music.wikisort.org - SingerJacques Zegers (born 25 June 1947, Brussels) is a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.
This article is about the singer. For the printer, see Jacobus Zegers.
Jacques Zegers |
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Born | (1947-06-25) 25 June 1947 (age 75) |
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Origin | Brussels, Belgium |
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Genres | Pop |
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
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Musical artist
Early career
Born in Brussels to a Belgian mother and French father, Zegers began singing in cabaret 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 1984 Summer Olympics.
Eurovision Song Contest
In 1984, Zegers's song "Avanti la vie" was chosen as the Belgian representative in the 29th Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City.[1] "Avanti la vie" scored 70 points to finish in fifth place of 19 entries.[2]
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)[3]
References
Preceded by Pas de Deux with "Rendez-vous" |
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 |
Succeeded by |
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Countries |
- Austria
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- Yugoslavia
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Songs |
- "100% d'amour"
- "Anna Maria Lena"
- "Aufrecht geh'n"
- "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
- "Avanti la vie"
- "Ciao, amore"
- "Det' lige det"
- "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
- "Einfach weg"
- "Halay"
- "Hengaillaan"
- "Ik hou van jou"
- "Lady, Lady"
- "Lenge leve livet"
- "Love Games"
- "Silêncio e tanta gente"
- "Terminal 3"
- "I treni di Tozeur"
- "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"
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На других языках
[de] Jacques Zegers
Jacques Zegers (* 25. Juni 1947 in Brüssel) ist ein frankophoner belgischer Sänger, Schriftsteller, Liedtexter, Schauspieler und Journalist.
- [en] Jacques Zegers
[es] Jacques Zegers
Jacques Zegers (Bruselas, 25 de junio de 1947), es un cantante belga, conocido por su participación en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1984.
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