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Michelle Courtens

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The Resume

    (August 3, 1981- )
    Recorded 'Coming Up Roses' and 'Out of My Own'
    Selected to represent The Netherlands in 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song 'Out of my Own'
    Finished in 18th place

Why she might be annoying:

    She used the single name 'Michelle' which was also used by the German participant Michelle Aktuell in the same contest.
    Her song 'Out On My Own' was on 'Top 10 Most Hated Songs in the Netherlands' list (2001).
    She gets help from various sources for her song writing.
    She and her band try to maintain a single musical genre.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She began violin and cello lessons at four.
    She excelled at cello and was in a youth orchestra.
    She sang a duet for a World Nature Fund program (1999).
    Her song 'Out On My Own' finished 18th at an international festival.
    She and all her band members studied at Conservatory in Amsterdam.

Credit: Annoy Rocks


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 70 Votes: 82.86% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 38 Votes: 55.26% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 40.62% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 65.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 78 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 103 Votes: 66.99% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 170 Votes: 71.76% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 271 Votes: 66.79% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 155 Votes: 62.58% Annoying