Blanche (singer)

Blanche
Blanche during Eurovision Song Contest 2017 opening ceremony
Background information
Birth name Ellie Delvaux
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999
Brussels, Belgium
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active 2016–present
Labels PIAS Belgium
Website http://www.blanche-music.be/

Ellie Delvaux ([eli dɛlvo]; born 10 June 1999),[1] better known as Blanche, is a Belgian singer and songwriter. She represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Ukraine with the song "City Lights", finishing in fourth place.[2] Blanche previously competed on season five of The Voice Belgique, where she was a member of Team Cats on Trees.[3]

Early life

Ellie Delvaux was born in Belgium, on 10 June 1999. She is Jewish[4] and speaks French, English and Hebrew.[5] As a child she liked to sing to herself. She later attended some musical theatre classes and took part in school performances. When she turned 16, she auditioned for The Voice.[6][7] After Eurovision, she hoped to complete secondary school in Belgium.[8] Her stage name, "Blanche", is her third name.[9]

Career

2016: The Voice Belgique

In January 2016, Blanche auditioned for season five of The Voice Belgique performing Adele's "Daydreamer", with two of four coaches turning for her. She eventually chose to join team Cats on Trees. During the Duels, Blanche battled Charlotte Villers singing Radiohead's "Creep", and Blanche won the duel to make it through to the live shows. During the first live show, she performed Aurora's "Running with the Wolves". She was saved by the coach and progressed to the next round. In the next round, she performed "Runnin' (Lose It All)". She was not saved by her coach and was eliminated from the show.

Blanche during Eurovision rehearsals.
Performances
Performed Song Original artist Result
Blind audition "Daydreamer" Adele Joined Team Cats on Trees
Duels "Creep" (against Charlotte Villers) Radiohead Winner
Week 1 "Running with the Wolves" Aurora Saved by coach
Week 2 "Runnin' (Lose It All)" Naughty Boy
(featuring Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin)		 Eliminated

2017–present: Eurovision Song Contest 2017

On 22 November 2016, broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) announced that they had internally selected Blanche to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev, Ukraine.[2] Her song, "City Lights", was supposed to have been released on 8 March 2017, but it was instead leaked the day before. When her song was announced she jumped to the second place in the betting odds but has later been lowered.[10][11] It may be that the song "City Lights" is a plagiarism of another song "Eclats" from a Canadian singer Alexe Gaudreault,[12] while Pierre Dumoulin, the author of the song, denies these claims, saying that "It is obvious that there are similarities in the melody as can be found in a hundred or even a thousand current melodies".[13]

Since Eurovision, Blanche has won a 2018 European Border Breakers Award, which recognizes emerging artists that have achieved success outside their home country.[14] In Belgium, Blanche won Pop Artist of the Year and Revelation of the Year at French-Belgian broadcaster RTBF's 2018 D6bels Music Awards[15] and Hit of the Year (for "City Lights") and Breakthrough Artist at the Flemish 2018 Music Industry Awards (MIA)[16][17].

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
BEL
(FL)
[18]		 BEL
(WA)
[19]		 AUT
[20]		 FRA
[21]		 GER
[22]		 NLD
[23]		 SPA SWE
[24]		 SWI
[25]
"City Lights" 2017 1214353839211824 TBA
"Wrong Turn"[27] 2018 —77———————
"Soon" —————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

Notes

    Sources

    1. ↑ Blanche (19 February 2017). "Blanche age clarification". Facebook.com. Blanche Facebook page.
    2. 1 2 "Blanche to represent Belgium in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
    3. ↑ The NPBC (22 November 2016). "Belgium: Blanche internally selected to represent Belgium at Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
    4. ↑ British media, others erroneously report Israel’s withdrawal from Eurovision JTA, May 14, 2017
    5. ↑ Belgium's Blanche: "We are finally in the zone" Posted 30 April 2017, Paul Jordan
    6. ↑ BLANCHE, THE BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR EUROVISION Tuesday 2 May 2017 by Géraldine Kamps
    7. ↑ Blanche: "My song is about love"
    8. ↑ Blanche goes to Eurovision with confidence and Belgian designer dress 05/04/2017
    9. ↑ Page Blanche: The Eurovision artist formerly known as Ellie Delvaux reveals motivations behind name change Posted 3 January 2017, Rick Arth
    10. ↑ Halpin, Chris (7 March 2017). "Belgium: Blanche's Eurovision entry "City Lights" released early on Spotify". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
    11. ↑ Adams, William Lee (8 March 2017). "EUROVISION BETTING ODDS: BELGIUM'S BLANCHE NOW SECOND FAVOURITE TO WIN BEHIND ITALY". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
    12. ↑ http://www.sudinfo.be/1808199/article/2017-03-15/eurovision-la-chanson-belge-est-soupconnee-de-plagiat
    13. ↑ Granger, Anthony (2017-03-16). "Belgium: "City Lights" Author Denies Plagiarism Claims". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
    14. ↑ "Blanche announced as winner of 2018 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)". 9 November 2017.
    15. ↑ "Eurovision Belgium: Blanche wins at D6bels Music Awards 2018 - ESCToday.com". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
    16. ↑ "Oscar and The Wolf wins three MIA awards | Flanders Today". www.flanderstoday.eu. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
    17. ↑ "Alle winnaars van de MIA's op een rijtje" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-02-09.
    18. ↑ "ultratop.be – Discografie Blanche [BE]". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
    19. ↑ "ultratop.be – Discographie Blanche [BE]". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
    20. ↑ "austriancharts.at – Discographie Blanche [BE]". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
    21. ↑ "lescharts.com – Discographie Blanche [BE]". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
    22. ↑ "offiziellecharts.de – Discographie Blanche [BE]". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
    23. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Discografie Blanche [BE]". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
    24. ↑ "swedishcharts.com – Discography Blanche [BE]". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
    25. ↑ "hitparade.ch – Discographie Blanche [BE]". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
    26. ↑ "Ultratop Belgian Flanders Charts – Goud en Platina Singles 2017". ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
    27. ↑ "Blanche on Facebook". Blanche. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018 – via Facebook.
    Preceded by
    Laura Tesoro
    with "What's the Pressure"    		 Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
    2017    		 Succeeded by
    Sennek
    with "A Matter of Time"
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