Raffaela

Raffaela Paton, better referred to as Raffaela, became among the Netherlands’ hottest pop performers when she placed first within the 2006 time of year from the Dutch spinoff of Pop Idol. Created right into a musically willing Surinamese family members (her aunt, Ruth Jacott, displayed holland in the Eurovision competition in 1993), Raffaela auditioned for Idols having a cover of India.Arie’s “Beautiful Shock.” She continued to win your competition having a cover of Agnes Carlsson’s “THE FOLLOWING, AT THIS TIME (My Heart Belongs for you),” defeating rival Floortje Smit with 58 percent from the vote. That music went on to market over 70,000 copies in holland, going platinum only 1 week after it had been released. Raffaela’s chart-topping self-titled debut recording hit stores immediately after.