Raffaëla

Raffaëla Paton, born on June 1, 1983, in Amsterdam, is a Dutch singer. Her breakthrough came when she won the 2006 Dutch talent show Idols, securing 58% of the total votes with her performance of "Right Here Right Now". Following her victory, she released her debut album Raffaëla in 2006, which debuted at Number 1 in the Dutch Album Top 100. She participated in the Netherlands national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with "Chocolatte" but did not win. She also appeared as a contestant on The Voice of Holland in 2010 and was part of the girl group Monroe, which released the single "The Real Thing".