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Wouter Van Belle
Wouter Van Belle is a Belgian musician and producer. He is known for his work with Flip Kowlier, Gorki, Noordkaap, Arno, Axelle Red, Yevgueni, Novastar and Racoon. He scored as producer four number-one albums in Flanders and one in the Netherlands, and had top three singles in Flanders, France and the Netherlands. He is also the keyboard player for Dead Man Ray. One of his first productions was ''Gorky'', the debut album of Belgian band Gorki. Van Belle was responsible for much of the sound and melody of the song ''Mia'', which he turned from a punkrock song into a piano ballad. Despite never being released as a single, it became a classic which was voted the best song ever by the listeners of Studio Brussel and best Belgian song ever by the listeners of Radio 1. Van Belle not only produced the album, but also created the piano melody for the song. The number 2 song in the above mentioned list of best Belgian songs ever, ''Als ze lacht'' by Yevgueni, was also produced by Van Belle ...
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Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ...
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Margriet Hermans
Margareta Maria Josepha (Margriet) Hermans (born 1954) is a Belgian singer, former radio and TV talk show host, politician and a member of the Open VLD. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate The Senate ( nl, Senaat, ; french: Sénat, ; german: Senat) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parlia ... in 2007. In 1993 one low-selling celebrity comic was based on her life, drawn by Erik Vancoillie. Notes 20th-century Belgian women singers Belgian women pop singers Belgian radio presenters Living people 1954 births Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten politicians Members of the Senate (Belgium) Dutch-language singers of Belgium Flemish television presenters 21st-century Belgian women singers Belgian women radio presenters Belgian women television presenters Belgian television talk show hosts {{Flanders-pol ...
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Belgian Musicians
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Laïs (band)
Laïs is a Flemish group that creates folk, and world music consisting of polyphonic close harmony songs, occasionally a cappella, based on self-composed melodies with lyrics dating back to the Middle Ages. "Laïs" is a Celtic word, meaning "voice". History Laïs' career started in 1994, when Jorunn and Annelies, together with Soetkin Collier (who later became a vocalist with the Belgian folk music group Urban Trad), performed a song at a folk festival in Gooik, near Brussels. Nathalie joined the group somewhat later. They had their breakthrough after their appearance at Folk Dranouter, near Ypres, in 1996. Their debut CD album, sung a capella as well as accompanied instrumentally by the folk rock band Kadril, was released in 1998. They performed at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees in Oudtshoorn, South Africa (1996), at Vorst Nationaal, Belgium (1998), Canada, France (1999) (as a supporting act for Sting), Spain (1999, 2000), the Netherlands and China (2 ...
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Geike Arnaert
Geike Arnaert (; born 13 September 1979) is a Belgian singer, best known for being the lead vocalist of the band Hooverphonic from 1997 until 2008 and again since 2020. Geike was born in Poperinge and grew up in Westouter, a town that is close to the French border. From a young age she was captivated by music and therefore she decided to audition for the Belgian band Hooverphonic, the group of guitarist Raymond Geerts and Alex Callier. Although Hooverphonic had been performing since the mid-90s, it wasn’t until 2000 before they scored a hit in the Flemish Ultratop 50. With "Mad About You" the group spent 14 weeks in the charts, peaking at number 23. '' The Magnificent Tree,'' the album which contained "Mad About You", became an even bigger success in Belgium. Hooverphonic According to Alex Callier, when Hooverphonic was looking for a new lead singer, he asked Arnaert, "It is almost the school break, in September you’ll be 18 years old, do you want to be our singer?". She im ...
