Laura Tesoro

Laura Tesoro
Tesoro in 2016
Background information
Born	19 August 1996 Antwerp, Belgium
Genres	Pop R&B funk dance
Occupation(s)	Singer actress
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2008–present
Associated acts	Koen Wauters

Laura Tesoro (born 19 August 1996 in Antwerp) is a Belgian singer and actress. She will represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "What's the Pressure". Tesoro is also known for portraying Charlotte on the Flemish soap opera Familie, and placing second on season three of The Voice van Vlaanderen.

Biography

1996–2014: Early life and career beginnings

Tesoro was born on 19 August 1996 in Flanders to an Italian father and a Belgian mother.^[1] She had her first acting role in the Flemish crime drama Witse as Evy Cuypers in 2008, and went on to perform in musicals such as Annie and Domino. She performed at Ketnetpop in 2009. From 2012 to 2014, she appeared as Charlotte in Familie, a love interest to Guido. In 2014 she appeared in season three of The Voice van Vlaanderen, where she ended up as the runner-up. Throughout her time on the show, she was a member of Team Koen. She released her debut single "Outta Here" the same year, which peaked at number 23 on the Flemish singles chart.

2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest

In 2015, she released her second single "Funky Love". In November 2015, Tesoro was announced as one of the five participants of Eurosong 2016.^[2] In the first show, she covered the song "Düm Tek Tek" by Hadise, which represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.^[3] In the second show she revealed her Eurovision candidate song "What's the Pressure", and received the highest televoting score.^[4] In the final on 17 January 2016, she was declared the winner after placing first with both the Belgian public and international juries. She will now represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, in Stockholm.^[5]

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		BEL (Fl) [6]
2014	"Outta Here"	23	Non-album singles
2015	"Funky Love"	—[lower-alpha 1]
2016	"What's the Pressure"	2
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released.

References

Notes

1. "Funky Love" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 27 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.

Sources

1. Tesoro, Laura (February 5, 2015). "I am Belgian but my father is Italian". Twitter. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
2. Laufer, Gil (16 November 2015). "Belgium: Eurosong 2016 final on 17 January". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
3. Cardoen, Sandra (3 January 2016). "Amaryllis is alvast de lieveling van het publiek" (in Dutch). Deredactie.be. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
4. "Jury euforisch: "Vlaanderen zou zot zijn, als ze Laura Tesoro niet sturen"". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
5. Victor M., Escudero (17 Jan 2016). "Belgium: Laura Tesoro wins Eurosong 2016!". EBU.
6. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Laura Tesoro". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).

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