Stefanie Callebaut
Stefanie Callebaut | |
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| Born | 25 May 1986 Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Formerly of | SX |
Stefanie Callebaut (born 25 May 1986) is a Flemish singer-songwriter. Stefanie was the frontwoman of the Belgian band SX from 2009 to 2022. Stefanie mainly sings in English but has also recorded songs in the West Flemish language. In 2025, she was one of the candidates for Eurosong 2025.
Musical career
Callebaut first became known in 2005 through her participation in Star Academy, where she finished 12th. In 2009, she co-founded the indie pop band SX with some Kortrijk residents.[1] The group made three studio albums and scored hits with Gold and Black Video.[1][2] In 2022, the band retired, after an acoustic farewell tour through Flanders.[3]
After a short break, Callebaut recorded music again and took part in the program Ik vraag het aan. At the end of 2024, she was announced as one of the eight candidates for Eurosong 2025, hosted on the Flemish TV channel VRT 1, with the song "Gloria".[4][5] She finished in fifth place with a total of 111 points,[6]
References
- ^ a b "Grensrock: SX". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 18 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "SX wint Vi.be On Air 2011" (in Dutch). Studio Brussel. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Krantenartikel Het Nieuwsblad: Kortrijkse band houdt ermee op" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Deze acht artiesten geven het beste van zichzelf in Eurosong 2025". VRT.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Belgium 2025: Lineup for 'Eurosong' revealed". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2024-11-14. Archived from the original on 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Helgeson, Justina (2025-02-01). "Belgium: Red Sebastian wins Eurosong 2025 with "Strobe Lights"". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2025-02-01.