1. Trijntje Oosterhuis formed the band Total Touch in 1990 with her brother Tjeerd Oosterhuis before she started as a solo singer.
22 Facts About Trijntje Oosterhuis
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Trijntje Oosterhuis represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Walk Along", placing fourteen in the first semi-final with 33 points and winning the Barbara Dex Award of the year.
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Judith Katrijntje Oosterhuis was born on 5 February 1973 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Trijntje Oosterhuis is the daughter of theologian and former Catholic priest Huub Oosterhuis and violinist Jozefien Melief of the Amsterdam Promenade Orchestra.
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In 1990, Oosterhuis formed the band Total Touch with her brother Tjeerd and, in 1991, they participated in the Grote Prijs van Nederland, the most important amateur musician contest in the Netherlands.
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Trijntje Oosterhuis got the opportunity to tour with Candy Dulfer in 1994 after collaborating with her on the album Big Girl.
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In 1999, they took a small break, and Trijntje Oosterhuis released a live album with covers of Stevie Wonder.
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In 2001, Total Touch decided to go their separate ways, with Tjeerd wanting to focus on production and songwriting and Trijntje Oosterhuis wanting to launch her solo career.
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Oosterhuis's debut solo album, Trijntje Oosterhuis, consisted mainly of ballads and presented her as a diva.
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Trijntje Oosterhuis personally has a fondness for jazz instead of pop ballads, and, in 2004, she therefore signed a record deal with Blue Note and released the live album Strange Fruit, consisting of Billie Holiday and George Gershwin covers.
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The album received critical acclaim, and Trijntje Oosterhuis finally managed to achieve fame beyond her home country.
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In December 2006 Trijntje Oosterhuis toured with the Metropole Orchestra performing covers of Burt Bacharach and Christmas songs.
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In early 2011, Trijntje Oosterhuis released the album Sundays in New York.
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Trijntje Oosterhuis remained on the show until the end of the fifth season in 2014.
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Trijntje Oosterhuis represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Walk Along".
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Between 2012 and 2017, Trijntje Oosterhuis was a member of Ladies of Soul, a supergroup completed by Candy Dulfer, Glennis Grace and sisters-in-law Berget Lewis and Edsilia Rombley.
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In June 2017 Trijntje Oosterhuis announced her departure from the Ladies of Soul to focus on her solo-career; she did return as a special guest during the 5th anniversary-shows on 23 and 24 March 2018.
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In September 2017, Trijntje Oosterhuis released the Dutch-language covers-album Leven van de liefde.
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In September 2018, Trijntje Oosterhuis was part of the Dutch television programme "Beste Zangers".
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In March 2019, Trijntje Oosterhuis released the first single from her forthcoming album Dit is voor mij ; the same month she played a 25th anniversary-concert in a sold out Ziggo Dome.
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Amidst a summer-tour of festivals and special concerts, Trijntje Oosterhuis appeared at North Sea Jazz Festival.
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In 2020, Trijntje Oosterhuis was to play the role of Mary in that year's edition of The Passion; it was cancelled due to the coronavirus.