Jacques Zegers (born 25 June 1947,
Brussels) is a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1984
Eurovision Song Contest.
Early career
Born in Brussels to a
Belgian mother and
French father, Zegers began singing in
cabaret 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
1984 Summer Olympics.
Eurovision Song Contest
In 1984, Zegers's song "
Avanti la vie" was chosen as the Belgian representative in the 29th
Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 5 May in
Luxembourg City.[1] "Avanti la vie" scored 70 points to finish in fifth place of 19 entries.[2]
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.