Esmée Denters (born on September 28, 1988 in Gelderland, The Netherlands) is a Dutch singer who became famous by covering songs by Beyoncé, Alanis Morrisette and Alicia Keys, and posting them on YouTube. In 2007, her talent was discovered by Justin Timberlake and subsequently Denters became the first artist to sign under Timberlake's new label imprint, Tennman Records in association with Interscope. Thus becoming the first unsigned singer to go directly from personal YouTube postings to commercially performing on the major stage. She was the opening act of Timberlake's 2007 European tour at 10 venues.