Jacques Zegers (born 25 June 1947,

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) is a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1984

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Early career

Born in Brussels to a

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mother and

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father, Zegers began singing in

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at the age of 16 and in his spare time would participate in song contests while pursuing a career as a journalist. He released two singles, "La nuit" and "Pour elle", in 1983. He was then asked to record "LA en Olympie", the official Belgian song for the

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Eurovision Song Contest

In 1984, Zegers's song "

Avanti la vie Belgium was represented by Jacques Zegers, with the song "Avanti la vie", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. Zegers was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 2 March. ...

" was chosen as the Belgian representative in the 29th

which took place on 5 May in

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. "Avanti la vie" scored 70 points to finish in fifth place of 19 entries.

Later career

After Eurovision, Zegers released one more single, "1001 amis", and continued to pursue his journalistic career. He published a novel entitled ''Le nœud'' and several volumes of poetry.

Discography

Singles *"La nuit" (1983) *"Pour elle" (1983) *"LA en Olympie" (1984) *"Avanti la vie" (1984) *"1001 amis" (1984)Discography
(in French)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zegers, Jacques Belgian male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Belgium Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1984 Musicians from Brussels 1947 births Living people