Ingeborg (singer)

Ingeborg Thérèse Marguerite Sergeant (* October 15, 1966 in Menen, Flanders) is a Belgian singer, songwriter, stand-up comedian and television presenter. It usually occurs on only by their first name Ingeborg.

Biography

Sergeant studied at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp. Together with her fellow student Myriam Bronzwaar she founded the Kabarettduo Zwiep s Brons, for which they were in 1988 awarded the Jury Prize from the cabaret festival of suffering. In the same year, she released her first single request. In 1989 she took part in the Belgian decider for Euro Vision Song Contest, which was hosted by the Flemish TV station VRT. With the ballad Door de wind could the preliminary round win: she received 64 points and was thus clearly prevail over the second-placed band Clouseau. When Euro Vision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne, she was less successful - with only 13 points she reached the 19th and so fourth from last. From 1990, she worked as a presenter at the television station VTM kijker where they keuze among other formats such as Blind Date, All You Need is Love, De van de, Wondere Wereld, Ik wil ever iets vertellen and Bluf! presented. She was also from 1990 to 2006 presenter of the children's show Schuif Af! . She took on more singles and albums in the 90s and had some Top 10 hits, including the song Waarom, the second place the Flemish Sales Charts. In addition to their Euro Vision Song Contest contribution it was one of their few songs, which they did not write themselves. In 2002, she achieved the title Zo dichtbij since the mid- 1990s, for the first time the Flemish singles chart. The single reached number 15 and held for ten weeks in the Top50. Since 2007, she works for the TV station Vitaya and Vitaliteit. In addition, she wrote with Roland Verschaeve the Guide How ever ben eigenlijk.

Private

Sergeant is married to her manager Roland Keyaert since 1997. The couple has a son ( born in 1994 ) and lives in Brugge since the early 1990s. Ingeborg Sergeant is also active as a teacher of meditation and yoga.

Discography

Singles

  • Desire (1988 )
  • Door de wind (1989 )
  • Breakaway (1989, English version of Door de wind )
  • Zomer (1989 )
  • Nobody ( 1990)
  • Ga niet away (1990 )
  • Waarom (1991 )
  • When dat gebeurt (1991 )
  • Ik Val ( 1992)
  • Zalen vol muziek (1992 )
  • Zondag (1993 )
  • Doorgaan (1994)
  • Melancholy (1995 )
  • As per doodgaat (1995 )
  • Ping Pong (1995 )
  • Zo dichtbij (2002)
  • Become Silent (2004)
  • Miracle Unfolds (2006)

Albums

  • Voor één seconde (1990 )
  • Dertien daarom droom (1992 )
  • Hard rock (1995 )
  • Ingeborg - Diamond Collection (1995 )
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