14 Facts About Hind Laroussi

Hind Laroussi Tahiri, known professionally as Hind, is a Dutch singer of Moroccan descent.

Hind Laroussi Tahiri was born on 3 December 1984 in Gouda, Netherlands.

Hind Laroussi has a Moroccan father and a Dutch mother.

When Hind was eight years she sang and acted in public for the first time.

Hind Laroussi's talent did not go unnoticed; she received an invitation to sing during the TMF dancemasters party of the year in.

At national level Hind Laroussi came to the fore when she participated in the Soundmixshow 2002, and took part in the finals, where she imitated Vanessa Williams.

Hind Laroussi took part in the first edition of the talent show Idols in 2003, finishing in third place.

Hind Laroussi performed with the Arab Orchestra of Nazareth from Israel.

Hind Laroussi has found a new record label to accommodate her music: PIAS.

In 2005, Hind Laroussi released her second album Halfway Home, which she herself called "Arabpop" due to the Arabic influences in several of the songs.

Hind Laroussi represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Serbia with the song "Your Heart Belongs to Me".

Hind Laroussi announced her new album Crosspop on 4 October 2010 in "De Melkweg" in Amsterdam.

On 29 August 2009 Hind Laroussi performed for the satirical program Let's Dance on Dutch network RTL4 where she had her own nipple-gate.

Hind Laroussi was aware of the happening but hoped no-one saw it.