The Eurovision Young Dancers 1989 was the third edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at Palais des Congrès, in Paris, France on 28 June 1989. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Régions 3 (FR3), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of seventeen countries took part in the competition. Cyprus and Portugal made their début at the contest.
Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe was a Belgian violinist, composer and conductor. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar".
Gidon Kremer is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica.
BaronArthur Grumiaux was a Belgian violinist.
Miguel Campaneria is a Cuban ballet dancer and choreographer.
Maurice Grevisse was a Belgian grammarian.
Todor Angelov Dzekov Kyustendil, Principality of Bulgaria 12 January 1900 – Fort Breendonk, Belgium 30 November 1943 was a Bulgarian anarcho-communist revolutionary who lived and was active for a long time in Western Europe. During World War II, he headed a Brussels-based group of the Belgian Resistance against Nazi Germany; he was captured and sentenced to death by the Nazis.
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, C.M., C.Q. is a Canadian coloratura contralto. She first came to the world's attention in 2000 when she became the first Canadian to win first prize at the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Belgium. Since then Lemieux has established herself as one of the finest contraltos currently singing on the classical music stage, appearing with some of the world's best orchestras and singing with many great opera companies. Lemieux is admired for possessing an unusually flexible and beautiful contralto voice that does not have the heaviness that is often associated with her particular voice type. For this reason, Lemieux has become a favourite among lovers of Baroque opera and she is noted for her portrayal of characters in the operas of Handel and Vivaldi in particular. Her voice is admired for its richness, warmth and resonance and for its expressiveness and use of many different tone colours. Lemieux is also praised by critics for her stage presence and communicative power.
The Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition is an international music competition for viola players established in 1983 by the French viola society Les Amis de l'Alto. The competition is named for the French viola player and teacher Maurice Vieux.
Robert-Matthew Chichkov in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, was a priest, rector and teacher who was sentenced to death in the early 1950s.
William Eugene Beauvais is a Canadian classical guitarist and composer who has performed in the United States, Europe, and across Canada.
Benjamin Feliksdal is a Dutch ballet dancer. He has danced as soloist and principal dancer with Het Nederlandse Ballet 1960, Het Nationale Ballet 1961/1971, and with the Royal Ballet of Flanders 1972/1973.
Norbert H. J. Nozy is a contemporary Belgian conductor, music educator, and classical saxophonist.
Vodenicharov or Vodenitcharov (Воденичаров) is a Bulgarian-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Roberto Bellarosa is a Belgian singer. Bellarosa came to fame for being the first winner of The Voice Belgique. He also represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. He finished in 12th place with 71 points.
Victor Kissine is a Russian-born classical composer.
Standard Basketball Club Liège was a Belgian professional basketball club that was based in Liège, Belgium. The club was also known as Standard Golden Ball Liège, for sponsorship reasons. It was the senior men's basketball department of the multi-sports club Royal Standard de Liège. The team was dissolved in 1985.
Veljko Vulkanov Ivanov was a Bulgarian lawyer and politician. He graduated from "Law" at Sofia University. He became a candidate of legal sciences and Doctor of Juridical Science. Senior Research Associate. He worked at the Institute of State and Law of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Billy Eidi is a French classical pianist of Lebanese background.
