Dutch singer Esmée Denters has released one studio album, three extended plays (EP) and twenty singles (including three as featured artist). Denters rose to prominence after posting song covers on YouTube, which gained the attention of American singer Justin Timberlake who signed her to his record label Tennman Records in 2007. In November of the same year, she released the promotional single "Crazy Place".
Her debut single "Outta Here" was released in 2009. It peaked at number two on the Dutch Single Top 100 and within the top ten in the United Kingdom and on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The song was certified gold in New Zealand and silver in the United Kingdom. Denters's debut studio album, Outta Here (2009), peaked at number five in the Netherlands. Two more singles were released off the album"Admit It" (2009) and "Love Dealer" (2010)the latter becoming Denters's second song to peak in the top ten of the Dance Club Songs chart. In 2010, Denters featured on Chipmunk's "Until You Were Gone". The single became Denters's highest-peaking song in the United Kingdom, reaching number three and further being certified silver. She was also a featured artist on "Life Without You" (2010) by Stanfour, which charted in German-speaking countries.
In 2012, Denters was dropped from Timberlake's label. In the same year, 3 Beat Records released her single "It's Summer Because We Say So", credited under the mononym Esmée. Alongside The New Velvet in April 2013, Denters released the collaborative EP From Holland to Hillside. Also in 2013, she joined other Dutch artists to perform "Koningslied" as a gift for King Willem-Alexander. It debuted at number one on the Dutch Single Top 100. Her 2014 single "If I Could I Would" was released independently. Denters announced in 2015 that she planned to release an EP but would require funds via crowdfunding on the music platform PledgeMusic. The project did not materialise as the goal was not met. She later issued two EPs independently, These Days (2017) and These Days, Pt. 2 (2018).
Albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Outta Here Released: 22 May 2009 Label: Tennman Records Format: CD, digital download, streaming 5 55 48US: ~1,000
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title Details From Holland to Hillside(with The New Velvet) Released: 16 April 2013 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming These Days Released: 20 October 2017 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming These Days, Pt. 2 Released: 25 May 2018 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NLD BEL(Vl) UK "Outta Here" 2009 2 26 — 24 18 12 98 7 9: Silver : Gold Outta Here "Admit It" 53 — — — — — — 56 — "Love Dealer"(featuring Justin Timberlake) 2010 32 — — — — — — 68 9 "It's Summer Because We Say So"(as Esmée) 2012 — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "If I Could I Would" 2014 — — — — — — — — — "Get Home"(with Shaun Reynolds) 2017 — — — — — — — — — "Motivation"(with Shaun Reynolds) — — — — — — — — — These Days "Feeling Good" 2018 — — — — — — — — — These Days, Pt. 2 "Moonchild" 2019 — — — — — — — — — rowspan="8" "Love Me the Same" 2020 — — — — — — — — — "Ruins" — — — — — — — — — "Better Things" — — — — — — — — — "Regenerate" — — — — — — — — — "Minimalist" 2021 — — — — — — — — — "To the Grave" — — — — — — — — — "Beauty in Everything" — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NLD EUR IRE UK "Until You Were Gone"(Chipmunk featuring Esmée Denters) 2010 — 41 — 17 — 24 — 3 BPI: Silver I Am Chipmunk "Life Without You"(Stanfour featuring Esmée Denters) — — 49 — 25 — 58 — Rise and Fall "Dance4life"(Erik Arbores featuring Esmée Denters) 2012 — — — — — — — — rowspan="1" "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles Title Year Album "Crazy Place" 2007 Outta Here
Other singles + List of other singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions NLD BEL(Vl) "Koningslied"(as part of Nationaal Comité Inhuldiging) 2013 1 41
Guest appearances + List of guest appearances Title Year Album "10 dagen"(Ronnie Flex featuring Esmée Denters) 2021 Altijd Samen
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References
External links Esmée Denters official website Esmée Denters at AllMusic