Raffaëla Paton (born 1 June 1983) is a Dutch singer of Surinamese descent and the winner of the 2006 Dutch talent show ''Idols''. Paton participated in the Netherlands national selection for the

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in Baku,

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with her entry ''Chocolatte'' but did not win.

Biography

Paton moved to

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when she was a little girl. Her mother was a famous singer in

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. Paton's aunt is

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, also a famous Dutch singer who represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1993. Before she participated in Idols, she worked as a hostess in a restaurant in Emmen. 11 March 2006 was a big day for Paton; The grand finale of ''"Idol 2006"'', the Dutch adaption of the hit

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. Paton won Idols with 58% of the total votes, beating favourite

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. After the show,

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, the

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er of Idols, reported that Floortje was winning the contest, until Paton sang "''

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, the Swedish Pop Idol. On 21 April 2006 Paton's debut album '' Raffaëla'' was released. The

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contains 12 songs she sang during her Idols career and two new songs about

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. The album debuted at #1 in the Dutch Album Top 100. On 24 August 2006 Paton delivered her first daughter, named Beautiful Hope.

Performances on Idols III

*Audition:

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(trio) *Theater (duo rounds):

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*Theater (solo rounds):

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*1st Liveshow:

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- I'm Not So Tough *3rd Liveshow:

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*4th Liveshow:

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& Eurythmics - Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves (

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After ''Idols''

After a time off to care for her daughter, Paton reappeared as one-third of girlgroup Monroe. Their single "The Real Thing" peaked at #40 on the Dutch Singles Chart, and then dropped again. After this, Paton decided to prove herself again in the TV smash

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, where she reached the liveshows and became part of the final 24 contestants. She was mentored by Jeroen van der Boom.

In ''The Voice of Holland''

Paton also auditioned for the inaugural

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of the Dutch reality television show ''

''. In day 3 of the vblind auditions, she sang "

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from Duffy with three of the four chairs turning ( Jeroen van der Boom,

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and

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and she picked to be on Team Jeroen. In the battle round, Jeroen faced her with Anne Schellekens both singing " Beautiful Liar" and passed to the live shows where she sang "

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" and was saved by the public vote. In live show 6 she sang "

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" but was eliminated finishing 13th to 16th overall.

Nationaal Songfestival 2012

Paton participated in the Nationaal Songfestival 2012, the Netherlands national selection for the

in Baku,

with her entry "Chocolatte". She lost the duel against

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with her song " You And Me" who then advanced to the final round and won the right to represent the country. Franka and her have known each other before as they have both participated on ''

''.

Discography

Albums

look at here

Singles

Trivia

*NVPI, the Dutch certifier, certified the song

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three days after the finale of Idols. The single broke the record for gold ever reached in the Netherlands. At the time, 40.000 copies were the requirement for gold. Paton was given the price while she was on a popular talkshow called Jensen!, by

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, one of the judges during Idols. *A week after the final,

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reported that the single had sold over 80,000 copies, certifying the single

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References

External links

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Another Official websiteRaffaëla Fanclub
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paton, Raffaela 1983 births Idols (TV series) winners The Voice (franchise) contestants Rhythm and blues musicians Musicians from Amsterdam Living people Dutch people of Surinamese descent English-language singers from the Netherlands 21st-century Dutch singers 21st-century Dutch women singers Nationaal Songfestival contestants