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Nicole & Hugo are the Belgian singing duo of Nicole Josy (born 21 October 1946 as Nicole Van Palm, Wemmel) and Hugo Sigal (born 10 November 1947 as Hugo Verbraeken, Leopoldstad/Léopoldville, now Kinshasa).

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Nicole & Hugo
Nicole & Hugo (2009)
Background information
Origin	Belgium
Genres	Pop
Years active	1970-2017
Members	Nicole Van Palm Hugo Sigal
Website	www.nicole-en-hugo.com

Beginnings

The duo met in 1970 and became romantically involved and formed a singing duet. On 1 December 1971, Nicole & Hugo got married at Wemmel.

Eurovision Song Contest 1971 and 1973

In 1971, they entered into the Belgian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest and they won the Belgian final with "Goeiemorgen, morgen" (meaning "Good morning, morning" in Dutch). Prior to their departure to Dublin for the international competition, Nicole fell ill with jaundice and the duo were unable to attend. They were replaced in their absence by Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel. Jacques and Lily finished in 14th position from a field of 18 contestants.

Two years later they succeeded in participating in the Eurovision Song Contest finals when "Baby, Baby" won the Belgian national pre-selection. The song became a hit in the Flanders region of Belgium, but it was not a success in the rest of Europe. At the Eurovision Song Contest (held in Luxembourg on 7 April 1973) they finished in last place. Their performance was memorable, however, because of their purple flared jump suits and their dance routine.

After Eurovision

In the 1974 World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan, their fortunes improved. They came second with the song "With the Summer". They also received the Outstanding Composition Award at the same festival. During the 1970s, they toured extensively internationally.

In 1984, they accepted an offer to entertain on cruise ships, sailing around the world in the process and on 20 October 1990, they were awarded with a medal by the Belgian Authors Society SABAM for their contributions to the Flemish entertainment industry.

In 2004, they tried again, after 29 years, at the Eurovision Song Contest. They entered the Flemish pre-selections, with "Love is all Around". They placed second in the first round, but scored lowly with the jury, so failed to make it to the final round.

In 2005, they appeared on Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, the 50th anniversary show of the Eurovision Song Contest. They appeared in all of the compilation videos and finally appeared on stage in the 1973 costumes. They then sang a shortened version of "Baby, Baby".

Nicole & Hugo are still recording and bringing out new albums on a regular basis. They also made guest appearances in television series, such as F.C. De Kampioenen.

In 2008 the couple released their latest album Eeuwig Geluk including the hit singles "Pastorale", "Olé Ola" and others. Most of the lyrics have been written by singer/songwriter Hans Lambrechts.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		BEL (Vl) [1]
2005	Het beste uit 35 jaar	43
2008	Eeuwig geluk	9
2012	Bedankt Vlaanderen	35
2014	Voor het doek valt - het allerbeste van Nicole & Hugo	20

Singles

Year	Album	Peak positions
		BEL (Vl) [1]
1971	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"	9
1973	"Baby, baby"	28
2004	"Love Is All Around"	42
2005	"Ik denk aan jou"	37
	"Verliefd"	40
2008	"Pastorale"	17
2011	"Schietgebed"	34

Other hits

• 2009: "Hier in mijn hart"
• 2012: "Vuurwerk"
• 2012: "Goeiemorgen morgen"
• 2012: "Dans de wereld rond"
• 2013: "Hier in mijn Vlaamse land"
• 2013: "Blijf bij mij"
• 2014: "Hou van mij"
• 2014: "Muziek is ons leven"
• 2015: "We gaan nog even door"
• 2016: "Hoe zal het zijn"
• 2017: "Alles komt terug"
• 2018: "Stay"

References

External links

• Official website
• IMDb: Nicole Josy filmography
• IMDb: Hugo Sigal filmography

Preceded by Serge & Christine Ghisoland with "À la folie ou pas du tout"	Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973	Succeeded by Jacques Hustin with "Fleur de liberté"

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Nicole Josy (* 21. Oktober 1946 in Wemmel, eigentlich Nicole van Palm) und Hugo Sigal (* 10. November 1947 in Kinshasa, Belgisch-Kongo, eigentlich Hugo Verbraeken) sind ein belgisches Popduo.

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