Career
Pageantry
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Natascha Bessez | |
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| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Major competition(s) | Miss New York Teen USA 2005 Winner |
Bessez was named Miss New York Teen USA 2005.
Music career
In 2007, Bessez was chosen to compete in the reality music competition on CW 11's Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll . After making it to the top 18, she then competed in the group audition round, where she performed, "I Don't Need a Man" by The Pussycat Dolls along with Anjelia, Chelsea, Jasmin, Anastacia, and Robyn, but was eliminated.[ citation needed ]
In 2014, Bessez competed in the Eurovision Song Contest Prelim's, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 [3] with the song "Wanna Be Loved" along with Danish saxophonist Michael Rune. [4] [5] In the final held on 8 March 2014 in Odense, the duo performed tenth and made it into the superfinal after placing in the top three. In the superfinal, they received 7 points from the jury and 8 from the public vote, ending them up in a dual second place with Rebekka Thornbech and her song "Your Lies", behind the winner Basim and his song "Cliche Love Song". [6] "Wanna Be Loved" represented Denmark in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2014, a contest where each country's OGAE fanclub selects a song to represent them that didn't win their country's national selection. It placed fifth out of twenty competing songs. [7] [8]
In 2018, she auditioned for The Voice of Holland, performing “Finesse” by Bruno Mars and Cardi B. [3]
In 2020, she competed on The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart and was eliminated in week five of the competition. [9] [10]
