Joan Franka

Joany Franka Johanna Ayten Hazebroek Kalan (born 2 April 1990), known professionally as Joan Franka, is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "You and Me". She became known in the Netherlands through her participation in the first season of The Voice of Holland.

Music career 2010–2011: The Voice of Holland In September 2010, Hazebroek entered the inaugural 2010–2011 season of the talent show The Voice of Holland. She auditioned with Nickelback's "How You Remind Me". Two out of four judges hit their "I Want You" buttons, and she chose to join the team of Roel van Velzen. She advanced from the Battle round, where she performed "One of Us" by Joan Osborne.

In the first live show, Hazebroek performed Jewel's "Foolish Games", followed by Marc Cohn's "Walking in Memphis" in the third live show. She was eliminated in the fifth live show, following her performance of "Promise Me" by Beverley Craven. Two of the songs she sang during the competition charted as minor hits in the Dutch Single Top 100: "Foolish Games" reached number 42 and "Promise Me" reached number 45, based on downloads.

2012: Eurovision Song Contest

In 2012, Hazebroek entered the , the Dutch national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, with the song "You and Me". In the final on 26 February 2012, she won her duel against fellow The Voice of Holland alum Raffaëla Paton, and advanced to the superfinal alongside Pearl Jozefzoon and Ivan Peroti. Despite coming last with the expert jury, she won over 50% of the televote. As a result, Hazebroek won the competition and was chosen to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. She performed in the second semi-final on 24 May 2012, but failed to qualify for the final. This marked the Netherlands' eighth consecutive elimination in the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest.

2014–2023: Luba the Baroness and comeback From 2014 to 2017, Hazebroek attended the Herman Brood Academie in Utrecht. During her studies, she developed the alter ego 'Luba the Baroness'. She also revealed that she had disagreed to wear the controversial Native American headdress during her Eurovision performance.

2010 42

2011 45

2012 1

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2019 — Luba the Baroness

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