Jacques Zegers

Jacques Zegers
Born (1947-06-25) 25 June 1947 (age 76)
OriginBrussels, Belgium
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Musical artist

Jacques Zegers (born 25 June 1947, Brussels) is a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.

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

  1. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest National Finals database – 1984". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Avanti la vie" at diggiloo.net
  3. ^ Discography (in French)
Preceded by
Pas de Deux
with "Rendez-vous"
 Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
1984 		Succeeded by
Linda Lepomme
with "Laat me nu gaan"
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "1 Life"
  • "À la folie ou pas du tout"
  • "Als het weer lente is"
  • "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie"
  • "Avanti la vie"
  • "Baby, Baby"
  • "Because of You"
  • "Before the Party's Over"
  • "City Lights"
  • "Copycat"
  • "Dis oui"
  • "Door de wind"
  • "Envie de vivre"
  • "Euro-Vision"
  • "Fleur de liberté"
  • "Geef het op"
  • "Gelukkig zijn"
  • "Goeiemorgen, morgen"
  • "Le Grand soir"
  • "Hey Nana"
  • "Hou toch van mij"
  • "Iemand als jij"
  • "Ik heb zorgen"
  • "J'aime la vie"
  • "Je t'adore"
  • "Jennifer Jennings"
  • "Judy et Cie"
  • "Laat me nu gaan"
  • "Laissez briller le soleil"
  • "Liefde is een kaartspel"
  • "Like the Wind"
  • "Love Kills"
  • "Love Power"
  • "Ma petite chatte"
  • "Macédomienne"
  • "A Matter of Time"
  • "Me and My Guitar"
  • "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine"
  • "A Million in One, Two, Three"
  • "Miss You"
  • "Mon amour pour toi"
  • "Mother"
  • "Nous, on veut des violons"
  • "O Julissi"
  • "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel"
  • "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie"
  • "Près de ma rivière"
  • "Quand tu reviendras"
  • "Release Me"
  • "Rendez-vous"
  • "Rhythm Inside"
  • "Samson"
  • "Sanomi"
  • "September, gouden roos"
  • "Si tu aimes ma musique"
  • "Sister"
  • "Soldiers of Love"
  • "Straatdeuntje"
  • "Ton nom"
  • "Viens l'oublier"
  • "La Voix est libre"
  • "Waarom?"
  • "Wake Up"
  • "What's the Pressure"
  • "With Love Baby"
  • "Would You?"
  • "The Wrong Place"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete
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Countries
Artists
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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