Timberlake Signs YouTube Sensation Esmee June 05, 2007
By Taylor Grimes, N.Y.
YouTube star Esmee Denters has become the first artist signed to Tennman Records, the label launched by Justin Timberlake in a joint venture with Interscope. The deal places Denters as the opening act for a handful of Timberlake's upcoming European shows and positions her for an album release later this year.
Denters rapidly gained a following through a series of low-tech YouTube videos that showed the artist covering songs from Beyonce, Natalie Imbruglia and others. In the past nine months, her videos have received 21 million views.
"Esmee is a remarkable talent with a story that anyone with a dream can relate to -- it is no wonder she has such an enthusiastic following already," Tenman president Ken Komisar says.
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