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Wim Claes (29 June 1961 – 24 February 2018) was a Belgian composer, arranger and music producer. [1] As a songwriter, he was best known for " Like The Wind", Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, sung by Vanessa Chinitor. He was also a member of the Eurodance group DJ Peter Project. [2]

"Like the Wind", which finished 12th in the contest and reached no 3 in the Belgian charts, was performed in English, in accordance with new rules introduced that year. [3] Other successful co-written by Claes included " Oui oh oui" and " Lilali", both sung by Kim Kay, which reached no 15 and no 4 respectively in the Belgian charts.

References

  1. ^ "Vlaamse showbizz in rouw: Wim Claes overleden". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Wim Claes". Discogs. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Jerusalem 1999". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 25 February 2018.