Ben Saunders (singer)











































Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders.jpg
Background information
Also known as Tattoo Ben
Born
(1983-07-09) 9 July 1983 (age 35)
London, England
Origin England
Occupation(s) Singer, Criminal tattoo artist
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1998–present
Labels 8ball Music
Associated acts
Dean Saunders
Follow That Dream (band)
The Brothers (band)

Ben Saunders (born 9 July 1983) is a Dutch singer who won the first-ever title of the Dutch singing competition series The Voice of Holland broadcast on RTL 4. The final of 2010–2011 season was held live on 21 January 2011.[1] Saunders is also a tattoo artist. He is popularly known as "Tattoo Ben".




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


    • 2.1 1998–2003: Follow That Dream


    • 2.2 2003: Eurovision Song Contest entry


    • 2.3 2010–present: The Voice of Holland




  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Discography


    • 4.1 Albums


    • 4.2 Singles




  • 5 References





Early life


Saunders is of English origin. He is the younger brother of Dean Saunders who on 22 January 2011, won the title of the third season (2010–2011) of the Dutch music competition Popstars, notably only a day after Ben's victory on The Voice.[2]


Brothers Ben and Dean Saunders both started applying to talent competitions early like for the series Daddy's Wish. They also took part in 1998 in Life is like a box of chocolates program.



Career



1998–2003: Follow That Dream


Main article: Follow That Dream (band)

In 2000, Dean and Ben Saunders both took part in RTL 4's Alles voor de band: Follow that dream. They were part of the band Follow That Dream (F.T.D.) (that included besides the two brothers Vanessa Eman, Rosa Vuik, Linda van Toornburg and Peter van der Meer. The band was signed to Dino Music record label.


Their debut single the self-titled "Follow That Dream" was released in November 2000 reaching No. 25 in the Dutch Top 40. 6 months later, the band split after the great popularity of the rival Starmaker show.



2003: Eurovision Song Contest entry


On 15 February 2003 the Saunders brothers took part in the 2003 Dutch Nationaal Songfestival, a Dutch national music pre-selection contest for qualification to Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Riga, Latvia. They performed the song "Stand As One"[3] in the third heat under the name "The Brothers" getting just 10 points and finishing with 3% of the popular vote as seventh out of 8 participants.



2010–present: The Voice of Holland


In 2010, Ben Saunders applied to The Voice of Holland singing competition proving to be very popular with both judges and the voting public, after singing in his audition "Use Somebody" from Kings of Leon. Ben was coached by Roel van Velzen.[4] In the final, he sang his number one single, his cover version rendition of "If You Don't Know Me by Now" and duetted with Welsh singer Duffy on her song "Warwick Avenue" and won by 59% of the votes against runner-up Pearl Jozefzoon.[5]


Saunders has charted with 4 different songs in the top 15 of the Dutch charts, including attaining No. 1 position with his single "Kill For a Broken Heart".



Personal life


Ben Saunders was born in England in 1983, but moved to the Netherlands in 1986, aged three. He resided in Hoorn, about 35 kilometres north of Amsterdam.


Before applying to the competition, Ben Saunders worked as a tattoo artist. He owned a tattoo parlour in Hoorn.[6] He was popularly nicknamed "Tattoo Ben" because of his extensive tattoos.


In 2014 Saunders joined the notorious Satudarah motor club;[7] club meetings are occasionally hosted in his tattoo parlour since.[8] In May 2015 Saunders was arrested for assaulting a traffic warden.[9][10][11]



Discography



Albums



























Year
 Title
 Chart positions
 As

NL
[12]
2000
The Album
 -
 Band: Follow That Dream
2011
You Thought You Knew Me By Now
 1
 Solo: Ben Saunders
2012
Heart & Soul
 7


Singles


















































































































Year
 Title
 Chart positions
 As

NL 40
[13]
NL 100
[14]
 TR 100
2000
 Follow that dream
 25
 13
 -
 Band: Follow That Dream
2001
 One night in Shanghai
 -
 -
 -
2003
 Stand as one
 -
 -
 -
 Duo: The Brothers
2010
 I'm in love with a girl
 -
 19
 -
 Solo: Ben Saunders
If you don't know me by know
 11
 1
 -
Dancing in the street (ft. Alain Clark)
 -
 28
 -
When a man loves a woman
 43
 1
 -
2011
 I heard it through the grapevine
 -
 6
 -
Kill for a broken heart
 4
 1
 -
Dry your eyes
 17
 8
 -
All over
 43
 72
 -
Heart strings (this is love)
 58
 30
 -
2012
 Heart strings – International version
 -
 97
 -
No cure
 33
 9
 -
2014
 What you do (feat. Glowinthedark)
 -
 -
 1


References





  1. ^ Die Telegraaf: Ben Saunders wint TVOH


  2. ^ Rickey.org: Ben Saunders – Kill For A Broken Heart – The Voice of Holland Winner


  3. ^ Performance during Nationaal Songfestival


  4. ^ Ben Saunders audition to The Voice of Holland


  5. ^ RTL: And the voice of Holland is... Ben Saunders


  6. ^ Hounslow Chronicle: Brentford brothers win two Dutch X-Factor style competitions


  7. ^ Ben Saunders lid van motorclub Satudarah Nu.nl December 13, 2014


  8. ^ Grimmige sfeer in Hoorn tijdens confrontatie Satudarah en Hells Angels Nu.nl April 13, 2015


  9. ^ Ben Saunders slaat verkeersregelaar tegen de vlakte RTV Noord Holland May 5, 2015


  10. ^ Ben 'Voice of Holland' Saunders opgepakt voor mishandeling NOS May 5, 2015


  11. ^ Ben Saunders opgepakt voor mishandeling Algemeen Dagblad May 5, 2015


  12. ^ "Dutch Charts > Rumer". dutchcharts.nl/..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  13. ^ Dutch Top 40 Archived 28 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.


  14. ^ Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Archived 28 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine.











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