Tess Gaerthé better
known as just Tess, was the Dutch representative at the 3rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep and...

 in 2005. Singing "Stupid", she finished in 7th place with 82 points.

Early life

Tess was born in the VU Amsterdam Hospital on 21 August 1991 at 1:05 PM, half an hour after her twin brother Joel.Tess was born with her arm around her head.At night, she would sleep with her arm around her head during the first months of her life.Tess and Joel had many nannies during their childhood because both of their parents worked.

Music career after the contest

Since the JESC, apart from still going to school with an integrated pop/jazz education, she came out with additional singles. "First Kiss" won the award for longest noted artist for 26 weeks in the Kids Top 20. She was asked by Jetix/Dolfinarium to write and sing the title song for the popular TV series Spetter (Mijn allerbeste vriend) and following this came the request to sing the Dutch version of the main duet of High School Musical 2, by Disney. This duet, "De stem van mijn hart", she did together with Thomas Berge. Tess now performs jazz and pop with Tess and the Rhythm Chiefs in Belgium and the Netherlands. Her first album, Onweerstaanbaar is released on 6 March 2008 in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Singles

• 2005: "Stupid"
• 2006: "First Kiss"
• 2006: "Mijn allerbeste vriend"
• 2007: "De stem van mijn hart" (featuring Thomas Berge
  Thomas Berge
  Thomas Berge, pseudonym of Chiel Ottink , is a Dutch singer.-Biography:Thomas Berge released his first single at the age of twelve. The album, Mijn Luchtballon, sold 800,000 promotional copies and was distributed by Neckermann. His stage name was chosen with the German music market in mind...
  
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• 2008: "Little Pink Thing"
• 2008: "Change"

External links

• Official website of Tess Gaerthé