Jacques Zegers (born 25 June 1947,

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) is a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1984

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Early career

Born in Brussels to a Belgian mother and French father, Zegers began singing in

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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

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Eurovision Song Contest

In 1984, Zegers's song " Avanti la vie" was chosen as the Belgian representative in the 29th

which took place on 5 May in

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. "Avanti la vie" scored 70 points to finish in fifth place of 19 entries.

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)Discography
(in French)

References

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