Reynaert is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, best known for his participation in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

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Early career

Reynaert started busking

Busking

Street performance or busking is the practice of performing in public places, for gratuities, which are generally in the form of money and edibles...

 at the age of 18. In 1978 he won the annual music competition in the town of Spa

Spa, Belgium

Spa is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liège. It is situated in a valley in the Ardennes mountain chain, some southeast of Liège, and southwest of Aachen. As of 1 January 2006, Spa had a total population of 10,543...

 with the song "Cerf-volant" ("Kite"), which was released as a single. Another single, "Pas assez" ("Not Enough"), followed in 1982 and he released his first album in 1984.

Eurovision Song Contest

In 1988, Reynaert's song "Laissez briller le soleil

Laissez Briller Le Soleil

"Laissez briller le soleil" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in French by Reynaert.The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Norway's Karoline Krüger with "For vår jord" and preceding Luxembourg's Lara Fabian with "Croire"...

" ("Let the Sun Shine") was chosen as the Belgian representative in the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1988

The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1988 in Dublin. The presenters were Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca...

 which took place on 30 April in Dublin. Despite its title, it was a lyrically bleak, almost despairing, song which failed to connect with the voting juries and finished the evening in joint 18th place of 21 entries, having received points solely from the French

France

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Later career

"Laissez briller le soleil" was released as a single but met with little success. Since then little has been heard of Reynaert. He appears to have slipped back into obscurity, and his current whereabouts and career are unknown.