page_title: Nathalie Makoma
section_title: Reality television
hierarchical_section_title: Nathalie Makoma / Reality television
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Nathalie Makoma, Charlene Meulenberg en Nikki Kerkhof tijdens Vlaggetjesdag (2008)
context_page_description: Nathalie Makoma, is a Congolese Dutch singer-songwriter. She was the lead singer for the group Makoma and she later embarked on a solo musical career on her own.
  She took part in the Dutch Idols singing competition in its fourth season reaching the final and finishing as runner-up to Nikki Kerkhof. As a result, she was signed to Sony BMG. She also took part in Dutch Dancing With the Stars coming second, in De Mattheus Masterclass.
context_section_description: Idols
  
  In 2007-2008, she returned to the Netherlands to take part in season 4 of Dutch Idols and finished runner-up to the eventual winner Nikki Kerkhof. The jury called her the "new Tina Turner" and "a real dancing queen". During the competition, her family group Makoma made a guest appearance on the competition final with Nathalie singing "Ola Olé" in English with her. After Idols, Nathalie signed a record deal with Sony BMG and toured the Netherlands, performing in more than 150 shows in one year.
  Dancing With the Stars
  
  In 2009, Nathalie took part in the Dutch version of the Dancing With the Stars with her dance partner Peter. She reached the final, and finished second to former Idols-winner Jamai Loman and his partner Gwyneth van Rijn.
  De Mattheus Masterclass
  
  In 2010 took part in the second season of the program De Mattheus Masterclass of non-classically trained artists, to perform music by Bach at the church St. Vituskerk in Hilversum.
caption: Performance during Idol, from left to right Nathalie Makoma, Charlene Meulenberg and Nikki Kerkhof
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