| Bernthøler | |
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| Origin | Belgium |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1981–1985 |
| Labels | Putovsky, Blue Feather, Blanco y Negro, LTM |
| Past members | |
| Simon Rigot Manuel Poutte Pol Fourmois Drita Kotaji |
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Bernthøler is an Pop/Avant Garde band formed in Belgium, and was active between 1981 and 1985.[1] They were favourites of British radio DJ John Peel.
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Originally just a "musical experiment" named after a line in a Virna Lindt song, the band found surprise success with their song My Suitor and later Emotions. Championed in the UK by DJ John Peel and appearing in his Festive Fifty for 1984, the group signed to the UK label Blanco y Negro. The band released one more record and, despite occasional gigs, disbanded in 1985.[2]
Keyboard player Manuel Poutte later became a film director, winning the Palme d'Or for a short film in 1992.