Eliot Vassamillet
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| Background information | |
| Born | Eliot Vassamillet 29 December 2000 |
| Origin | Belgium |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2018-present |
Eliot Vassamillet (born 29 December 2000) is a Belgian singer. He represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Wake Up". Prior to Eurovision, he competed in the seventh season of The Voice Belgique in 2018.[2][3]
Career
The Voice Belgique
Vassamillet participated in the seventh season of The Voice Belgique in 2018. in the auditions he performed High Hopes prompting Slimane and Vitaa to turn. Vassamillet chose to be part of Slimane's team.
In the duels, Vassamillet was paired against Paak Kormongkolkul and they sang Mad World. Vassamillet won the duel and went through to the live shows while Kormongkolkul was stolen by Vitaa and continued in the show.
In the live shows, Vassamillet performed Alter Ego the public did not choose to send Vassamillet through to the final and he was not saved by his coach therefore Vassamillet left the show at this stage.[4]
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
On 14 January 2019, Télépro published an article claiming that Vassamillet had been selected to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[5] The following day, RTBF officially confirmed this information, also announcing that his entry would be co-written by Pierre Demoulin, the lead singer of Belgian rock group Roscoe.[6]
On 28 February 2019 it was officially confirmed that Vassamillet would compete with the song"Wake Up".[7]
At the contest he was drawn to perform in the first semi-final where he placed 13th with 70 points. As he did not place in the top ten, he did not progress to the Grand Final of the competition.[8]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
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| Mixtape n°1 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Where Everything Begins |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |
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| BEL (FL) [11] |
BEL (WA) [11] | |||
| "Wake Up" | 2019 | 35 | 27 | Non-album singles |
| "Find A Way" | 2021 | — | — | |
| "Sad (run)" | 2022 | — | — | |
| "Late At Night" | — | — | ||
| "Chosen" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||
References
- ^ "Havré: fin de l'aventure The Voice pour Eliot". sudinfo.be. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b "C'est officiel, Eliot représentera la Belgique à l'Eurovision". MSN. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Belgium: Eliot Vassamillet Selected By RTBF For Eurovision 2019". 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Havré: fin de l'aventure The Voice pour Eliot". sudinfo.be (in French). 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.telepro.be/011-46455-Eurovision-2019-exit-Valentine-Brognion-vive-Eliot-Vassamillet.html Archived 2022-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (In French)
- ^ "Découvrez Eliot, le chanteur montois qui représentera la Belgique à l'Eurovision". RTBF (in French). Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Belgium: Eliot's Eurovision 2019 entry, "Wake up", to be revealed on February 28 | INFE". 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "First Semi-Final of Tel Aviv 2019 - Eurovision Song Contest". Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Mixtape n°1 by Eliot". Deezer. 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Where Everything Begins - EP by Eliot". Spotify. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Discographie Eliot". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.