Nina Sampermans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈninaː ˈsɑmpərˌmɑns]; born 1993), known professionally as Ravvel, is a Belgian singer and songwriter. She is known for her work with, among others, Broiler, Hooverphonic and Gjon's Tears.
Ravvel | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nina Sampermans |
| Born | 1993 (age 30–31) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life and education
editSampermans was born in Antwerp in 1993 to a sound engineer and a music teacher.[1] In 2016, she graduated from the Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1]
Career
editSampermans began her career as a songwriter in 2011.[1] In early 2012, Walter Mannaerts, Jean Bosco Safari and she submitted the song "Would You?" to Eurosong 2012: Een song voor Iris, the Belgian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[2] The song was chosen by VRT to compete in the final, and was ultimately selected to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with 53% of the televote.[2]
In late 2014 and early 2015, she broke through as a singer with the single "Wild Eyes", which she had recorded with the Norwegian electronic music duo Broiler.[3] The single peaked at the top of the VG-lista and at number 4 in the Flemish Ultratop Singles Chart. One year later, Sampermans became one of the three lead singers of the Belgian band Hooverphonic during their In Wonderland tour.[3]
Following the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, Dutch composer Wouter Hardy and she co-wrote the song "Tout l'univers" for the Swiss representative Gjon's Tears at a songwriting camp in Zürich.[4] The song was selected by a professional jury to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[4] At Eurovision, the entry finished in third place with 432 points; Switzerland's best placement since 1993.
Discography
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Pick Your Poison" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Ego" (Roufaida cover) | 2019 | Ego (The Reworks) |
| "Stay" | 2020 | Stay / Leave |
| "Leave" |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions[5] | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | DNK | FRA | NOR | |||
| "Wild Eyes" (Broiler ft. Ravvel) | 2014 | 70 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 138 | 1 | Non-album single |
Uncredited lead vocals
edit| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Gij zijt alles" | 2017 | Charl Delemarre | Charl |
| "365" | 2020 | Phuture Noize | Silver Bullet |
Songwriting discography
edit| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Co-writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Big Bang" | 2011 | Alexandra | Junior Eurosong 2011 | Guus Fluit, Alexandra Gadzina, Walter Mannaerts, Wouter Vander Veken |
| "In de band" | Bandits | Bandits | Guus Fluit, Walter Mannaerts, Wouter Vander Veken | |
| "Would You?" | 2012 | Iris | Seventeen | Walter Mannaerts, Jean Bosco Safari |
| "Wild Eyes" | 2014 | Broiler ft. Ravvel | Non-album single | Simen Auke, Mikkel Christiansen, Christoffer Huse, Trond Opsahl |
| "My Love Is Yours" | 2015 | Merdan Taplak | Imperial Dancefloor Material | Serge Ramaekers, Merdan Taplak |
| "That's Life" | Anna Rune | Non-album single | Anna De Volder | |
| "Gij zijt alles" | 2017 | Charl Delemarre | Charl | Charl Delemarre |
| "Homebound" | Droeloe | A Moment In Time | Arie Storm, Vincent Jacobus Rooijers | |
| "Game" | 2018 | Jill Shaw | Non-album single | David Poltrock, Jill Shaw |
| "Lethal Skies" | Hooverphonic | Looking for Stars | Alex Callier | |
| "Paranoid Affair" | ||||
| "On and On" | ||||
| "Run All the Red Lights" | 2019 | Bovie & Gaillard ft. Meds | Non-album single | Yves Gaillard, Daniel Van Wouwe |
| "Love Vaccination" | Billie | Love Vaccination | Mohamed Alitou, Billie Bentein, Joel Macdonald | |
| "Grey Zone" | Sem Thomasson | Non-album singles | Thomas Sempels | |
| "Hiding" | Tessa Dixson | Luuk Cox, Tessa Dixson, Reinhard Vanbergen | ||
| "Control" | Ibe | Hans Francken, Ibe Wuyts | ||
| "Summer Sun" | 2020 | Hooverphonic | Alex Callier | |
| "365" | Phuture Noize | Silver Bullet | Marco Spronk, Robert Spronk | |
| "Mistakes" | Sem Thomasson | Non-album single | Thomas Sempels | |
| "Push & Pull" | 2021 | |||
| "Tout l'univers" | Gjon's Tears | Wouter Hardy, Xavier Michel, Gjon Muharremaj | ||
| "Long Night" | Ola | Wouter Hardy, Olamide Polet | ||
| "Wasted Time" | Charles | Falling While Rising | Charlotte Foret, Wouter Hardy | |
| "Riddle" | ||||
| "Without You" | ||||
| "The Fall" | ||||
| "Far Gone" | ||||
| "He Knows" | ||||
| "Moody" | Sarah B | Non-album single | Sarah Bossuwe | |
| "A Simple Glitch of the Heart" | Hooverphonic | Hidden Stories | Alex Callier | |
| "Lift Me Up" | ||||
| "Bridges" | 2022 | Alika | Non-album singles | Alika Milova, Wouter Hardy |
| "Before the Party's Over" | 2024 | Mustii | Pierre Dumoulin, Benoit Leclercq, Thomas Mustin, Arianna D'amato, Charlotte Clark |
Eurovision Song Contest entries
edit| Year | Country | Song | Artist | Semi-final | Final | Marcel Bezençon Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Pts. | Place | Pts. | |||||
| 2012 |  Belgium
|
"Would You?" | Iris | 17 | 16 | Did not qualify | — | |
| 2021 |  Switzerland
|
"Tout l'univers" | Gjon's Tears | 1 | 291 | 3 | 432 | Composer Award |
| 2023 |  Estonia
|
"Bridges" | Alika | 10 | 74 | 8 | 168 | — |
| 2024 | Belgium
|
"Before the Party's Over" | Mustii | 13 | 18 | Did not qualify | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Rotterdam 2021, côté coulisses : Nina Sampermans". L'Eurovision au Quotidien (in French). 4 May 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b "18-jarige Nina schrijft Eurosonglied voor Iris". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Ravvel (BE)". Democrazy (in Flemish). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ a b Vendel, Edward van de (11 April 2021). "Wouter Hardy: mijn nieuwe tijdperk". Eurostory (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Broiler feat. Ravvel - Wild Eyes". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.