Chérine

Belgian singer (born 1995)

  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–presentLabelsSony MusicWebsitecherine.be
Musical artist

Chérine Mroue (born 5 October 1995), known mononymously as Chérine, is a Belgian singer and songwriter.[1]

Early life

Mroue was born on 5 October 1995 in Edegem, Antwerp to a Belgian mother and a Lebanese father.[2][3][4][5] When she was three years old, her father abandoned the family and returned to Lebanon.[5] He died in 2022.[6] Mroue was raised bilingually and is fluent in Dutch, French and English.[4][7] At a young age, she was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).[8]

Career

In 2017, Mroue was a participant in the fifth season of The Voice van Vlaanderen, the Flemish version of the The Voice franchise.[9] She advanced to the live shows of the competition, but was eliminated before the final.[9] In 2019, she auditioned for the eighth season of the French version of The Voice, but none of the judges turned around.[10] In 2022, she auditioned again with the song "Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo. This time, all four judges turned around. She was eliminated in the Cross Battles round.[11] Later that year, Mroue was a finalist in the Belgian singing competition Rising Star organised by the radio station MNM.[12]

The Voice performances and results
Season Round Song Original artist Result
Flanders Flanders 5th (2017) Blind Auditions "Unsteady" X Ambassadors Joined team Alex Callier
The Battles "Sorry" Justin Bieber Advanced
Live Shows "Easy Come Easy Go" Alice on the Roof Advanced
"Lovefool" The Cardigans Eliminated
France France 8th (2019) Blind Auditions "Speed" Zazie Eliminated
11th (2022) Blind Auditions "Drivers License" Olivia Rodrigo Joined team Amel Bent
The Battles "The Reason" Hoobastank Advanced
Cross Battles "Break My Heart" Dua Lipa Eliminated

In November 2022, Mroue was announced as one of seven participants in Eurosong 2023, the Belgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[13] Her entry "Ça m'ennuie pas" (transl. "It Doesn't Bore Me") finished in fourth place with 268 points in the final on 14 January 2023.[14] The song was co-written with William Rousseau and François Welgryn and is about her ADHD, which, according to Mroue, makes her get bored easily.[3][15]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)
[16]
"Ça m'ennuie pas" 2023 25 Non-album singles
"Mon étoile" —
"L'âge que je n'ai pas" —
"HYPER" —

References

  1. ^ Vandamme, Ulrike (8 November 2022). "Eurovisiesongfestival: Een van deze zeven artiesten zal België vertegenwoordigen in Liverpool". Newsmonkey (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ @cherinemroue (5 October 2022). Birthday dates 🥰 (in Dutch). TikTok. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Stem mee! Welke van deze zeven songs mag voor België naar het Eurovisiesongfestival?". Eén (in Flemish). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b Eurovision Insider (9 January 2023). Interview with Chérine — Eurosong 2023 (Eurovision Belgium 2023 🇧🇪). YouTube. Event occurs at 3:50. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b Boeckx, Jolien (1 December 2017). "Cherine (22) uit The Voice werd als 3-jarige achtergelaten door haar papa". HLN (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ^ "'Eurosong'-kandidate Chérine krijgt zware klap te verwerken: 'Net overleden'". Nieuws365 (in Dutch). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Cherine Mroue". CTM Entertainment Belgium (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Eurosong-kandidate Chérine krijgt harde diagnose: 'Schaamde me voor wie ik was'". Nieuws365 (in Dutch). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b Ryck, Patricia de (10 January 2023). "Chérine: Eurosong 2023 kandidaat - ontdek alles over zangeres". Vlaams kijken. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. ^ Verheyden, Xavier (19 March 2022). "La Belge Chérine a retenté sa chance dans «The Voice» en France: «Quand la production m'a rappelée, j'ai dit non et j'ai raccroché»". Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). sudinfo.be. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  11. ^ Rousseau, Martin (1 May 2022). "La Belge Chérine éliminée de «The Voice» (TF1): les internautes la comparent à un personnage de dessin animé". Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). sudinfo.be. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Chérine Mroue is de eerste MNM Rising Star-finaliste!". MNM (in Dutch). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  13. ^ Paelinck, Gianni (8 November 2022). "Nog eens Tom Dice op het Songfestival of wordt het Loredana? Deze 7 kandidaten wagen hun kans in Eurosong 2023". VRT NWS (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  14. ^ Vanhelden, Valerie (14 January 2023). "De stemmen zijn geteld: Gustaph zal ons land vertegenwoordigen op het Eurovisiesongfestival in Liverpool". VRT NWS (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  15. ^ Eurovision Insider (9 January 2023). Interview with Chérine — Eurosong 2023 (Eurovision Belgium 2023 🇧🇪). YouTube. Event occurs at 5:51. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Chérine – Ça m'ennuie pas" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 13 March 2023.