Sennek

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Sennek
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Groeseneken in 2018
Background information
Birth nameLaura Groeseneken
Also known asSennek, Lola
Born (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 34)
Leuven, Belgium
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2014–present

Laura Groeseneken (born 30 April 1990), also known as Sennek, is a Belgian singer and songwriter. She represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "A Matter of Time", [1] but did not make it to the final.

Contents

Sennek performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 ESC2018 - Belgium 04.jpg
Sennek performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Groeseneken has performed as the keyboardist for Belgian musician Ozark Henry, performing with him at Rock Werchter. She worked as a visual merchandiser for IKEA, while also working as a vocal coach in her hometown. [2] Groeseneken has written music for the Belgian pop-rock band Hooverphonic with Alex Callier. [3]

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
BEL
(FL)

[4]
BEL
(WA)
Tip

[5]
"A Matter of Time"2018916TBA
"Endlessly"2019
"Overtones"2021
"Kaleidoscope" (Live)
"Butterfly" (Live)
"Rise Like a Phoenix"2023Eurovision Unplugged EP
"Gelukkig zijn"
"Just a Little Bit (Ooh Aah)"
"Ding a Dong"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Extended plays

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Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "A Matter of Time" written by Laura Groeseneken, Alex Callier and Maxime Tribeche. The song was performed by Sennek, which is the artistic name of singer Laura Groeseneken who was internally selected by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) in September 2017 to represent the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The song, "A Matter of Time", was presented to the public on 5 March 2018.

References

  1. Farren, Neil (28 September 2017). "BELGIUM: LAURA GROESENEKEN TO EUROVISION 2018". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. van Rossem, Aline (28 September 2017). "LAURA GROESENEKEN IS BELGIUM'S EUROVISION 2018 SINGER". Wiwibloggs.
  3. Jordan, Paul; Demulder, Jan (28 September 2017). "Laura Groeseneken will sing for Belgium at Eurovision 2018!". eurovision.tv. EBU. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. "Discographie Sennek". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. "Discographie Sennek". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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Preceded by Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
2018
Succeeded by
Eliot
with Wake Up