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Laura Tesoro
| Laura Tesoro |
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| Tesoro in 2016 |
| (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Singeractress |
| Vocals |
| 2008–present |
Laura Tesoro (born 19 August 1996) is a Belgian singer and actress. She represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "What's the Pressure". Tesoro is also known for portraying Charlotte on the Flemish soap opera Familie and placing second on season three of The Voice van Vlaanderen. The singer was also one of the four coaches on The Voice Kids, and is currently a coach The Voice van Vlaanderen.
Tesoro was born on 19 August 1996 in Antwerp to an Italian father and a Belgian mother. She had her first acting role in the Flemish crime drama Witse as Evy Cuypers in 2008 and went on to perform in musicals such as Annie and Domino. She performed at Ketnetpop in 2009. From 2012 to 2014, she appeared as Charlotte in Familie, a love interest to Guido. In 2014 she appeared in season three of The Voice van Vlaanderen, where she ended up as the runner-up. Throughout her time on the show, she was a member of Team Koen. She released her debut single "Outta Here" the same year, which peaked at number 23 on the Belgian Flemish Singles Chart.
Laura Tesoro performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
In 2015, she released her second single "Funky Love". In November 2015, Tesoro was announced as one of the five participants of Eurosong 2016. In the first show, she covered the song "Düm Tek Tek" by Hadise, which represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. In the second show, she revealed her Eurovision candidate song "What's the Pressure", and received the highest televoting score. In the final on 17 January 2016, she was declared the winner after placing first with both the Belgian public and international juries. She represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, where she placed tenth in the final. In the same year, Tesoro played the role of Poppy in the Flemish version of DreamWorks' Trolls. On 28 April 2017, she released the single "Higher": the song peaked at number 20 on the Flemish Singles Chart. On 27 October 2017, she released the single "Beast", which was available for pre-save on Spotify on 20 October, seven days prior. She is also a well-accomplished boxer, and her single "Beast" has a music video showing her boxing skills.
From 2017 to 2023, Tesoro was featured as a coach on The Voice Kids Vlaanderen.
In late 2019, Tesoro released the single "Limits". The song served as the lead single to her debut album. A few weeks later she added "Press Pause" as the second single, after releasing her debut album on 24 October 2019.
From 2021 to 2024, Tesoro was a "Comeback Stage" coach, mentoring previously eliminated artists, on The Voice van Vlaanderen. In 2024, she became the winning coach when she coached Christophe Verholle to victory. Beginning in 2026, she joined the panel as a main coach.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| Released: 24 October 2019 | ||
| Format: Digital download, CD | ||
| Label: Sony Music Entertainment | 3 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | 2 | 75 | 103 | 82 | BEA: Gold | |
| 2017 | 20 | — | — | — | ||
| 25 | — | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 23 | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | 34 | — | — | — | ||
| 44 | — | — | — | |||
| 35 | — | — | — | Limits | ||
| 21 | — | — | — | |||
| 2020 | 36 | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 13 | — | — | — | BEA: Gold | ||
| 2022 | 39 | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 37 | — | — | — | |||
| 2024 | 49 | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | |||
| 2025 | 26 | — | — | — | ||
| 2026 | 18 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released. |
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Belgian Act | Nominated |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Witse | Evy Cuypers | Episode: "Innige band" |
| 2012–14 | Familie | Charlotte Kennis | 73 episodes |
| 2014, 2021- | The Voice van Vlaanderen | Herself | Contestant (2014),"Comeback Stage" Coach (seasons 7-9), (Main Coach season 10-) |
| 2015 | Altijd prijs | Julie Aerts | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Trolls | Poppy | Flemish version |
| Moana | Moana | ||
| 2017- | The Voice Kids | Herself | Coach |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Moana | Flemish version |
| 2019 | Studio Tarara | Dancer 1 | Episode: "1.4" |
- lauratesoro on Instagram. Archived from the original.
- Laura Tesoro at IMDb
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