Jérémie Makiese
- Singer
- footballer
Jérémie Makiese (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁemi makjese, -eze];[1][2] born 15 June 2000[3]) is a Belgian singer and footballer, who rose to fame after winning The Voice Belgique 2021. He represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Miss You".[4]
Early life
Makiese was born in Antwerp to Congolese parents. At 6 years old he and his family (including his three brothers and sister) moved to Sint-Agatha-Berchem, then to Dilbeek a few years later, spending his childhood between the two municipalities, where he learned to speak both Dutch and French. They finally settled in Uccle.[5][6][7]
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 in, and won, a contest.[5][6]
Musical career
2021: The Voice Belgique
Makiese auditioned for season nine of The Voice Belgique performing Labrinth's "Jealous", with all four coaches turning for him. He chose to join Beverly Jo Scott's team. In April 2021, he won the show.[8]
Song | Original Artist(s) | Notes | |
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Blind Audition | "Jealous" | Labrinth | Four-chair turn, joins Team BJ Scott |
Duel | "You Say" | Lauren Daigle | Won against Astrid Cuylits |
Live Shows | "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" | James Arthur | |
"Ça fait mal" | Christophe Maé | ||
"Feels Like Rain" | Buddy Guy | With B.J. Scott, Elsa Puls, and Mateo Rodriguez | |
"Say Something" | A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera | ||
Semifinal | "Ma philosophie" | Amel Bent | With Amel Bent and Sonita Ojong |
"Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) | ||
Final | "Stop This Flame" | Celeste | With the other finalists |
"Earth Song" | Michael Jackson | ||
"Nous" | Julien Doré | With Julien Doré and Sonita Ojong | |
"Revival" | Gregory Porter | Duet with B.J. Scott | |
"Jealous" | Labrinth |
2022: Eurovision Song Contest
On 15 September 2021, broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) announced that they had internally selected Makiese to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.[9]
Artistry
Influences
Makiese cited Michael Jackson, Otis Redding, Gregory Porter, James Brown, Bill Withers and Aretha Franklin among his inspirations, as well as Damso and Stromae.[7][10]
Personal life and other activities
Makiese has reportedly always had an interest in football: at the age of 13, he started to play as a goalkeeper for BX Brussels. In September 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Excelsior Virton, after playing with Jeunesse Molenbeek, Royal Wallonia Walhain, and briefly with La Louvière Centre in summer 2021.[5][6][7][11][12]
Following his success at The Voice Belgique, Makiese took a break from his higher studies in geology to focus on his singing and sports careers.[5][6]
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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BEL (Fl) [13] | BEL (Wa) [14] | LIT [15] | NLD Tip [16] | SWE Heat. [17] | |||
"Miss You" | 2022 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | Non-album singles |
"Oasis" | 2023 | — | 38 | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ Mael (2 February 2021). Jeremie Makiese - Le Face Cam. DCLIK! (video) (in French). Event occurs at 0:25. Retrieved 16 September 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Jeremie Makiese représentant de la Belgique à l'Eurovision 2022 : "J'ai pensé qu'on me faisait une blague"". Le 8/9 (video) (in French). VivaCité (RTBF). 15 September 2021. Event occurs at 2:35. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Makiese, Jérémie [@jeremiemakiese.off] (20 June 2021). "Bon dimanche✨🕊 C'était mon anniversaire cette semaine merci pour tout vos souhaits . Love ❤️" (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Eurovision 2022 Belgium: Jérémie Makiese - "Miss You"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Belgium reveals the first artist for Eurovision 2022 🇧🇪". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Gallagher, Robyn (15 September 2021). "Confirmed! The Voice Belgique champion Jérémie Makiese will represent Belgium at Eurovision 2022". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Christophe, Sam (18 April 2021). "Jérémie Makiese, gagnant de The Voice: «Je suis peut-être rétro, mais pas que ça!»". Sudinfo.be (in French). Sudpresse. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Saint-Amand, François (14 April 2021). "Jérémie Makiese, gagnant de The Voice Belgique : "Je suis venu avec une question, BJ a donné la réponse"". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Jérémie Makiese (The Voice) défendra les couleurs de la Belgique à l'Eurovision". RTBF Culture (in French). RTBF. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Vrancken, Cliff (15 September 2021). "Winnaar van "The voice Belgique" Jérémie Makiese naar het Eurovisiesongfestival". VRT NWS (in Dutch). VRT. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Blessure du portier Molenbeekois Jeremie Makiese". Académie Jeunesse Molenbeek (in French). 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Lefebvre, Bertrand (7 July 2021). "N1: Jérémie Makiese, vainqueur de The Voice, à l'essai à La Louvière Centre". La Nouvelle Gazette [fr] (in French). Sudpresse. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Jérémie Makiese" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Discographie Jérémie Makiese" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Single Tip 21/05/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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Preceded by Charlotte Foret | The Voice Belgique winner 2020-21 | Succeeded by Alec Golard |
Preceded by | Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | Succeeded by Gustaph with "Because of You" |
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- "Before the Party's Over"
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- "Dis oui"
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- "Like the Wind"
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- "Love Power"
- "Ma petite chatte"
- "Macédomienne"
- "A Matter of Time"
- "Me and My Guitar"
- "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine"
- "A Million in One, Two, Three"
- "Miss You"
- "Mon amour pour toi"
- "Mother"
- "Nous, on veut des violons"
- "O Julissi"
- "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel"
- "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie"
- "Près de ma rivière"
- "Quand tu reviendras"
"Release Me"- "Rendez-vous"
- "Rhythm Inside"
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- "September, gouden roos"
- "Si tu aimes ma musique"
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- "La Voix est libre"
- "Waarom?"
- "Wake Up"
- "What's the Pressure"
- "With Love Baby"
- "Would You?"
- "The Wrong Place"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete