Tourist LeMC (born 1984, in
Schoten
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) is the artist name of
Flemish
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singer Johannes Faes. He sings in an adaptation of the local
Antverpian dialect, altered with non-local sounds and emphases; his music is mainly influenced by French
hip-hop, as well as
reggae
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,
cabaret
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, and
folk
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.
Biography
Johannes Faes was born the third of four sons in Schoten on October 9, 1984. His mother is a nurse, his father a teacher.
He is married to his former Polish neighbour Marta, with whom he has three sons. He graduated from university as a social worker.
In December 2010, Faes' debut album ''Antwerps Testament'' appeared, and in 2012 he reached the finals of the Flemish music competition
Humo's Rock Rally
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Every band that has not yet released an official recording, may enter the Rock Rally, by submitting a demo ...
. ''Antwerp Testament'' was reissued in 2013 under the Dutch hip-hop label
TopNotch
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. The album was completely remastered and two bonus songs were added: "Visa Paspor", featuring rapper
Typhoon
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, and "Small Prayer", featuring Sticky Steez. Both songs were picked up as singles by different radio stations.
In 2014, he released two
EPs during preparations for his new album, ''En Route'', which came out in early 2015. Among other songs, one of the EPs includes a cover of a song by
Wannes Van de Velde
Wannes Van de Velde (29 April 1937 – 10 November 2008), born Willy Cecile Johannes Van de Velde, in Antwerp, was a Flemish folk singer, guitarist, musician, poet, puppeteer and artist. He is most famous for his songs ''Ik Wil deze Nacht in de ...
. Later that year, Faes earned a
gold music certification for this album. In January 2016, he gained more fame and recognition by being nominated for five
Music Industry Awards
The MIA's, in full Music Industry Awards, are Flemish music prizes that are awarded by the VRT in collaboration with Music Centre Flanders. The prizes replace the ZAMU Awards, last awarded in 2006.
The abbreviation MIA is a wink to ''Mia'', a ...
and winning two, as "best singer in Dutch" and "breakthrough of the year".
In November 2018, Faes' third album, ''We begrijpen mekaar'' (We understand each other), was released. Just like ''En Route'', this record was produced by Youssef Chellak. A month later, the album went Gold.
On April 2, 2021, the fourth album ''No Man's Land'' was released at 1 in the chart of the Ultratop. This album features collaborations with Meskerem Mees,
Bert Ostyn from
Absynth Minded and Wally. The album consists of two parts; the long player Niemandsland on the one hand and the covers of Liefde voor Muziek on the other. The cover of the album is an oil painting made by Marta Mataczynska, wife of Tourist.
Discography
References
External links
Official website
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Living people
1984 births
21st-century Belgian male singers