- Udo Mechels
Udo Mechels, born in
Brussels on10 may 1976 , is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo. He won the first season of the Belgian version of "The X Factor" in 2005.Biography
In 2003, Udo participated in the first season of "Belgian Idols", but lost in the semi-finals to Chris D. Morton and Tom Olaerts. In 2005, he was a contestant on the Belgian edition of "The X-Factor", and won in December 2005.
Udo released his debut album "U-Turn" and his #1 debut single "Isn't It Time", a cover of the song by
The Babys , in 2006. He received agold record for "U-Turn" during the TV programme "Tien Om Te Zien" on 4 July 2007.In 2006 Udo also received a TMF Award for "Best New Artist" and the Radio 2 trophy for "Breakthrough of the Year".
On 30 March 2007, Udo performed "Ik Mis Je Zo" by
Will Tura on the Flemish television show"Zo Is Er Maar Één" and won. Udo released this song on 19 April 2007 with "Tu Me Manques", the French version of this song, accompanying the single. He received a gold record for this song during Tien Om Te Zien on 5 September 2007.His next album, "Good Things Coming" is expected to be released in January 2008.
Udo has his own live-band, Udo Live!, which first performed on 28 March 2007 at De Zuiderkroon in Antwerp. The live band consists of
guitarist Chris Van Nauw, Roberto Mercurio playingbass guitar , David Demeyere on drums, Jan Samynkeyboardist , and Marva Nielsen and Dany Caen providing backup vocals.Discography
Albums
** 2006: U-Turn (also available as a
limited edition )
** 2007: U-Turn Limited Edition with Ik Mis Je Zoingles
* 2005: Isn't it time
* 2006:
** Winter in July
** Back against the wall
** Eyes of a stranger (available by download only)
* 2007: Ik Mis Je Zo
* 2008:
** You've got a good thing comin'
** BeautifulExternal links
* [http://www.udo.be/ Official website]
* [http://www.udo-music.be/ Myspace]
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