Bart Kaëll (born 2 August 1960 in
Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde (; ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality ...
) is the stage name of Bart Marcel Emilienne Gyselinck, a Flemish singer and TV host.
Career
Kaëll studied music in
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
, after finishing school he landed a job as a singer and in 1982 he took part in the ''Baccara-beker'', which he won. In 1983 Kaëll took part in
Eurosong (Belgium heats for the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
) with the song ''Symphonie'', he finished in third place. His next single ''La mamadora'' did well in the Flemish charts which he released in 1986. Kaëll took part again in
Eurosong in 1987 with the song ''Carrousel'', he was a favourite to win and represent Belgium at the Eurovision, however at the close of voting ''Carrousel'' had picked up 58 points placing Kaëll in second place, the winner was
Liliane Saint-Pierre.
In 1997 Kaëll was offered by
vtm to host the talent shows
Soundmixshow (Dutch counterpart of the UK's
Stars in Their Eyes) and
Rad van Fortuin.
Personal life
In 2010, in response to rumors, Kaëll
came out as homosexual; his partner is television presenter
Luc Appermont.
Discography
Albums
* ''Bart Kaëll'' (1989)
* ''Amor Amor'' (1990)
* ''Mini Playback'' (1990)
* ''Gewoon omdat ik van je hou'' (1991)
* ''Bart Kaëll in kleur'' (1992)
* ''Dicht bij jou'' (1993)
* ''Het beste van Bart Kaëll'' (1994)
* ''Nooit meer alleen'' (1995)
* ''Dag en Nacht'' (1997)
* ''Noord en Zuid'' (1998)
* ''Face to Face'' (1998)
* ''15 jaar Bart Kaëll'' (1999)
* ''Costa Romantica'' (mit Vanessa Chinitor; 2001)
* ''Het beste van Bart Kaëll – 25 jaar hits'' (2008)
* ''Hallo, hier ben ik'' (2011)
Singles
* "Symphonie" (1983)
* "La Mamadora" (1986)
* "Carrousel" (1987)
* "De Marie-Louise" (1989)
* "Duizend terrassen in Rome" (1989)
* "Zeil je voor het eerst" (1989)
* "Ik heb je lief" (1998)
* "Beetje bij beetje" (2002)
* "Het is volle maan vannacht" (2006)
* "Dansen in Bahia" (2008)
* "Donder en bliksem" (2009)
* "Hallo goeie morgen!" (2010)
* "Mee met de wind" (2010)
* "Elke dag een beetj mooier" (2010)
* "Beetje gek" (2011)
* "Kap'tein" (2012)
External links
Bart Kaëll official website
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1960 births
Living people
People from Oudenaarde
Dutch-language singers of Belgium
Flemish television presenters
Belgian game show hosts
Belgian gay musicians
Belgian LGBTQ singers
Belgian LGBTQ songwriters
Belgian LGBTQ broadcasters
20th-century Belgian male singers
20th-century Belgian singers
21st-century Belgian male singers
21st-century Belgian singers
Gay singers
Gay songwriters
20th-century Belgian LGBTQ people
21st-century Belgian LGBTQ people