X!NK
X!NK is (left to right) Philip Valkiers, Thomas Valkiers, Jonas Meukens and Niels Meukens. X!NK (pronounced: zink) are a punk rock group which represented Belgium at the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest on November 15, 2003 with the song De Vriendschapsband (The Bond/Band Between/Of Friends). The song, which they wrote themselves, is about the origin of their band and their friendship. In the field of 16 contestants, they ended in 6th place with 83 points at the international final in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The band consists of two sets of two brothers: Jonas & Niels Meukens and Thomas & Philip Valkiers.
Jonas is songwriter, lead singer and guitarist, his brother Niels is the drummer. Thomas and Philip are both guitarists.
Like the other contestants they got to record their entry in a studio with a professional producer, in their case Paul Despiegelaere
In the national qualifying rounds for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Belgium (Eurosong for kids), X!NK competed against 9 other contestants: Laura, Martijn, Remi, Kia, Jelly Pie, Simon MC, the Twin girls, Tonya and Charlotte. X!NK beat, Tonya the second place winner with a difference of 3 points. Their winning song was made into a single.
Na het Junior Eurovisiesongfestival
X!NK launced their second single, named Oh-ho in the beginning of 2004. Later that year their first album, containing twelve numbers was released. This album went gold in Flanders (the Dutch language area of Belgium).
X!NK often perform at rock festivals in Belgium (for example Marktrock in Leuven). In 2004, they performed the song "Laat me vrij" (Let me free) which served as the theme song for the film "Garfield" in Flemmish cinemas.
Their latest album Vergif (Poison) was released on 30th September 2005.
External link
- Skynet.be site (http://ms.skynet.be/xink) featuring tour guide, pictures, news, audio and video. (In Dutch).
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