Liesje Sadonius (born 6 August 1974) is a

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

singer-songwriter and a spiritual life coach. She is mostly known for her work as the lead singer of the Belgian trip hop band

Hooverphonic Hooverphonic is a Belgian band that formed in October 1995. Though originally categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a singular genre, but rather encompass altern ...

Hooverphonic

Sadonius became the lead singer of

(then Hoover) in 1995. The band recorded their debut album ''

A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular ''A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular'' is the debut studio album by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. The album was released by Columbia Records on 29 July 1996, initially credited to the band's original name, Hoover. It is Hooverphonic's only alb ...

'' in 1996 and gained international recognition through featuring of the Stereophonic's track "2Wicky" on the soundtrack of Bernardo Bertolucci's 1996 film ''

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''. Shortly after the album release Sadonius left on amicable terms.

After Hooverphonic-Suzanina

After leaving Hooverphonic, Sadonius launched her solo career as "Suzanina" and worked with various bands in Belgium and Europe under the nickname of Suzanina, collaborating with

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, Frank Duchêne, Ronny Mosuse, K's Choice's

Gert Bettens Gert Bettens is the lead guitarist of the Belgian band K's Choice. He, with his brother Sam Bettens, is the face of the band. The band is popular in Europe and had toured in the U.S. with The Verve Pipe, Tonic, Alanis Morissette and the Indi ...

, and Rik Rosseels. Her debut album was titled "Heavenly Juice" (2007, 2010). Due to certain childhood experiences, she developed an interest in holistic healing and spirituality, which led her to set up a spiritual life coaching business.

Discography

Albums with Hooverphonic

*''

'' (1996)

EPs (Solo)

*''Heavenly Juice (Demo)'' (2007) *''Heavenly Juice'' (2010)

Singles with Hooverphonic

*''Inhaler'' (1996) *''2Wicky'' (1996) *''Wardrope'' (1996) *''Barabas'' (1996)

References

Flemish musicians Living people English-language singers from Belgium 20th-century Belgian women singers 21st-century Belgian women singers Belgian singer-songwriters 1975 births {{Belgium-singer-stub