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Sans Plus Attendre
''Sans Plus Attendre'' is the debut album by Belgian singer Axelle Red, released in 1993. Five singles were taken from the album: "Kennedy Boulevard", "Elle danse seule", "Je t'attends", "Sensualité" and "Le monde tourne mal". Track listing # "Elle danse seule" (Richard Seff) – 4:01 # "Amoureuse ou pas" (Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Axelle Red) – 3:23 # "Vendredi soir" (Brian Nelson, Red) – 2:55 # "Sensualité "Sensualité" is a song recorded by Belgian singer-songwriter Axelle Red. It is the third single from her debut album, '' Sans plus attendre'', released on 10 October 1993. It is however her first single released in France. In 1994, the song was ..." (Albert Hammond, Shelly Peiken, Red) – 3:50 # "Le monde tourne mal" (R. Seff) – 5:18 # "Pars" (Daniel Seff, R. Seff) – 3:08 # "Je t'attends" (D. Seff, R. Seff) – 3:33 # "Un homme ou une femme" (Wigbert Van Lierde, Red) – 3:28 # "Femme au volant" (Van Lierde, ...
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À Tâtons
''À Tâtons'' is the second album by the Belgian singer Axelle Red Fabienne Demal (born 15 February 1968), better known by her stage name Axelle Red, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. She has released 11 albums, including '' Sans plus attendre'', '' À Tâtons'', '' Toujours Moi'' and '' Jardin Secret''; she is b .... It was released in 1996. Singles taken from ''À Tâtons'' were "Rien Que d'y Penser", "À Tâtons", "Rester Femme", "À Quoi Ca Sert" and "Ma Prière". Track listing # "À Tâtons" (Axelle Red, Albert Hammond, Shelly Peiken) – 3:30 # "C'était" (Red, Hammond, Peiken) – 4:07 # "Mon Café" (Red) – 4:37 # "Ma Prière" (Red) – 4:44 # "Pas si naïf" (Red, Christophe Vervoort) – 3:42 # "À quoi ça sert" (Red, Vervoort) – 3:36 # "Papa dit" (Red, Patrick Deltenre, Vervoort) – 4:58 # "Qui connaît la route" (Richard Seff, Red) – 3:30 # "Rien que d'y penser" (Red, Hammond, Peiken) – 3:06 # "T'en fais pas pour moi" (R ...
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Wigbert
Saint Wigbert, (Wihtberht) (May 7, 675 - August 13, 747) born in Wessex around 675, was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk and a missionary and disciple of Saint Boniface who travelled with the latter in Frisia and northern and central Germany to convert the local tribes to Christianity. His feast day is August 13. Life Wihtberht was an Englishman of noble birth, who embraced the monastic life. It has been supposed that Wihtberht was a monk of Glastonbury, but Löffler finds this improbable. Character At times an anchorite,Bede.HE v.9 and hermit he was known for his missionary work, miracles and prophecies.Alcuin.VersEubor 1023-4 He is known to history mainly through Alcuin and Bede and is mentioned in the Secgan Hagiography. Alcuin described him as venerable,Alcuin.VitWillibrPr 4. and outstanding in his religious practice while Bede admired his ''contempt of this world'' and his learning. He worked mainly in Ireland. First mission Around 664 Wihtberht was studying at Rath Mel ...
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Stash (band)
Stash (formerly Stache) is a Belgian music band that out of almost nowhere scored a monster hit in Flanders with the title "Sadness" in 2004–2005. The hit single broke the records of the hit list of the VRT, the Ultratop by being both the longest present track in the top 10 as well as the longest present track in the entire Ultratop 75. In the videoclip "Sadness", several famous Flemish musical artists appear, like Axl Peleman, Guy Swinnen, Luc De Vos and Walter Grootaers. In the clip of "Shelter from Evil Ones", the mothers of the four band members play music as well. In the summer of 2005, they could be seen at Rock Werchter and Marktrock, among others. The front man of Stash is Gunther Verspecht. Discography Singles *"Sadness" *"Shelter from Evil Ones" *"Carving the Pain" *"I Need a Woman", a duet with Sam Bettens Sam Bettens (born in 1972) is a Belgian musician and the lead singer of the Belgian band K's Choice. In May 2019, he came out as a transgender ma ...
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