Kate Ryan (born Katrien Verbeeck, 22 July 1980[2]) is a Belgian singer and songwriter, and the winner of a World Music Award.

Ryan represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Je t'adore" coming in 12th place in the semi-final.

[citation needed] She gained international prominence with a cover of Mylène Farmer's "Désenchantée", which was a hit in various European pop music charts.

Two final singles off Different, "Mon cœur résiste encore" and "Libertine" (the first one being a French version of "Scream for More", the latter a second cover of Farmer's number) also turned out a chart success.

[citation needed] In 2004, Ryan released a second album in Europe, titled Stronger, that also contained her remarkable dance-pop style.

In 2006, the singer participated in Eurosong '06, the national final to select the entrant for Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.

Ryan represented Belgium at the Eurovision semi-final held on 18 May 2006 in Athens singing "Je t'adore".

She was later voted best dressed performer by Eurovision's independent website esctoday.com for her €14,000 outfit, later sold to raise charity funds.

"Évidemment" and "Babacar", both from France Gall's repertoire, were released as singles, but met with limited success, as did the album.

[citation needed] Ryan announced via Facebook that her next album, Electroshock, would be released in 2011, preceded by a single "LoveLife".

[9] In December 2013, she recorded "Sé que tu lluitaràs", a Catalan-language cover of Bob Sinclar's song "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)".

In January 2016, Ryan released another single via iTunes, this time a cover of British singer Black's song "Wonderful Life".

In June 2016, she released a new single via iTunes, "Comment te dire adieu", a cover of the song by French singer Françoise Hardy, which is also a French-language cover of the song "It Hurts to Say Goodbye", originally performed by American singer Margaret Whiting.