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Mustii
Thomas Mustin (; born 21 November 1990), also known by his stage name Mustii (), is a Belgian actor and singer. As part of his career he has released two albums ''21st Century Boy'' and ''It's Happening Now,'' which have both peaked inside the top ten of the Belgian Albums Charts. He is also known for being a judge on ''Drag Race Belgique''. Mustin is set to represent in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. Career Mustin finished his studies in the theater at the ( Louvain-la-Neuve) in 2012 and began to shoot for a French television series named , directed by Alain Brunard. He also performed on stage as Benvolio in ''Romeo and Juliet'', directed by Yves Beaunesne. The play notably opened the new . He then embarked on the staging of the play by Dennis Kelly, performed in November and December 2014 at the in Brussels. In early 2015, he took part in the revival of the show , directed by Dominique Serron at the in Charleroi and the Royal Opera of Wallon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Belgique
''Drag Race Belgique'' (sometimes called ''Drag Race Belgium'') is a Belgian French-language reality television series based on the American series '' RuPaul's Drag Race''. The series is broadcast through Tipik in Belgium, and airs on WOW Presents Plus internationally. The Belgian series is hosted by Canadian drag queen Rita Baga, who was a runner-up on the first season of '' Canada's Drag Race''. Lufy and Mustii serve alongside Rita Baga on the judges' panel. Production With the expansion of the ''Drag Race'' franchise going throughout Sweden, France, and the Philippines; World of Wonder announced a Belgian adaptation with RuPaul RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ... and Tom Campbell as executive producers. It was later revealed that French-speaking Quebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2024
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is set to be the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is scheduled to take place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (SVT), the contest will be held at the Malmö Arena, and will consist of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May, and a final on 11 May 2024. It will be the third edition of the contest to take place in Malmö, which hosted it in and , and the seventh in Sweden, which last hosted it in Stockholm in . Thirty-seven countries were confirmed to participate in the contest, with returning 31 years after its last participation in , while is still in discussion regarding its participation. Location ,, The 2024 contest will take place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 edition with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen. It will be the seventh time Sweden hosts the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaph (singer)
Stef Caers (; born 5 July 1980), known professionally as Gustaph (stylised as GVSTΛPH), is a Belgian singer-songwriter, producer and vocal coach. He represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom with the song "Because of You" and finished 7th place. Biography Caers was born on 5 July 1980 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant. He started his musical career while studying at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, initially using the stage name Steffen. In 2000, he scored a hit with his debut single "Gonna Lose You", which reached number 22 on the Flemish singles chart. He subsequently released a second single, titled "Sweetest Thing". Following these releases, Caers began focusing more on songwriting and producing. He also became active as a backing vocalist, providing backing vocals for, among others, Lady Linn and Willy Sommers. In the early 2010s, he joined the band Hercules and Love Affair as one of the lead vocalists. Caers performed as a backin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium In The Eurovision Song Contest
Belgium has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times since making its debut as one of seven countries at the first contest in . The only countries with more appearances are (65), (64) and the (64). Belgium have been absent only three times in total, in , and , due to low scores in the previous contests that relegated them from the contest. Belgium has won the contest once, in . In the first 20 years of the contest, Belgium's best result was Tonia's fourth place in . In , Jean Vallée achieved Belgium's first top three placement, when he was second. Sandra Kim became the first and to date only winner for Belgium in 1986, when she won as a 13-year-old in Bergen, performing the song " J'aime la vie". Belgium's only other top three result came in , when the group Urban Trad finished second in Riga, losing out by only two points. Belgium has finished last in the contest eight times, most recently in , and has twice received ''nul points'', in and . After the int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as All-Music Guide by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active users, including 195 million paying subscribers, as of September 2022. Spotify is listed (through a Luxembourg City-domiciled holding company, Spotify Technology S.A.) on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts. Spotify offers digital copyright restricted recorded music and podcasts, including more than 82 million songs, from record labels and media companies. As a freemium service, basic features are free with advertisements and limited control, while additional features, such as offline listening and commercial-free listening, are offered via paid subscriptions. Users can search for music based on artist, album, or genre, and can create, edit, and share playlists. Spotify is available in most of Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organization of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Two parallel sets of charts are concurrently produced and published, one on behalf of Belgium's mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region, and the other catering to the nation's mainly French-speaking region of Wallonia. Ultratop charts The music charts produced by Ultratop organization are separated along regional-language boundaries, an unusual division that is justified by the cultural differences in Belgium. So it is that the mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region has one set of charts of record activity there, while the mainly French-speaking Wallonia region has another set to measure popularity in those provinces. The charts are broadcast on several Belgian radio stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 112 member organizations from 54 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, the service provides members of the EBU with verified and cleared-for-use newswort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Soir
''Le Soir'' (, "The Evening") is a French-language Belgian daily newspaper. Founded in 1887 by Emile Rossel, it was intended as a politically independent source of news. It is one of the most popular Francophone newspapers in Belgium, competing with '' La Libre Belgique'', and since 2005 has appeared in Berliner format. It is owned by Rossel & Cie, which also owns several Belgian news outlets and the French paper '' La Voix du Nord''. History and profile ''Le Soir'' was founded as a free advertising newspaper in 1887. Later it became a paying paper. When Belgium was occupied during the Second World War, ''Le Soir'' continued to be published under German censorship, unlike many Belgian newspapers which went underground. The paper, which became known as "Le Soir Volé" (or "Stolen Le Soir"), was parodied by the resistance group, the '' Front de l'Indépendance'' which in 1943 published a satirical pro-Allied edition of the paper, dubbed the " Faux Soir" (or "Fake Soir"), which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Exchange (film)
''The Royal Exchange'' (french: L'échange des princesses) is a 2017 Belgian-French historical film based on the eponymous novel by Chantal Thomas. Plot Cast * Lambert Wilson - Philippe V * Anamaria Vartolomei - Louise-Élisabeth * Olivier Gourmet - Philippe d'Orléans * Catherine Mouchet - Madame de Ventadour * Kacey Mottet Klein - Don Luis * Patrick Descamps - Maréchal de Villeroy * Andréa Ferréol - Princesse Palatine * Maya Sansa - Elisabeth Farnese Elisabeth Farnese ( Italian: ''Elisabetta Farnese'', Spanish: ''Isabel Farnesio''; 25 October 169211 July 1766) was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip V. She exerted great influence over Spain's foreign policy and was the '' de facto'' ... References External links * * 2010s historical films 2017 films 2010s French-language films French historical films 2010s French films Cultural depictions of Louis XV Cultural depictions of Spanish monarchs Louis I of Spain Philip V of Spain {{2010s- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magritte Award For Most Promising Actor
The Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor (French: Magritte du meilleur espoir masculin) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of a young actor who has delivered an outstanding breakthrough performance while working within the film industry. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements. The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with Joffrey Verbruggen receiving the award for his role in '' The Boat Race''. As of the 2022 ceremony, Günter Duret is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''Playground A playground, playpark, or play area is a place designed to provide an environment for children that facilitates play, typically outdoors. While a playground is usually designed for children, some are designed for other age groups, or people ...''. Winners and nominees In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magritte Award
A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in Belgium. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette. The awards, first presented in 2011, are considered the Belgian equivalent of the Academy Awards in the United States. Historically given during the first quarter of the new year, the awards honor achievements for cinematic accomplishments for the preceding year. The 11th Magritte Awards ceremony was held on 12 February 2022 at the Square Meeting Centre, in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels. History Founded in 2010, the Académie André Delvaux was established at the request of the Francophone Film Producers Association (UPFF) and Pro Spère, to unite the five branches of the film industry, including acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
