Barbara Maria Karel Deckx (born 22 January 1974), better known by her stage name Barbara Dex, is a

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singer who represented her country in the

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with the song " Iemand als jij". Dex had qualified via the Belgian national heat, Eurosong 93, held at the

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on 6 March. At the Eurovision in

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, she performed seventh, after Greece's entry " Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos" and before Malta's song " This Time". Dex came last, in 25th place. Barbara returned to the Belgian final in 2004, teaming up with Alides for the song "One Life" which placed third. A further Eurovision attempt came in 2006 with the country line-dancing flavoured "Crazy" which earned her fifth place. Barbara Dex was born in

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, one of the three children of Marcel Deckx, a Belgian singer better known by his stage name Marc Dex. Her brother Tom Deckx has played bass guitar in the musical groups Tush and Nuts. In Eurovision, Barbara wore a self-made dress, which inspired House of Eurovision's

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for the contestant with the worst (later, "most striking") outfit.

Discography

Dex has released several albums between 1993 and 2011.

Albums

First album ''Iemand'' contains songs in Dutch. Since 1994 she has performed songs only in English. * ''Iemand'' (1993) * ''Waiting for a New Moon'' (1994) * ''Tender Touch'' (1996) * ''Strong'' (1998) * ''Timeless'' (2001) * ''Enjoy: a Taste of Gospel'' (2003) * ''Blue-eyed Girl'' (2006) * ''Only One Me'' (2008) * ''I Am Barbara Dex'' (2011) * ''Dex, Drugs & Rock 'n Roll'' (2016)

Singles

* "One life" (2004) * "Crazy" (2006) * "I am" (2010) * "Before" (2011)

Barbara Dex Award

Since 1997 the

is an annual fan award for the worst dressed artist in the Eurovision Song Contest. From 1997 to 2016, it was awarded by fansite House of Eurovision, and from 2017 onwards, it has been awarded by songfestival.be.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dex, Barbara 1974 births Living people People from Turnhout Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Belgium Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1993 Dutch-language singers of Belgium 21st-century Belgian women singers