Laura Tesoro

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Laura Tesoro
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Tesoro in 2016
Background information
Born (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 27)
Antwerp, Belgium
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2008–present

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 .

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Biography

1996–2014: Early life and career beginnings

Tesoro 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

Laura Tesoro performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. ESC2016 - Belgium 02.jpg
Laura Tesoro performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

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]

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.

Discography

Album

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
BEL
(Fl)

[9]
Limits3

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
BEL
(Fl)

[9]
AUT
[11]
FRA
[12]
SWE
[13]
"Outta Here"201423Non-album singles
"Funky Love"2015 [upper-alpha 1]
"What's the Pressure"201627510382
"Higher"201720
"Beast"25
"Mutual"201823
"Up"201934
"Thinking About You All the Time" (live)44
"Limits"35Limits [10]
"Press Pause"21
"Hold On"202036
"Brussels by Night" [upper-alpha 2] Non-album singles
"Strangers"
(with Loïc Nottet featuring Alex Germys)
13
"Not Easy"202239
"These Nights"
(with Oski)
2023
"Bad Ain't That Bad" [16] 37
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2016 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Belgian ActNominated

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Witse Evy CuypersEpisode: "Innige band"
2012–14 Familie Charlotte Kennis73 episodes
2014, 2021- The Voice van Vlaanderen HerselfContestant (2014),
"Comeback stage" Coach (2021-)
2015Altijd prijsJulie Aerts3 episodes
2016 Trolls Poppy [6] Flemish version
Moana Moana
2017- The Voice Kids HerselfCoach
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet MoanaFlemish version
2019Studio TararaDancer 1Episode: "1.4"

Notes

  1. "Funky Love" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 27 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
  2. "Brussels by Night" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 8 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.

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Preceded by Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
2016
Succeeded by