Natascha Bessez

Bessez has a Chilean mother and a father of French descent.^[1][2]

Bessez was named Miss New York Teen USA 2005.

In 2007, Bessez was chosen to compete in the reality music competition on CW 11's Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll. After making it to the top 18, she then competed in the group audition round, where she performed, "I Don't Need a Man" by The Pussycat Dolls along with Anjelia, Chelsea, Jasmin, Anastacia, and Robyn, but was eliminated.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Bessez competed in the Eurovision Song Contest Prelim's, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014^[3] with the song "Wanna Be Loved" along with Danish saxophonist Michael Rune.^[4][5] In the final held on 8 March 2014 in Odense, the duo performed tenth and made it into the superfinal after placing in the top three. In the superfinal, they received 7 points from the jury and 8 from the public vote, ending them up in a dual second place with Rebekka Thornbech and her song "Your Lies", behind the winner Basim and his song "Cliche Love Song".^[6] "Wanna Be Loved" represented Denmark in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2014, a contest where each country's OGAE fanclub selects a song to represent them that didn't win their country's national selection. It placed fifth out of twenty competing songs.^[7][8]

In 2018, she auditioned for The Voice of Holland, performing “Finesse” by Bruno Mars and Cardi B.^[3]

In 2020, she competed on The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart and was eliminated in week five of the competition.^[9][10]

In 2018, after meeting a Dutchman while living in New York City, she moved together with him to the town of Vlaardingen.^[1]