Tourist LeMC (born 1984, in

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singer Johannes Faes. He sings in an adaptation of the local Antverpian dialect, altered with non-local sounds and emphases; his music is mainly influenced by French

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Biography

Johannes Faes was born the third of four sons in Schoten on October 9, 1984. His mother is a nurse, his father a teacher. He is married to his former Polish neighbour Marta, with whom he has three sons. He graduated from university as a social worker. In December 2010, Faes' debut album ''Antwerps Testament'' appeared, and in 2012 he reached the finals of the Flemish music competition

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. ''Antwerp Testament'' was reissued in 2013 under the Dutch hip-hop label

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. The album was completely remastered and two bonus songs were added: "Visa Paspor", featuring rapper

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, and "Small Prayer", featuring Sticky Steez. Both songs were picked up as singles by different radio stations. In 2014, he released two EPs during preparations for his new album, ''En Route'', which came out in early 2015. Among other songs, one of the EPs includes a cover of a song by

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. Later that year, Faes earned a gold music certification for this album. In January 2016, he gained more fame and recognition by being nominated for five

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and winning two, as "best singer in Dutch" and "breakthrough of the year". In November 2018, Faes' third album, ''We begrijpen mekaar'' (We understand each other), was released. Just like ''En Route'', this record was produced by Youssef Chellak. A month later, the album went Gold. On April 2, 2021, the fourth album ''Niemandsland'' was released at 1 in the chart of the Ultratop. This album features collaborations with Meskerem Mees,

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from Absynth Minded and Wally. The album consists of two parts; the long player Niemandsland on the one hand and the covers of Liefde voor Muziek on the other. The cover of the album is an oil painting made by Marta Mataczynska, wife of Tourist.

Discography

References

External links

Official website
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