Dean Saunders (singer)
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Dean Saunders is a Dutch singer. On 22 January 2011, he won in 2011 the Dutch version
of Popstars
in its third season in 2010-2011.
who had won on 21 January 2011, just one day prior to Dean's win, the first ever title of the music competition The Voice of Holland
.
Both Dean and his younger brother Ben started applying to talent competitions early like for the series Daddy's Wish. They also took part in 1998 in Life is like a box of chocolates program.
's Alles voor de band: Follow that dream. They were part of the band Follow That Dream (F.T.D.) (that included besides the two brothers Vanessa Eman, Rosa Vuik, Linda van Toornburg and Peter van der Meer. The band was signed to Dino Music record label.
Their debut single the self-titled "Follow That Dream" was released in November 2000 reaching #25 in the Dutch Top 40. 6 months later, the band split after the great popularity of the rival Starmaker show.
, a Dutch national music pre-selection contest for qualification to Eurovision Song Contest
to be held in Riga
, Latvia
. They performed the song "Stand As One" in the third heat under the name "The Brothers" getting just 10 points and finishing with 3% of the popular vote as seventh out of 8 participants.
as his debut single.
in 1981, but moved to the Netherlands in 1986 when he was just 5 residing in Hoorn
, a municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands.
As The Brothers
Solo
Popstars (Netherlands)
Popstars is a singing competition series in The Netherlands. The first series started on 22 August 2008. A second series was aired for 2009-2010 and third series aired in 2010-2011. The winners in season 1 were RED! made up of the three finalist winners Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon...
of Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
in its third season in 2010-2011.
Career
He is the older brother of Ben SaundersBen Saunders (singer)
Ben Saunders is a Dutch singer who won the first-ever title of the Dutch singing competition series The Voice of Holland broadcast on RTL 4. The final of 2010-2011 season was held live on 21 January 2011. Saunders is also a tattoo artist and a Mixed martial arts fighter. He is popularly known as...
who had won on 21 January 2011, just one day prior to Dean's win, the first ever title of the music competition The Voice of Holland
The Voice of Holland
The Voice of Holland is a Dutch reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol, and currently airing on RTL4 in the Netherlands. Hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk it is currently the number 1 show in the Netherlands, with increasing ratings from 1.6 to 3.0 million viewers...
.
Both Dean and his younger brother Ben started applying to talent competitions early like for the series Daddy's Wish. They also took part in 1998 in Life is like a box of chocolates program.
1998-2003: Follow That Dream
In 2000, Dean and Ben Saunders both took part in RTL 4RTL 4
RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. It is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. The station has three sister tv channels: RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8...
's Alles voor de band: Follow that dream. They were part of the band Follow That Dream (F.T.D.) (that included besides the two brothers Vanessa Eman, Rosa Vuik, Linda van Toornburg and Peter van der Meer. The band was signed to Dino Music record label.
Their debut single the self-titled "Follow That Dream" was released in November 2000 reaching #25 in the Dutch Top 40. 6 months later, the band split after the great popularity of the rival Starmaker show.
2003:Eurovision Song Contest entry
On February 15, 2003 the Saunders brothers took part in the 2003 Dutch Nationaal SongfestivalNationaal Songfestival
Nationaal Songfestival is the name for the Dutch preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It started in 1956. It was organized until 1969 by Dutch television Nederlandse Televisie Stichting . Then the broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting took over the event...
, a Dutch national music pre-selection contest for qualification to Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
to be held in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. They performed the song "Stand As One" in the third heat under the name "The Brothers" getting just 10 points and finishing with 3% of the popular vote as seventh out of 8 participants.
2010-present:Popstars
In 2010 he applied for the Popstars competition winning the title on 22 January 2011 against the runner-up Simone Nijssen. He got 60% of the popular vote. He released his winning song "You and I Both" originally by Jason MrazJason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
as his debut single.
Personal life
Dean Saunders was born in EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1981, but moved to the Netherlands in 1986 when he was just 5 residing in Hoorn
Hoorn
-Cities :* Purmerend * Enkhuizen * Alkmaar * Amsterdam * Lelystad * Den Helder * Leeuwarden -Towns :* Edam...
, a municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands.
Singles
As part of band Follow That Dream:- 2000: "Follow That Dream"
- 2001: "One Night in Shanghai"
As The Brothers
- 2003: "Stand As One"
Solo
- 2011: "You and I Both"