Lily Castel (born Alice van Acker on 10 April 1937) is a Belgian singer, best known for her participation with

Jacques Raymond Jacques Raymond (born Jozef Remon on 13 October 1938) is a Belgian singer. He represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the Dutch song "Waarom?". In the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, he teamed u ...

in the 1971

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Early career

Castel started out as a dancer before auditioning for television talent show ''Ontdek de Ster'' in 1958. She obtained regular work singing with orchestras, and through the 1960s appeared on television and performed internationally, including at the

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. In 1970, she toured with former Eurovision singer

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''Het Nieuwsblad'' – 11 July 2008 (in Dutch)

Eurovision Song Contest

The 1971 selection process for the Belgian Eurovision entry had resulted in a comprehensive victory for the song "

Goeiemorgen, morgen Belgium was represented by Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel, with the song "Goeiemorgen, morgen", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in Dublin. Raymond and Castel had not taken part in the original Belgian final, which ...

" ("Good Morning, Morning"), performed by

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, to be the representative for the 16th

, to take place on 3 April in

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. Less than a week before the contest however, Nicole fell ill with

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and the duo had to withdraw. As last-minute replacements,

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drafted in Castel and Belgium's

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Eurovision veteran

. It was a race against time for the pair, not least when they arrived in Dublin to find that the stage layout at the Gaiety Theatre was unsuitable for the routine they had rehearsed. In the circumstances they gave a creditable performance on the night, but "Goeiemorgen, morgen" was not greatly appreciated by the juries and finished in joint 14th place of 18 entries."Goeiemorgen morgen, morgen"
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Later career

Castel remains active, having been a successful performer in concerts and variety shows for many years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castel, Lily 1937 births Living people Musicians from Ghent 20th-century Belgian women singers 20th-century Belgian singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Belgium Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1971