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Joan Franka
Joan Franka (born 2 April 1990 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch singer with the birthname of Joany Franka Johanna Ayten Hazebroek. Her late father was Turkish, while her mother is Dutch. She represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with You and Me. She became well known in the Netherlands through her participation in the first series of ''The Voice of Holland'', a talent show. Music career 2010-2011: ''The Voice of Holland'' In September 2010, Joan Franka entered the talent show, ''The Voice of Holland'' in its inaugural 2010–2011 season where she auditioned with Nickelback's "How You Remind Me". Two of four judges hit their "I Want You" buttons, judges Roel van Velzen and Jeroen van der Boom. She chose to be on van Velzen's team. In the Battle round, she was put against Yvette de Bie. They both sang " One of Us" and she was kept to move to the live shows with de Bie being eliminated. In first live show, she sang Jewel's "Foolish Games" and in third live s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You And Me (Joan Franka Song)
"You and Me" is a song by singer songwriter Joan Franka. It was chosen to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The song was released in the Netherlands as a Digital download on 27 February 2012. Franka wrote and composed the song together with Jessica Hoogenboom (artist name ''Jessie Maria''). Within the first week after the release of ''You And Me'', on 2 March 2012, the single got in on place #1 of the Dutch Single Top 100. Background On 26 February 2012, Joan Franka performed "You and Me" at the Nationaal Songfestival, wearing a Native American headdress designed by Nicoline van Marle. The background for her suit comes from the origin of the text of her song. That is about an innocent young love of herself when she was five years old and playing 'Indians' with her little boyfriend. In her performance she sings and plays the guitar, and is being flanked by four female dancers with tambourines, a drum and a small string instrument, probably a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
