummer 'Duurt te lang'" (in Dutch). DutchCowboys.nl. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Davina Michelle voert Top 100 aan". RTL Boulevard. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Davina Michelle crushes viewers with intermission performance at Eurovision | Show". Netherlands News Live. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Davina Michele | Top 40-artiesten". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Discografie Davina Michelle". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Discografie Davina Michelle". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  19. ^ "NPO Radio 2 Top 2000". www.nporadio2.nl/top2000. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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