Hind Laroussi

Her talent did not go unnoticed; she received an invitation to sing during the TMF dancemasters party of the year in (Germany).

At national level Hind came to the fore when she participated in the Soundmixshow 2002, and took part in the finals, where she imitated Vanessa Williams.

Hind, who sings R&B, pop and fado, is not afraid to experiment with different musical styles in different languages such as Arabic and Portuguese.

While her Idols colleagues Jim Bakkum and Jamai Loman stormed the charts with their singles, Hind kept quiet, preparing her debut album, Around the World.

In 2004 the singer received an Edison for her debut album and on 25 October the same year she sang the song "A Felicidade" at a concert by Danny Malando in Tuschinski.

Recently it was announced that Hind's deal with record label SONY & BMG had ceased, apparently due to poor sales.

In 2005, Hind released her second album Halfway Home, which she herself called "Arabpop" due to the Arabic influences in several of the songs.

There were good reviews and even the direct attention of the German Livedome.de group that took the exclusive rights to broadcast the CD release party from the Melkweg (Amsterdam) with around 900 people present.

When she looked back at the footage she was shocked as she never intended to pose nude she stated to the De Telegraaf newspaper.

Hind performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 .