Kim Van Hee (born 22 February 1978), better known by her
stage name
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Kim Kay is a Belgian
pop
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singer. She is
Flemish
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, though she is known for delivering vocals in French. Kay took part in the Belgian preselection of the
2002 Eurovision Song Contest with a song called The Sun Shines. Kim Kay's arguably most famous work is her dance single "
Lilali", which was a hit in Europe, beyond Belgium and France, where she booked her overall greatest successes throughout her career.
Kay lives in
Wichelen
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and studies psychology in
Ghent
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. In 2004, she was diagnosed with
cervical cancer
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.
Discography
Albums
* ''
La Vie en lilali'' (1998)
** 1. "
Lilali"
** 2. "
Bam bam"
** 3. "
Le Banana Split"
** 4. "
Iniminimanimo"
** 5. "Donne-moi"
** 6. "
Oui oh oui"
** 7. "Tout simplement"
** 8. "
Amoureux solitaires
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"
** 9. "À nous"
** 10. "
99 Luftballons
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"
** 11. "Je danse"
** 12. "
Poupée de cire, poupée de son
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (; English: "Wax doll, rag doll") recorded by French singer France Gall with music composed and French lyrics written by Serge Gainsbourg. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 held in Naples, winning the ...
" (remix)
** 13. "Lilali" (speedgarage mix)
* ''
Hits!'' (2000)
** 1. "
Les Sucettes"
** 2. "Bam bam"
** 3. "Hula hop"
** 4. "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
** 5. "
Les Vacances d'été
"Les Vacances d'été (''"The Summer Vacations"'') " is a song by the Belgian Eurodance singer Kim Kay. It was released in 2000 on EMI as the second single and as well as the fifth track from her only compilation album
A compilation album co ...
"
** 6. "Touche à tout"
** 7. "
Ça plane pour moi
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The song has been covered by many artists, though the original recording was the most suc ...
"
** 8. "Oui oh oui"
** 9. "Le Banana Split"
** 10. "
La Dah-li-danse"
** 11. "Iniminimanimo"
** 12. "Lilali"
** 13. "Bam bam" (speedgarage mix)
** 14. "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (club mix)
** 15. "La Dah-li-danse" (dolly family mix)
** 16. "Lilali" (mellow mix)
Singles
* "
Lilali" (1998)
* "
Oui oh oui" (1998)
* "
Poupée de cire, poupée de son
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (; English: "Wax doll, rag doll") recorded by French singer France Gall with music composed and French lyrics written by Serge Gainsbourg. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 held in Naples, winning the ...
" (1998)
* "
Bam bam" (1999)
* "
Iniminimanimo" (1999)
* "
La Dah-li-danse" (2000)
* "
Les Vacances d'été
"Les Vacances d'été (''"The Summer Vacations"'') " is a song by the Belgian Eurodance singer Kim Kay. It was released in 2000 on EMI as the second single and as well as the fifth track from her only compilation album
A compilation album co ...
" (2000)
* "
Ça plane pour moi
"Ça plane pour moi" () is a 1977 song by Belgian musician Plastic Bertrand. The music is also used in the 1977 song "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" by Elton Motello.
The song has been covered by many artists, though the original recording was the most suc ...
" (2000)
* "
Les Sucettes" (2000)
* "Open Your Heart" (2001)
* "Direction le soleil" / "The Sun Shines" (2002)
* "Abracadabrant" (2003)
References
External links
Unofficial website*
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1978 births
Living people
People from Dendermonde
People from East Flanders
Eurodance musicians
English-language singers from Belgium
French-language singers of Belgium
EMI Records artists
21st-century Belgian women singers
21st-century Belgian singers
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