Belgium: Hooverphonic release an acoustic version of their Eurovision 2021 entry "The Wrong Place"

Belgium: Hooverphonic release an acoustic version of their Eurovision 2021 entry
Tuesday, 20 April 2021

  • Belgium's Eurovision 2021 hopefuls, Hooverphonic, have released an acoustic version of their Eurovision song "The Wrong Place".

    With the next Eurovision contest around the corner and most of the pre parties cancelled due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the competing acts don't have many opportunities to promote their entries and showcase their talent before the live shows. However, they have opted for alterantive ways treating fans with  online sessions, interviews and special releases of different versions of their songs.

    Hooverphonic, who will be representing Belgium in Rotterdam, have released an acoustic version of their entry "The Wrong Place". We remind you that the song's story refers to a woman waking up, which has regretted making a one night stand. It talks about a one night stand that didn't work out the way expected with the woman regretting to put herself in such situation and finding herself the post hook up morning in the wrong place.

    With the staging of the song being arrannged under the guidance of Hans Pannecoucke, who was the creative director of the Dutch 2014 entry “Calm After the Storm” , the internatιοnally acclaimed band will perfrom 11th in the first semi final show, on May 18, 2021 in Rotterdam Ahoy. 

     

    A few words about Hooverphonic

    The Belgic band Hooverphonic was created in October 1995. Although initially it was known as a trip – hop band it quickly started to include alternative, electo, electro-pop and other sounds. The group started out as  Hoover, a name used by other groups too, and switch to the name Hooverphonic αφού in orde to avoid legal complications.

    On October 10, 2008 the band’s leading vocalist , Geike Arnaert , announced that she will leave the group opting for a solo career. Hooverphonic’s last concert took place on December 13, 2008 at  Tele-Club in Ekaterinburg, Russia. This last concert was recorded by Russian MTV and was broadcast on Russian TV in 2009. In October 2010 Hooverphonic decided  Noémie Wolf as Geike’s successor, a choice that was officially announced during the De Laatste Show on VRT. However on March 26,2015 the group revealed that Noémie will leave the group. On April 2018 the band found its new leading vocalist, Luka Cruysberghs.

    The group’s major hit was the song entitled Mad About You, which reached high chart positions in European Countries and Australia.

    Recently Former Hooverphonic singer Geike Arnaert, who had left the group twelve years ago,got back on board with the other two members, Alex Callier and Raymond Geerts , replacing Luka Cruysberghs.

    Last year Hooverphonic were internally selected to perform "Release Me" in Rotterdam. Following the cancellation of the contest by EBU due to the coronavirus pandemic, a consultation between the VRT, the French-speaking public broadcaster RTBF and Hooverphonic leaded to VRT announcing that the band will represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. RTBF considered it a logical decision to offer Hooverphonic and the VRT this opportunity and postponed their turn for participation for a year until 2022.

     

    News Source: Eurovision.tv