Trijntje Oosterhuis
| Trijntje Oosterhuis | |
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Trijntje Oosterhuis in 2015
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Judith Katrijntje Oosterhuis |
| Also known as | Trijntje |
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5 February 1973 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Associated acts | Total Touch |
| Website | www |
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Judith Katrijntje "Trijntje" Oosterhuis (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjydɪt kaːˈtrɛincə ˈtrɛincə ˈoːstərˌɦœys]; born 5 February 1973) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She formed the band Total Touch in 1990 with her brother Tjeerd Oosterhuis before she started as a solo singer. She 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 also winning the Barbara Dex Award of the year.
Judith Katrijntje Oosterhuis was born on 5 February 1973 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. She is the daughter of theologian and former Catholic priest Huub Oosterhuis and violinist Jozefien Melief of the Amsterdam Promenade Orchestra. Her older brother is Tjeerd Oosterhuis (born 1971).
In 1990, she 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. Trijntje got the opportunity to tour with Candy Dulfer in 1994 after collaborating with her on the album Big Girl. Originally the tour was supposed to last six weeks; however, it became a two-year tour around the world.
Total Touch was offered a record deal in 1995 and their debut album Total Touch was released in 1996. The first single, "Touch Me There", became a summer hit and went Platinum, selling over 100,000 copies in its first month - despite only peaking the Dutch charts at number 14. The next album This Way became their first number-one album and was equally successful, although the album was not well known internationally. In 1999, they took a small break, and Trijntje Oosterhuis released a live album with covers of Stevie Wonder.
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