Natascha Bessez
Natascha Bessez | |
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| Born | 20 December 1991 |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Natascha Bessez is an American singer and beauty pageant titleholder. She competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 and on The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart in 2020.
Early life
[edit]Bessez has a Chilean mother and a father of French descent.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Pageantry
[edit]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.[3]
Music career
[edit]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[4] with the song "Wanna Be Loved" along with Danish saxophonist Michael Rune.[5][6] 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".[7] "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.[8][9]
In 2018, she auditioned for The Voice of Holland, performing “Finesse” by Bruno Mars and Cardi B.[4]
In 2020, she competed on The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart and was eliminated in week five of the competition.[10][11]
Personal life
[edit]In 2018, after meeting a Dutchman while living in New York City, she moved together with him to the town of Vlaardingen.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll | Herself; contestant | |
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Waitress | Episode: "Chapter Six: Take the High Road" |
| 2008 | Gossip Girl | Cocktail Waitress | Episode: "All About My Brother" |
| 2008 | Sex and the City | Patron | Uncredited |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Wedding Guest | Uncredited |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Party Guest | Episode: "Nobody's Perfect" |
| 2014 | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 | Herself; contestant | With Michael Rune |
| 2018–2019 | The Voice of Holland | Herself; contestant | Season 9; eliminated in battle rounds |
| 2020 | The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart | Herself; contestant | Eliminated in week 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b van Lith, Nick (November 9, 2018). "DMGP runner-up Natascha Bessez enters The Voice of Holland". ESCXTRA. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Natascha Bessez". San Francisco Pride. 2018-06-21. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "Miss New York USA & Miss New York Teen USA Titleholder History". PageantUpdate.info. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ a b ten Veen, Byrenske (November 13, 2018). "'She came to torture us' — Anouk crushes DMGP 2014 runner-up Natascha Bessez during The Voice of Holland audition". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on May 12, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Therkelsen, Søren (19 August 2013). "Rules for the Danish National Song Contest 2014". DR. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ Storvik-Green, Simon (28 January 2014). "Lid lifted on the 10 Danish acts". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Storvik-Green, Simon (8 March 2014). "It's Basim for Denmark to Copenhagen!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ Christensen, Mette (22 April 2014). ""Wanna Be loved" til Second Chance Contest 2014". good-evening-europe.com (in Danish). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "The results of the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2014!". sechuk.com. October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ Reiher, Andrea (March 9, 2020). "'The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart' Spoilers So Far". Heavy.
- ^ Barthwell, Ali (May 12, 2020). "The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart Recap: New Rules". Vulture.
External links
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- Living people
- 1986 births
- Musicians from Manhattan
- American women pop singers
- American beauty pageant winners
- 2005 beauty pageant contestants
- 21st-century Miss Teen USA delegates
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contestants
- American people of Chilean descent
- American people of French descent
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singers
- Bachelor Nation contestants