Davina Michelle

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Davina Michelle
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Davina Michelle performing at Pinkpop 2019
Background information
Birth nameMichelle Davina Hoogendoorn
Born (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 29)
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Singer, YouTuber
Years active2017–present
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2017–present
GenreMusic
Subscribers1.64 million [1]
Total views298.925.926 [1]
Last updated: 27 September 2024

Michelle Davina Hoogendoorn (born 12 November 1995), [2] known by her stage name Davina Michelle, is a Dutch singer and YouTuber. Her cover of the song "Duurt te lang" reached the number 1 spot in the Dutch Top 40, the Mega Top 50 and the Dutch Single Top 100.

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Career

In 2016, Hoogendoorn participated in the fifth season of Idols . During her audition, she sang Jessie J's "Nobody's Perfect", after which she went on to the theater round and the duet round, where she was eliminated. [3]

In February 2017, Hoogendoorn started her own YouTube-channel under the pseudonym Davina Michelle, where she would upload her cover version of an English-language song every week. On 21 August 2017, she posted her cover of "What About Us" by the American singer Pink. In October, Glamour posted a video review by Pink where she called the cover amazing and said "That's better than I will ever sound". [4] [5] [6] [7] Hoogendoorn's video went viral, after which she performed multiple times in TV programs like RTL Late Night and De Wereld Draait Door and in various venues in the United States. [8] As of October 2024, the video has over 24 millions views and Hoogendoorn’s own channel has over 1 million subscribers. [9] She also got to open for Pink during her Beautiful Trauma Tour in the Hague in 2019.

In December 2017, Hoogendoorn published the single "Ga" in cooperation with the Efteling and Sterre (played by Lilo van den Bosch). It served as the official soundtrack for the musical Sprookjessprokkelaar, created by the Efteling.

In 2018, Hoogendoorn participated in the eleventh season of the AVROTROS reality show Beste Zangers . In the fifth episode, she performed a cover of the song "Duurt te lang" by rapper Glen Faria (also known as MC Fit). [10] Two days after the episode was broadcast, the song reached the first place of most downloaded songs on iTunes in the Netherlands. Later in 2018, it reached the number 1 spot in the Dutch Top 40, the Mega Top 50 and the Dutch Single Top 100. [11] [12] [13] [14] In November 2018, the single was certified gold.

On 18 May 2021, Hoogendoorn performed her new single "Sweet Water" at the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, held in her birth city Rotterdam, as part of an interval act titled "The Power of Water" alongside Dutch actress Thekla Reuten. [15]

On 5 September 2021, Hoogendoorn performed the Dutch national anthem ahead of the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort, the first Formula 1 race to be held in the country since 1985. She repeated her performance for the podium ceremony after Dutch driver Max Verstappen won the event. [16] [17]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
NL
[18] 		BEL
(FL)
[19]
My Own World
  • Released: 21 August 2020
  • Label: 8ball
4102
Gold Plated Love
  • Released: 20 May 2022
  • Label: 8ball
—10
Higher
  • Released: 27 September 2024
  • Label: 8ball
23—

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
NL
40
[21] 		NL
100
[18] 		BEL
(FL)
[19] 		NL
2000
[22]
"Duurt te lang"20181151144
  • NVPI: 5× Platinum [23]
Non-album single
"Skyward"2019721——
  • NVPI: Platinum [23]
My Own World
"Hoe het danst"
(with Marco Borsato and Armin van Buuren)		121—
  • NVPI: 3× Platinum [23]
Non-album single
"Better Now"1960——My Own World
"Beat Me"2020918——
  • NVPI: Platinum [23]
"17 miljoen mensen"
(with Snelle)		1160—
  • NVPI: Platinum [23]
Non-album single
"My Own World"1746——My Own World
"Liar"39tip20——
"Nobody Is Perfect"20212649——Non-album single
"Sweet Water"1329——Gold Plated Love
"Hold On" [24]
(with Armin van Buuren)		1351――Higher
"Hyper"2058——Gold Plated Love
"No Angel"2022—tip11——Non-album singles
"I Love Me More"3491——
"January Without You"30tip1——
"Dating the Devil"2023tip1tip30——
"17"26———
"This Is My Life"————
"Heartbeat"1743——Higher
"I Said No Sir"202434———
"All Is Ours"————
"I Won't Let Go"18———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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  3. ↑ "Kandidaten Idols vechten zich naar liveshow op Bali". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Pink Watches Fan Covers On YouTube. Glamour. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Michelle (21) overdonderd door compliment van zangeres Pink: 'Nu laten zien wat ik kan'" (in Dutch). RTLnieuws.nl. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "These YouTube Stars' Covers of Your Favorite Songs by Pink, Demi Lovato, and More Will Leave You Shook". Glamour. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Leven Nederlandse zangeres op zijn kop na lovende woorden van superster Pink" (in Dutch). Het Algemeen Dagblad. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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