Iris (singer)

Iris
Birth nameLaura van den Bruel
Born (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29)
Morkhoven, Belgium
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
Years active2010 – present
LabelsSonicAngel[1]
Websitewww.sonicangel.com/artist/airis

Laura van den Bruel, known as Iris or Airis (born 19 January 1995), is a Belgian singer.[2]

Eurovision

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On 18 November 2011, it was announced by Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT),[3] that Iris would represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[2][4][5] She performed the song "Would You?", finished second last in the first semi-final, and did not make the Eurovision final. In 2014, she returned to the contest as a member of the Belgian jury.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
BEL
(VL)

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Seventeen 30

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(VL)

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"Wonderful" 2011 28 Seventeen
"Would You?" 2012 19
"Welcome to My World" [a]
"Tomorrow I'll Be OK" 2013 40 Non-album singles
"Lost for One Day" 2014 50
"Heartbreaker" 2015 88
"I Will Stand By You" 2016
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Welcome to My World" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 12 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.

Sources

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  1. ^ "AIRIS Laura Van den Bruel uit Morkhoven : beloftevolle artieste SonicAngel - Nieuws". Nnieuws.be. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  2. ^ a b "Iris fährt für Belgien nach Baku | GRENZECHO.net - Ostbelgien grenzenlos". Grenzecho.net. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  3. ^ "VRT stuurt 16-jarige Iris naar Azerbeidzjan". De Standaard. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. ^ Storvik-Green, Simon. "Iris to represent Belgium in Baku". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  5. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay. "Belgium: Iris to represent Belgium in Baku". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  6. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Airis". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
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Preceded by Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
2012
Succeeded by