Timberlake protégé to release debut single

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Esmee Denters has announced that she will release her first single later this summer.

The Dutch singer was spotted by Justin Timberlake on YouTube and was later signed as the first act on his Tennman Records label.

Denters's first single 'Outta Here', which has already reached the top five in The Netherlands, is released on August 15.

Speaking about his protégé's talent, Timberlake said: "I've seen her writing go to another level. Some people have it, some don't, but she's the real deal!"

Denters is expected to release her debut album, also called Outta Here, later this year.