Manon Plokker

Manon Plokker a.k.a. Manon Polare developed a strong interest in music and dance early in life, as a young girl she started writing songs to express her thoughts and emotions. Like a diary she kept them for herself, secretly dreaming of becoming a singer one day. When she heard about auditions for a local theatre play at the age of 16 she decided to give it a try and got herself a part! The play turned out to be a success as they performed at festivals across the country. A record producer saw her perform and asked her for his "pop" project, they recorded 2 singles and a video. The following years she worked on several projects, exploring different styles of music to keep developing herself. In 1999 she decided to take a rest from it all and started traveling, while discovering new places she fell in love with Mexico and got herself a job as a piano-bar singer and dancer in a small diner-show. Singing and dancing every day gave her the confidence she needed to make the next steps. After living in the sun for a year she decided to get her songs "out there" and moved back to Holland. While working as a M.C/Vocalist in clubs she met a couple of producers who wanted to work with her and within a year she signed her first publishing-deal. After releasing a few dance records, including the major hit single "The beat goes on", she wanted more and felt ready to work on her own songs and discover her own style. A friend told her about the "Tiesto's search for talent" contest and encouraged her to send him a tape. Manon won! Out of hundreds of contestants they chose her for her exceptional voice and qualities as a songwriter and offered her a record-deal. She released her debut single "Easy" under her alias "Esmaye" and soon after that the world's most famous DJ asked her to accompany him on his "Just Be" tour. Together they performed at prestigious festivals throughout Europe. After the tour she totally committed herself to her own career. She wrote and released her debut album "Elements in Me" alongside two beautiful videos in 17 countries worldwide. "Elements in Me" was based upon the elements and all the different aspect of life she encountered. Her love for magical fairytale like poetry emerged and blended in the twelve songs on this first release. Often compared to Kate Bush, Tori Amos with hints of Withing Tempation she decided to commit to finding her own signature print and took a break after the hectic adventure & travels. When she met movie directors The Heyl Brothers a new passion was found. She started working on several productions and found a new medium to enhance and develop her producing and writing skills. By participating in many award winning productions she is now ready to reach for the stars with the creation of their first full feature project Stellar. Alongside the movie she will release a Stellar music album and video.