Iris (singer)

Iris
Iris
Birth name	Laura van den Bruel
Born	19 January 1995 (age 29); Morkhoven, Belgium
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2010 – present
Labels	SonicAngel
Website	www.sonicangel.com/artist/airis

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

Eurovision

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

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	BEL (VL) ^[6]
Seventeen	Released: 26 April 2012 Label: SonicAngel Formats: CD, digital download	30

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	BEL (VL) ^[6]	Album
"Wonderful"	2011	28	Seventeen
"Would You?"	2012	19
"Welcome to My World"	2012	—^[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

Footnotes

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

Sources

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Iris fährt für Belgien nach Baku | GRENZECHO.net - Ostbelgien grenzenlos". Grenzecho.net. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
^ "VRT stuurt 16-jarige Iris naar Azerbeidzjan". De Standaard. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
^ Storvik-Green, Simon. "Iris to represent Belgium in Baku". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
^ Jiandani, Sanjay. "Belgium: Iris to represent Belgium in Baku". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Airis". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

External links

Preceded by Witloof Bay with "With Love Baby"	Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012	Succeeded by Roberto Bellarosa with "Love Kills"

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

[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.

[grenzecho1-2] "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.

[BEL-6] Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Airis". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

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v t e Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Artists	Roberto Bellarosa Bob Benny Blanche Lily Castel Vanessa Chinitor Ann Christy Clouseau Robert Cogoi Mélanie Cohl Copycat Lisa del Bo Barbara Dex Tom Dice Dream Express Eliot Frédéric Etherlinck Serge and Christine Ghisoland Gustaph Axel Hirsoux Hooverphonic Jacques Hustin Ingeborg Iris Ishtar Sandra Kim The KMG's Philippe Lafontaine Fud Leclerc Linda Lepomme Claude Lombard Jérémie Makiese Micha Marah Mony Marc Lize Marke Morgane Mustii Louis Neefs Nicole and Hugo Loïc Nottet Pas de Deux Pierre Rapsat Jacques Raymond Nuno Resende Reynaert Kate Ryan Liliane Saint-Pierre Bobbejaan Schoepen Sennek Sergio and the Ladies Nathalie Sorce Emly Starr Stella Telex Laura Tesoro Tonia Urban Trad Jean Vallée Witloof Bay Xandee Jacques Zegers
Songs	"1 Life" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Als het weer lente is" "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Avanti la vie" "Baby, Baby" "Because of You" "Before the Party's Over" "City Lights" "Copycat" "Dis oui" "Door de wind" "Envie de vivre" "Euro-Vision" "Fleur de liberté" "Geef het op" "Gelukkig zijn" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "Le Grand soir" "Hey Nana" "Hou toch van mij" "Iemand als jij" "Ik heb zorgen" "J'aime la vie" "Je t'adore" "Jennifer Jennings" "Judy et Cie" "Laat me nu gaan" "Laissez briller le soleil" "Liefde is een kaartspel" "Like the Wind" "Love Kills" "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" "Samson" "Sanomi" "September, gouden roos" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Sister" "Soldiers of Love" "Straatdeuntje" "Ton nom" "Viens l'oublier" "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

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