Ishtar (band)
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![]() Ishtar performing in Belgrade, May 2008 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Belgium |
Genres | Folk |
Members | Soetkin Baptist Michel Vangheluwe Ann Vandaele Marleen Vandaele Els Vandaele Hans Vandaele Lode Cartrysse Frank Markey Korneel Taeckens Karel Vercruysse |
Ishtar is a Belgian (Flemish) folk band who represented Belgium at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "O Julissi", sung in an imaginary language. They competed in the first semi-final on 20 May 2008.
O Julissi
"O Julissi" is a song by Ishtar. The band's site [1] claims that the song is in an imaginary language. There is, however, a certain similarity to Ukrainian; in particular, the first line is fully understandable (Ukrainian "Ой у лісі на ялині", meaning "Oh, in the forest on a spruce"). The folk song represented Belgium at the semi-finals of Eurovision Song Contest 2008 on 20 May 2008 in Belgrade, but did not proceed to the finals. The single was released 14 March 2008. The song entered the Belgian Ultratop at #7. In its second week, O Julissi topped the list.
Ishtar's song was elected after they won the final of Eurosong 2008. Ishtar, until then an unknown band, defeated better known artists, like pop singers Sandrine and Brahim. The other contestants in the final were rock group Paranoiacs and Nelson, who had written a modern ballad.
Band members
- Soetkin Baptist
- Michel Vangheluwe
- Ann Vandaele
- Marleen Vandaele
- Els Vandaele
- Hans Vandaele
- Lode Cartrysse
- Frank Markey
- Korneel Taeckens
- Karel Vercruysse
External links
Media related to Ishtar (Belgian band) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Dutch and French)
- Incomplete list of songs
Preceded by The KMG's with "Love Power" | Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | Succeeded by Patrick Ouchène with "Copycat" |
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- "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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