Consolation prize for Hooverphonic after disappointing Eurovision Song Contest…

They may not have ended up in the top five in the Eurovision Song Contest, but Hooverphonic is still number 1 in the Ultratop. Photo: AFP – They may not have finished in the top five in the Eurovision Song Contest, but Hooverphonic should not lose its popularity and appreciation among the Belgian public. The … Read more

After Hooverphonic’s disappointment: 5 lessons about Flanders …

Hooverphonic ended disappointingly nineteenth at the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday evening. And then you send a band from the Champions League of the Belgian music scene… Which 5 lessons can the VRT learn from this Eurovision Song Contest, so that we will be playing in two years? – 1. Go for goosebumps or the … Read more

Italy wins Eurovision Song Contest, Hooverphonic ends under …

Italy has won the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Zitti E Buoni’. Our Belgian entry Hooverphonic could not convince the viewers: it only ended 19th with the song ‘The wrong place’. – Rock can score at the Eurovision Song Contest, as the Italian band Måneskin proved. With the delicious glam … Read more

LIVE EUROVISION SONG FESTIVAL. D-day for Hooverphonic in Rotte …

It’s showtime! Hooverphonic has to work tonight at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Our country made an impression during Tuesday’s semi-final and experts are cautiously optimistic about the chances of Geike Arnaert, Alex Callier and Raymond Geerts to surprise in the grand final as well. Where does Hooverphonic end? You read it LIVE here. … Read more

“Accidentally broken the Belgian flag”: on the trail of H …

D-day for Hooverphonic. Geike Arnaert, Alex Callier and Raymond Geerts will be in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday evening. They have already been in Rotterdam for two weeks, and now the denouement follows. Het Nieuwsblad followed them closely all this time. Relive their way to the final, which started with “an … Read more

This was what the foreign press thought of Hooverpho’s performance …

Relief at Hooverphonic: the band of Alex Callier, Geike Arnaert and Raymond Geerts pushed through to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Tuesday evening with the song The wrong place. What did foreign experts think of the Belgian performance? – Hooverphonic performed in the first semifinal on Tuesday evening as the eleventh country … Read more

Hooverphonic to Eurovision final: “We can return …

Hooverphonic after qualifying for the final. Photo: VRT – Hooverphonic was thrilled after their qualification for the Eurovision Song Contest final. Frontman Alex Callier was speechless on rare occasions. And singer Geike Arnaert could no longer overcome her nerves, but is relieved with the result. – “It was thrilling,” said Alex Callier in an initial … Read more

This is what they think of Hooverphonic abroad: “Quality …

– Geike Arnaert from Hooverphonic. — © EBU / THOMAS HANSES – Will Hooverphonic advance to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on Tuesday evening? On paper that should succeed, after the flawless rehearsals with a vocally convincing Geike Arnaert. And yet it becomes nail biting. The bookmakers even see our country … Read more

This is how foreign journalists estimate the chances of Hooverph …

Will Hooverphonic advance to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on Tuesday evening? On paper that should succeed, after the flawless rehearsals with a vocally convincing Geike Arnaert. And yet it becomes nail biting. The bookmakers even see our country shut down. We asked foreign journalists who follow the Eurovision Song Contest … Read more

Watch Hooverphonic’s second rehearsal for the EU here …

Hooverphonic is fully rehearsing for the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest next Tuesday. On Wednesday they could practice for the second time in the Rotterdam Ahoy and there are pictures of that. – That’s how Alex Callier thinks about an act at the Eurosong festival: “This is 100% Hooverphonic” Stylist sees dream come … Read more