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 Pennisi and De Corte in 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Years active | 2003–2005 |
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Re-union was a short-lived Dutch musical duo, known for representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song " Without You". It consisted of Dutch singer Paul de Corte (born 28 February 1979) and Italian-born Belgian singer and guitarist Fabrizio Pennisi (born 29 September 1979). [1]
History
Pennisi was a founding member of the Dutch boy band All Of Us, formed in 1998, which De Corte joined in 2001. [1] [2] The band split up in late 2002, but De Corte and Pennisi remained friends and were offered the chance to perform the song " Without You" as a duo in the Nationaal Songfestival, the Dutch selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2004. [1] [2] After advancing from the first semi-final, they performed in the final on 22 February, where "Without You" was chosen as the winner. [3] [4]
Due to the increasing number of countries wishing to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, it had been decided that a semi-final would be introduced in the 2004 contest. [2] As the Netherlands had not placed in the top 10 in 2003, it was one of the countries obliged to participate in the semi-final, which took place on 12 May in Istanbul, Turkey. Re-union were drawn to perform last of the 22 countries and finished in sixth place, thereby qualifying for the final on 15 May. [5] In the final, however, with a less fortuitous performance draw, "Without You" only reached 20th place out of 24 entries. [6] After the 2004 finals, it would last until 2013 for the Netherlands to qualify for a Eurovision final again. [2]
"Without You" reached number 12 on the Dutch singles chart, and in September 2004 the duo released a follow-up, "If You Love Somebody", which peaked at number 36. [1] Shortly after, De Corte and Pennisi went their separate ways. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Biografie Re-union". Muziekencyclopedie (in Dutch). Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Vendel, Edward van de (26 February 2016). "Paul de Corte: dromen verleggen". Eurostory (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ ESC National Finals database 2004
- ^ "Eurovision 2004 album to be released as double cd -". esctoday.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ ESC History Netherlands 2004 Semi-Final
- ^ ESC History Netherlands 2004
External links
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Re-union | |
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Pennisi and De Corte in 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Years active | 2003–2005 |
| Members |
|
Re-union was a short-lived Dutch musical duo, known for representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song " Without You". It consisted of Dutch singer Paul de Corte (born 28 February 1979) and Italian-born Belgian singer and guitarist Fabrizio Pennisi (born 29 September 1979). [1]
History
Pennisi was a founding member of the Dutch boy band All Of Us, formed in 1998, which De Corte joined in 2001. [1] [2] The band split up in late 2002, but De Corte and Pennisi remained friends and were offered the chance to perform the song " Without You" as a duo in the Nationaal Songfestival, the Dutch selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2004. [1] [2] After advancing from the first semi-final, they performed in the final on 22 February, where "Without You" was chosen as the winner. [3] [4]
Due to the increasing number of countries wishing to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, it had been decided that a semi-final would be introduced in the 2004 contest. [2] As the Netherlands had not placed in the top 10 in 2003, it was one of the countries obliged to participate in the semi-final, which took place on 12 May in Istanbul, Turkey. Re-union were drawn to perform last of the 22 countries and finished in sixth place, thereby qualifying for the final on 15 May. [5] In the final, however, with a less fortuitous performance draw, "Without You" only reached 20th place out of 24 entries. [6] After the 2004 finals, it would last until 2013 for the Netherlands to qualify for a Eurovision final again. [2]
"Without You" reached number 12 on the Dutch singles chart, and in September 2004 the duo released a follow-up, "If You Love Somebody", which peaked at number 36. [1] Shortly after, De Corte and Pennisi went their separate ways. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Biografie Re-union". Muziekencyclopedie (in Dutch). Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Vendel, Edward van de (26 February 2016). "Paul de Corte: dromen verleggen". Eurostory (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ ESC National Finals database 2004
- ^ "Eurovision 2004 album to be released as double cd -". esctoday.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ ESC History Netherlands 2004 Semi-Final
- ^ ESC History Netherlands 2004
External links
| Authority control databases: Artists |
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