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Michelle Courtens
Michelle Courtens
Background information
Born	(1981-08-03) 3 August 1981 (age 42) Netherlands
Occupation(s)	singer

Michelle Courtens (born 3 August 1981), performing as Michelle, is a Dutch singer, who is known from her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001.^[1]^[2]

She was born in Venray, The Netherlands. On 2 March 2001, Michelle competed in the final of the Dutch National Song Contest, with the alternative pop song "Out on My Own". She won the final with a score of 84, 30 points more than the contestant finishing second. Both the audience and the professional jury awarded her the most points, respectively 50 and 34. This meant she could go to the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In Copenhagen, she only achieved 18th place with 16 points. In 2002, she released the single "Coming Up Roses". Currently, she is working as a singing teacher.^[3]

References

^ "Gluren bij de Buren: Nieuwe single voor Michelle Courtens". EuroSong (in Dutch). 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
^ "Michelle fährt zum Grand Prix". Rhein Zeitung (in German). 4 March 2001. Archived from the original on 25 September 2002. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
^ Jacques (16 June 2008). "Michelle, la eurovisiva holandesa del 2001". AEV España (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2010.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Linda Wagenmakers with "No Goodbyes"	Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001	Succeeded by Esther Hart with "One More Night" No representation in 2002

v t e Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
Nationaal Songfestival
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	3JS Willeke Alberti Anouk Bernadette Douwe Bob Corry Brokken Franklin Brown Humphrey Campbell Rudi Carrell The Common Linnets Dion Cooper Ben Cramer Bill van Dijk Joan Franka Frizzle Sizzle Glennis Grace Anneke Grönloh Harmony Esther Hart Hearts of Soul Hind Ruth Jacott Gerard Joling Greetje Kauffeld Joost Klein Lenny Kuhr Duncan Laurence Heddy Lester Maggie MacNeal Jeangu Macrooy Marcha Maribelle Marlayne Maxine Maywood Michelle Mouth and MacNeal Mrs. Einstein Mia Nicolai OG3NE Trijntje Oosterhuis Jetty Paerl Annie Palmen Justine Pelmelay Sandra Reemer Re-union Edsilia Rombley S10 Sandra and Andres Saskia and Serge Teddy Scholten Milly Scott Sieneke De Spelbrekers Thérèse Steinmetz Teach-In Ronnie Tober The Toppers Treble Conny Vandenbos Linda Wagenmakers Waylon Linda Williams
Songs	"Alles heeft ritme" "Als het om de liefde gaat" "Amambanda" "Amsterdam" "Arcade" "Een beetje" "Birds" "Birth of a New Age" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Burning Daylight" "Calm After the Storm" "Colorado" "De diepte" "Ding-a-dong" "De eerste keer" "Europapa" "Fernando en Filippo" ~~"Grow"~~ "Heel de wereld" "Hemel en aarde" "Het is een wonder" "I See a Star" "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" "Ik hou van jou" "Ik wil alles met je delen" "Jij bent mijn leven" "Jij en ik" "Katinka" "Lights and Shadows" "De mallemolen" "Morgen" "My Impossible Dream" "Net als toen" "Never Alone" "Niemand heeft nog tijd" "No Goodbyes" "On Top of the World" "One Good Reason" "One More Night" "De oude muzikant" "Out on My Own" "Outlaw in 'Em" "The Party's Over" "Rechtop in de wind" "Ring-dinge-ding" "Shangri-La" "Shine" "Sing Me a Song" "Slow Down" "Een speeldoos" "'t Is genoeg" "'t Is OK" "Tijd" "De troubadour" "De vogels van Holland" "Voorgoed voorbij" "Vrede" "Waar is de zon" "Walk Along" "Wat een dag" "Wat een geluk" "Waterman" "Wijs me de weg" "Without You" "You and Me" "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Countries	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Denmark Estonia France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Latvia Lithuania Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Antique David Civera Nuša Derenda Lindsay Dracass Fabrizio Faniello Friends Haldor Lægreid Arnis Mednis Michelle (Germany) Michelle (Netherlands) MTM Mumiy Troll Nino Gary O'Shaughnessy Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL Piasek Rollo and King Skamp Tal Sondak Natasha St-Pier Two Tricky Vanna Sedat Yüce
Songs	"2 Long" "Angel" "Another Summer Night" "Die for You" "Dile que la quiero" "Ein Davar" "Energy" "Everybody" "Hano" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Lady Alpine Blue" "Listen to Your Heartbeat" "Never Ever Let You Go" "No Dream Impossible" "On My Own" "Out on My Own" "Sevgiliye Son" "Só sei ser feliz assim" "Strings of My Heart" "Too Much" "Wer Liebe lebt" "Without Your Love" "You Got Style"