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Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan (born Katrien Verbeeck, 22 July 1980) is a Belgian singer and songwriter, and the winner of a World Music Award. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of Mylène Farmer and France Gall, such as "Désenchantée", "Libertine", and "Ella, elle l'a", and Desireless' "Voyage Voyage", as well as new material. Ryan represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Je t'adore" coming in 12th place in the semi-final. Biography 2001–2004: ''Different'' Ryan was born in the small village of Tessenderlo, Belgium, and grew up in a musical family. At eight years old she learned to play piano and guitar. She received singing and piano lessons from her aunt who teaches at a conservatory. She studied at an art school, specialising in jewellery design. Ryan played frequently in bars and cafés as a teenager, and one night she was offered a recording deal. She became a member of a pop group call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertine (song)
"Libertine" () is a 1986 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her first studio album '' Cendres de lune'' and was released on 1 April 1986. It was particularly known for its huge music video, produced as a film and which contains explicit sexual and violent scenes. It met success on the French chart, becoming thus Farmer's first big hit. In 2002, the song was successfully covered by Belgian singer Kate Ryan, who reached the top 20 in several European countries. Background and composition The song was inspired by a rock music song, "L'Amour tutti frutti", composed in 1984 by Jean-Claude Déquéant. It had not achieved success at the time, but was appreciated by the duo Farmer / Boutonnat who wanted to use it for their next song. Although it is one of her very few songs for which she didn't write the lyrics herself, Farmer can be credited with the origin of the song, because when she was doing singing tests on the demo version of the music, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Désenchantée
"Désenchantée" (; feminine of ''désenchanté'', which is French language, French for "Disenchanted" or "Disappointed") is a 1991 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The first Single (music), single from her third studio album ''L'Autre...'', it was released on 18 March 1991 and achieved great success in France, topping the charts for more than two months. It was Farmer's most successful song and is generally considered her signature song. In 2002, the song was covered by Belgian singer Kate Ryan, whose version reached number one in Belgium and became a top-20 hit across Europe. Mylène Farmer version Background and writing After a two-year absence from the media, Farmer launched this new single "Désenchantée" on 18 March 1991, three weeks before the release of the album ''L'Autre...''. At the time, many Demonstration (people), demonstrations were organized by students throughout France to protest against their status and conditions for learning, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessenderlo
Tessenderlo (; li, Loei) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg. It is where the three Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp meet at the front gate of the Averbode Abbey. The municipality Tessenderlo encompasses the villages of Tessenderlo proper, Schoot, Engsbergen, Hulst and Berg. On January 1, 2006, Tessenderlo had a total population of 16,811. The total area is 51.35 km2 which gives a population density of 327 inhabitants per km2. The name ''Tessenderlo'' means "''(the open place in) the forest of the Taxandrians''". It is along the Albert Canal and the European route E313, the highway between Antwerp and Liège, one of the reasons it was the place for the first Belgian "Industrial Zone of National Importance" in the 1960s. Tessenderlo was the scene of an infamous industrial disaster during World War II, when a stock of 150 tonnes of ammonium nitrate at the chemical plant of ''Produits Chimiques de Tessenderloo'' (now Tessenderlo Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scream For More
"Scream for More" is the debut single by the female Belgian dance singer Kate Ryan and was released on February 19, 2001, in Belgium by the label EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...-Belgium. It peaked at number nine on the charts in her homeland. It was also released in Spain shortly thereafter, where it failed to chart. After Ryan's international success in 2002 and 2003 with two cover versions, she released a new version of "Scream for More" in Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and other countries with little success. Formats and track listings ;CD Single #"Scream for More" - 4:00 #"Scream for More" (Original Extended Mix) - 7:51 ;12" Single #"Scream for More" (Original Extended Mix) - 7:51 #"Scream for More" (Club Dub) - 9:08 #"Scream for More" (Orphean Remix) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium In The Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Je t'adore" written by Kate Ryan, Niklas Bergwall, Niclas Kings and Lisa Greene. The song was performed by Kate Ryan. The Belgian entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece was selected through the national final ''Eurosong '06'', organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured twenty-eight competing entries and consisted of seven shows. In the final on 19 February 2006, "Je t'adore" performed by Kate Ryan was selected as the winner via the votes of seven jury groups and a public televote. Belgium competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing during the show in position 7, "Je t'adore" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed twelfth out of the 23 participating countries in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurosong '06
