Flip Kowlier

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Flip Kowlier
Flip Kowlier.jpg
Flip Kowlier in 2006
Born
Filip Willy Mariette Cauwelier

(1976-03-15) 15 March 1976 (age 48)
Izegem, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper

Flip Kowlier (pseudonym of Filip Willy Mariette Cauwelier, born 15 March 1976 in Izegem, West Flanders) is a Belgian singer, songwriter and rapper. He sings in a distinct West Flemish dialect. He is an MC with the hip hop group, 't Hof van Commerce. And in his solo work he sings and plays guitar, with Karel De Backer and Joost Van den Broeck on drums, Peter Lesage on keyboards and Pieter Van Buyten on bass guitar.

Contents

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
BEL
(FL)

[1]
2001Ocharme ik18
2004In de fik2
2007De Man van 312
2010Otoradio2
2013Cirque9
2022September11

Compilation albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
BEL
(FL)

[1]
200110 Jaar Flip Kowlier50

Singles

Flip Kowlier in 2005 Kowlier, Flip (2005).jpg
Flip Kowlier in 2005
YearAlbumPeak positions
BEL
(FL)
Ultratop 50

[1]
BEL
(FL)
Ultratip
*
[1]
2005"Als de zomer weer voorbij zal zijn" 12
2006"What's This?"5 
2007"De grotste lul van 't stad"20 
"Donderdagnacht"28 
2008"Niemand" 23
"El mundo kapotio" 17
2010"Mo ba nin"30 
"Zwembad" 4
2011"Mama (No wo homme hon?)" 28
"Geboren voe te leven" 3
2013"Directeur"41 
2014"Detox Danny" 28
2021"September"33 

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Flip Kowlier discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2013.