Jérémie Makiese (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁemi makjese, -eze];[1][2] born 15 June 2000[3]) is a Belgian singer and footballer, who rose to fame after winning The Voice Belgique 2021.
[8] On 15 September 2021, broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) announced that they had internally selected Makiese to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.
[9] Makiese cited Michael Jackson, Otis Redding, Gregory Porter, James Brown, Bill Withers and Aretha Franklin among his inspirations, as well as Damso and Stromae.
In September 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Excelsior Virton, after playing with Jeunesse Molenbeek, Royal Wallonia Walhain, and briefly with La Louvière Centre in summer 2021.
[5][6][7][11][12] Following his success at The Voice Belgique, Makiese took a break from his higher studies in geology to focus on his singing and sports careers.