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Je t'adore" written by Kate Ryan, Niklas Bergwall, Niclas Kings and Lisa Greene. The song was performed by Kate Ryan. The Belgian entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece was selected through the national final ''Eurosong '06'', organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured twenty-eight competing entries and consisted of seven shows. In the final on 19 February 2006, "Je t'adore" performed by Kate Ryan was selected as the winner via the votes of seven jury groups and a public televote. Belgium competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing during the show in position 7, "Je t'adore" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed twelfth out of the 23 participating countries in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye (Kate Ryan Song)
Goodbye was the third and final song from Kate Ryan's second studio album '' Stronger'', and her eighth single. This song was released in November 2004. It was the third most successful song from ''Stronger'' next to "Only If I "Only If I" is the sixth single of the female Belgian dance singer Kate Ryan and was released in 2003 in Belgium. It was taken from her second studio album ''Stronger''. It peaked #16 and was less successful there than the three former singles. ..." and " The Promise You Made". Formats and track listings ; Belgian CD single #"Goodbye" - 3:21 #"Goodbye" (Instrumental) - 3:21 #"Goodbye" (Music Video) ; German CD single #"Goodbye" - 3:21 #"Goodbye" (Instrumental) - 3:21 References {{authority control 2004 songs 2004 singles Kate Ryan songs Songs written by Phil Wilde Songs written by Kate Ryan EMI Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Promise You Made
"The Promise You Made" is a song by Cock Robin. Written by Peter Kingsbery, the song was recorded in 1984 for the group's self-titled debut album. It was released as a single in the USA in November 1985, and in early 1986 in Europe where it became a big hit. Cock Robin version Music video The video opens with an old woman stroking her dog; she then comes upon some passers-by and Peter Kingsbery enters the recording studio. As Kingsbery starts singing, people mill around the entrance to the studio and other members of the band also arrive inside and set up the instruments, with Anna LaCazio joining Kingsbery singing. As a fruit stand is knocked over outside, the last band member goes into the studio. In no time all the instruments are in place. Most of the video is made up of fade-outs, alternating the scenes inside the studio showing the band with images of the members of the public outside the studio entrance. The clip ends with pictures of Kingsbery and Anna LaCazio leaving th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cock Robin (band)
Cock Robin is an American pop rock band, mostly popular in the 1980s, particularly in continental Europe, where it achieved major success, notably with the single "The Promise You Made". The band was founded by singer-songwriter Peter Kingsbery in 1982, disbanded in 1990, and reformed in 2006. History 1985–1990: European success Named after a 17th-century story titled "The Marriage of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren", the band formed in San Francisco, California and was signed to CBS Records. Cock Robin's eponymous debut album was produced by Steve Hillage. Released in 1985, it had a limited impact in their native country, as with the majority of their output, but was an overnight success in Europe, especially in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands, where the singles "When Your Heart Is Weak", "The Promise You Made" and " Thought You Were On My Side" became big hits (with for example the latter two singles peaking at number 1 and number 4 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only If I (Kate Ryan Song)
"Only If I" is the sixth single of the female Belgian dance singer Kate Ryan and was released in 2003 in Belgium. It was taken from her second studio album ''Stronger''. It peaked #16 and was less successful there than the three former singles. After the international success in 2002 and 2003 with the singles "Désenchantée" (#9 in European Top 200) and "Libertine" (#26) (originally by Mylène Farmer Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a Canadian-born French singer, songwriter, occasional actress, writer, and entrepreneur. Having sold more than 30 million records in France, she is ...), "Only If I" only peaked #74 in the European Top 200. Track listing ; CD Single #"Only If I" (Radio edit) - 3:11 #"Only If I" (Extended version) - 5:35 #"Only If I" (Peter Luts remix) - 7:37 #"Hurry Up" - 3:17 ; 12" Single #"Only If I" (Extended version) - 5:35 #"Only If I" (Peter Luts remix) - 7:37 ; US Maxi Single #"Only If I" (Rad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stronger (Kate Ryan Album)
''Stronger'' is the second album by Belgian singer Kate Ryan, released in 2004 in Europe and 2005 in the United States. ''Stronger'' includes the hits singles "Only If I", "The Promise You Made", and "Goodbye". Track listing "Hurry Up" was produced by Martin Hanzén and Jimmy Thörnfeldt; all other songs were produced by AJ Duncan and Phil Wilde Personnel *Kate Ryan - Vocals, lyricist *Andy Janssens a.k.a. AJ Duncan - Producer, lyricist, conductor, pre-producer, keyboards, synths & protocols programming *Phil Wilde - Producer, lyricist, conductor, keyboards, synths & protocols programming *Martin Hanzén - Producer *Jimmy Thörnfeldt - Producer *Steven Tracey - Lyricist *Niklas Bergwall - Lyricist *Niclas Kings - Lyricist *Jeanette Olsson - Lyricist *Marc Gilson - Lyricist *Wanda Walker Janssens - Lyricist *Jo Lemaire - French translations ("''La Promesse ''La Promesse'' () is a 1996 drama film by the Belgian brothers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. The plot involv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
