Jacques Hustin (15 March 1940 – 6 April 2009) was a Belgian singer-songwriter and artist who was successful in his homeland in both fields, and is best known internationally for his participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.
Early career
Hustin was born in
Rika Zarai, Rita Pavone, Maria Mitiieva, Bobby Solo, Jean-Claude Pascal. Second place was Czech singer Josef Laufer. Third place was another Belgian singer, Kalinka.[1]
Eurovision Song Contest
In 1974 Hustin's self-penned song "
Mouth & MacNeal), also as the contest which served to launch the winning group, ABBA, into global superstardom
. In this very competitive field, "Fleur de liberté" finished in ninth place of 17 entries.
In 1978, Hustin took part in the Belgian Eurovision selection for a second time, but on that occasion his song "L'an 2000 c'est demain" ("The Year 2000 is Tomorrow") lost out to "
L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" by Jean Vallée (which went on to finish second in the 1978 contest, Belgium's highest placing to that date).[3]
Later career
In 1975 Hustin hosted a series of programmes called La Guimbarde for Belgian television channel RTBF, which featured singers and musicians from Wallonia.
Hustin continued recording and performing until the late 1980s, when he decided to bring his musical career to a close in order to concentrate on painting. He ran an art workshop in the Belgian Ardennes for ten years, and continued to paint up until his death.[4]
Death
Hustin died of undisclosed causes on 6 April 2009, aged 69.[5]
References
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