![]() ![]() She did better the following year, when "Dag vreemde man" ("Hello Stranger") finished in second place. Eurovision Song Contest Ĭhristy's first attempt to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest came in 1970 with the song "Le temps, le vent" ("Time, Wind"), which failed to progress past the semi-final stage. In 1968 she won the Knokke Cup singing contest. During this period she toured in Belgium and France with Salvatore Adamo. Her first solo recordings met with little success. Ann Christy (born Christianne Leenaerts, 22 September 1945 in Antwerp – 7 August 1984 in Meise) was a Belgian singer who enjoyed success in her native country and is best known internationally for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975.Ĭhristy began a singing career with The Adams Orchestra, whose drummer, Marc Hoyois, she later married. ![]()
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