Chérine
Birth nameChérine Mroue
Born (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995
Edegem, Belgium
GenresFrench pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
LabelsSony Music
Websitecherine.be

Chérine Mroue (born 5 October 1995), known mononymously as Chérine, is a Belgian singer and songwriter.[1]

Early life

Mroue was born on 5 October 1995 in Edegem, Antwerp to a Belgian mother and a Lebanese father.[2][3][4][5] When she was three years old, her father abandoned the family and returned to Lebanon.[5] He died in 2022.[6] Mroue was raised bilingually and is fluent in Dutch, French and English.[4][7] At a young age, she was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).[8]

Career

In 2017, Mroue was a participant in the fifth season of The Voice van Vlaanderen, the Flemish version of the The Voice franchise.[9] She advanced to the live shows of the competition, but was eliminated before the final.[9] In 2019, she auditioned for the eighth season of the French version of The Voice, but none of the judges turned around.[10] In 2022, she auditioned again with the song "Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo. This time, all four judges turned around. She was eliminated in the Cross Battles round.[11] Later that year, Mroue was a finalist in the Belgian singing competition Rising Star organised by the radio station MNM.[12]

In November 2022, Mroue was announced as one of seven participants in Eurosong 2023, the Belgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[13] Her entry "Ça m'ennuie pas" (transl. "It Doesn't Bore Me") finished in fourth place with 268 points in the final on 14 January 2023.[14] The song was co-written with William Rousseau and François Welgryn and is about her ADHD, which, according to Mroue, makes her get bored easily.[3][15]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)
[16]
"Ça m'ennuie pas" 2023 25 Non-album singles
"Mon étoile" —
"L'âge que je n'ai pas" —

References

  1. ↑ Vandamme, Ulrike (8 November 2022). "Eurovisiesongfestival: Een van deze zeven artiesten zal België vertegenwoordigen in Liverpool". Newsmonkey (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ↑ @cherinemroue (5 October 2022). Birthday dates 🥰 (in Dutch). TikTok. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Stem mee! Welke van deze zeven songs mag voor België naar het Eurovisiesongfestival?". Eén (in Flemish). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 Eurovision Insider (9 January 2023). Interview with Chérine — Eurosong 2023 (Eurovision Belgium 2023 🇧🇪). YouTube. Event occurs at 3:50. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 Boeckx, Jolien (1 December 2017). "Cherine (22) uit The Voice werd als 3-jarige achtergelaten door haar papa". HLN (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "'Eurosong'-kandidate Chérine krijgt zware klap te verwerken: 'Net overleden'". Nieuws365 (in Dutch). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Cherine Mroue". CTM Entertainment Belgium (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Eurosong-kandidate Chérine krijgt harde diagnose: 'Schaamde me voor wie ik was'". Nieuws365 (in Dutch). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  9. 1 2 Ryck, Patricia de (10 January 2023). "Chérine: Eurosong 2023 kandidaat - ontdek alles over zangeres". Vlaams kijken. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Verheyden, Xavier (19 March 2022). "La Belge Chérine a retenté sa chance dans «The Voice» en France: «Quand la production m'a rappelée, j'ai dit non et j'ai raccroché»". Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). sudinfo.be. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Rousseau, Martin (1 May 2022). "La Belge Chérine éliminée de «The Voice» (TF1): les internautes la comparent à un personnage de dessin animé". Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). sudinfo.be. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Chérine Mroue is de eerste MNM Rising Star-finaliste!". MNM (in Dutch). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Paelinck, Gianni (8 November 2022). "Nog eens Tom Dice op het Songfestival of wordt het Loredana? Deze 7 kandidaten wagen hun kans in Eurosong 2023". VRT NWS (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Vanhelden, Valerie (14 January 2023). "De stemmen zijn geteld: Gustaph zal ons land vertegenwoordigen op het Eurovisiesongfestival in Liverpool". VRT NWS (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  15. ↑ Eurovision Insider (9 January 2023). Interview with Chérine — Eurosong 2023 (Eurovision Belgium 2023 🇧🇪). YouTube. Event occurs at 5:51. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Chérine – Ça m'ennuie pas" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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