BELGIUM – Belgium was the first nation to declare its Eurovision 2022 singer, although they were among the last to disclose their song. Jรฉrรฉmie Makiese’s ‘Miss You’ will be performed in the Second Semi-Final on Thursday, May 12th.
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Jรฉrรฉmie’s second big interest, football, took off in a similarly dramatic way the same month when he signed a one-year deal to play for the Belgian football club Excelsior Virton.
Jรฉrรฉmie was born in Antwerp, Belgium to Congolese parents. He and his family (including his three brothers and sister) relocated to Berchem-Sainte-Agathe when he was six years old, then to Dilbeek a few years later, and eventually to Uccle. The town is a multilingual municipality in Brussels’ capital. Jรฉrรฉmie began learning both Dutch and French at a young age.
ABOUT THE SINGER
Makiese was born in Antwerp to Congolese parents. At 6 years old he and his family (including his three brothers and sister) moved to Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, then to Dilbeek a few years later, spending his childhood between the two municipalities, where he learned to speak both Dutch and French. He finally settled in Uccle.
Makiese took up singing from both of his parents (his mother also playing the tam-tam), starting in a church choir at a young age and later moving on to singing lessons at school, where he took part and won, a contest.
On 12 January 2021, Makiese auditioned for season nine of The Voice Belgique performing Labrinth’s “Jealous”, with all four coaches turning for him. He eventually chose to join Beverly Jo Scott’s team.
During the Duels, Makiese battled Astrid Cuylits singing Lauren Daigle’s “You Say”, and he won the duel to make it through to the live shows. There, he performed James Arthur’s “You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Loves You”. He was saved by the coach and progressed to the next round. In the next round, he performed Christophe Maรฉ’s “รa fait mal”, where he was saved by his coach again. In the following round, he performed “Say Something” and was qualified for the semi-final, where he performed Bruno Mars’ “Leave the Door Open”. He qualified for the grand final.
In the grand final, he performed three songs: “Earth Song”, “Revival” (with Beverly Jo Scott) and “Jealous”, ultimately winning the season.
On 15 September 2021, broadcaster Radio-tรฉlรฉvision belge de la Communautรฉ franรงaise (RTBF) announced that they had internally selected Makiese to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.
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