Ishtar (Band)
Ishtar is a Belgian folk band. Named has the band after the Babylonian goddess of love, Ishtar.
Ishtar founded in 2003 by guitarist and singer Michel Vangheluwe Soetkin Baptist and consists of a total of ten members. Their debut album TroubAmour they brought out in 2005. The band sings in various Eastern and Western European languages original compositions and adaptations of medieval Minnesänge dating back to the 11th century.
Ishtar won on 9 March 2008 with the song O julissi na jalini the Belgian finals for the Euro Vision Song Contest 2008 and represented the country in May of that year at the international competition. The title consists of a made-up language and has no specific meaning, but should, according to composer Vangheluwe the walk of a child's play through a fairy tale forest.
Two weeks after publication in Belgium on 14 March, the song climbed into the Flemish -Belgian charts at number one. In the first semi-final of the Euro Vision Song Contest 2008 on 20 May 2008 but succeeded Ishtar 17th place not being placed among the top ten posts.
Members
Only the six former represented the band at the Euro Vision Song Contest, because there may only be up to six people on stage occur:
- Michel Vangheluwe, Guitar, Composer
- Soetkin Baptinst, singer (mezzo- soprano)
- Ann Vandaele, singer
- Marleen Vandaele, violin
- Els Vandaele, singer
- Hans Vandaele, cello, singer
- Lode Cartrysse, Oboe
- Korneel Taeckens, Altgeige, drums
- Frank Markey, Clarinet, Saxophone
- Karel Vercruysse, guitar
Discography
- TroubAmour (2005)
- O Julissi (2008)
- O na julissi jalini (2008)