Laura Tesoro (born 19 August 1996) is a Belgian singer and actress. She represented 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. The singer is also one of the four coaches on The Voice Kids, and a "Comeback Stage" coach on The Voice van Vlaanderen.
Laura Tesoro | |
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.jpg) Tesoro in 2016 | |
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| Born | 19 August 1996 Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Biography
edit1996–2014: Early life and career beginnings
editTesoro was born on 19 August 1996 in Antwerp 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 Belgian Flemish Singles Chart.
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest
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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 represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, where she placed tenth in the final.[5] In the same year, Tesoro took part in the Flemish version of Poppy in DreamWorks' Trolls.[6] On 28 April 2017, she released the single "Higher", the song peaked at number 20 on the Flemish Singles Chart. Furthermore, on 27 October 2017, she released the single "Beast" which was available for pre-save on Spotify on 20 October, seven days prior.[7] She is also a well-accomplished boxer, and her single "Beast" has a music video showing her boxing skills.[8]
Since 2017, Tesoro has been featured as a coach on The Voice Kids Vlaanderen.
In late 2019, Tesoro released the single "Limits". The song served as the lead single to her debut album. A few weeks later she added "Press Pause" as the second single, after releasing her debut album on 24 October 2019.
Since 2021, Tesoro has been a "Comeback Stage" coach, mentoring previously eliminated artists, on The Voice van Vlaanderen. In 2024, she became the winning coach when she coached Christophe Verholle to victory.
Discography
editAlbum
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| BEL (Fl) [9] | ||
| Limits |
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3 |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| BEL (Fl) [9] |
AUT [11] |
FRA [12] |
SWE [13] | ||||||||||||||||
| "Outta Here" | 2014 | 23 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||||
| "Funky Love" | 2015 | —[A] | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "What's the Pressure" | 2016 | 2 | 75 | 103 | 82 | ||||||||||||||
| "Higher" | 2017 | 20 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Beast" | 25 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Mutual" | 2018 | 23 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Up" | 2019 | 34 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Thinking About You All the Time" (live) | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Limits" | 35 | — | — | — | Limits[10] | ||||||||||||||
| "Press Pause" | 21 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Hold On" | 2020 | 36 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Brussels by Night" | —[B] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||
| "Strangers" (with Loïc Nottet featuring Alex Germys) |
13 | — | — | — |
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| "Not Easy" | 2022 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "These Nights" (with Oski) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Bad Ain't That Bad"[16] | 37 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Oya lélé" | 2024 | 49 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "So Naive" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Verder gaan"[17] | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2016 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Belgian Act | Nominated |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Witse | Evy Cuypers | Episode: "Innige band" |
| 2012–14 | Familie | Charlotte Kennis | 73 episodes |
| 2014, 2021- | The Voice van Vlaanderen | Herself | Contestant (2014), "Comeback stage" Coach (2021-) |
| 2015 | Altijd prijs | Julie Aerts | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Trolls | Poppy[6] | Flemish version |
| Moana | Moana | ||
| 2017- | The Voice Kids | Herself | Coach |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Moana | Flemish version |
| 2019 | Studio Tarara | Dancer 1 | Episode: "1.4" |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Tesoro, Laura (5 February 2015). "I am Belgian but my father is Italian". Twitter. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Laufer, Gil (16 November 2015). "Belgium: Eurosong 2016 final on 17 January". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Cardoen, Sandra (3 January 2016). "Amaryllis is alvast de lieveling van het publiek" (in Dutch). Deredactie.be. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Victor M., Escudero (17 January 2016). "Belgium: Laura Tesoro wins Eurosong 2016!". EBU.
- ^ a b FoxFilmBelgium (14 October 2016), Trolls | Interview Laura Tesoro | HD | Vlaams | 2016, retrieved 1 November 2016
- ^ "PRE-SAVE BEAST BY LAURA TESORO ON SPOTIFY". Sony Music Fans. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "PRE-SAVE BEAST BY LAURA TESORO ON SPOTIFY". Sony Music Fans. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Discografie Laura Tesoro". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "Limits by Laura Tesoro". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Discographie Laura Tesoro". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Discographie Laura Tesoro". French Charts Portal. Hung Medienn.
- ^ "Discography Laura Tesoro". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Goud en platina – Singles 2016" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Goud en platina – Singles 2021" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "New music this week (part 1): Songs from Chanel, Manizha, Cláudia Pascoal and more". Wiwibloggs. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "New music from Eurovision artists: 2024 Week 46 part 1". WiwiBloggs. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
External links
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- lauratesoro on Instagram. Archived from the original.
- Laura Tesoro at IMDb