Jacques Zegers

Jacques Zegers (born 25 June 1947, Brussels) is a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.

Born in Brussels to a Belgian mother and French father, Zegers began singing in cabaret at the age of 16 and in his spare time would participate in song contests while pursuing a career as a journalist.

He was then asked to record "LA en Olympie", the official Belgian song for the 1984 Summer Olympics.

[1] "Avanti la vie" scored 70 points to finish in fifth place of 19 entries.

[2] After Eurovision, Zegers released one more single, "1001 amis", and continued to pursue his journalistic career.