Justin Timberlake signs YouTube star

June 6th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

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Justin Timberlake has signed YouTube star Esmée Denters as the first artist to join his new record label Tennman Records.

The 18 year-old is from the Arnhem, Netherlands, and was rejected when she auditioned for a place on a reality TV show.

But Esmée has made a name for herself as one of the biggest stars on the online video sharing service YouTube by recording covers of hot Beyonce and Shakira tracks. Her channel boasts 1.5 million viewers, making hers the 22nd most popular channel on the entire service.

So famous had she become that Justin Timberlake meet her during a recent recording session in London, perfoming backing vocals as she sang his hit What Goes Around. ‘She sings it better than I do,’ said Timberlake afterwards.

Esmée is also support act for his concert in Amsterdam on June 16 and will travel with him to Belgium and Scandinavia.

“Words can’t express how happy I am,” she said. “I’ve always dreamed of something like this.”

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