BELGIUM – Reynaert started busking at the age of 18. In 1978 he won the annual music competition in the town of Spa with the song “Cerf-volant” (“Kite”), which was released as a single Another single, “Pas assez” (“Not Enough”), followed in 1982 and he released his first album in 1984.
In 1988, Reynaert’s song “Laissez briller le soleil” (“Let the Sun Shine”) was chosen as the Belgian representative in the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 30 April in Dublin.
It was a reflective song that finished the evening in joint 18th place of 21 entries, having received points solely from the French jury. “Laissez briller le soleil” was released as a single but met with little success.
He was a director at Centre Culturel de Soumagne, Belgium.
He was admitted in the hospital last week with COVID-19…
REST IN PEACE…
