Wim Soutaer (born 27 June 1974 in Halle, Flemish Brabant), was a contestant best known for placing third in Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol.
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Wim began singing in the early 1990s with his school band State Of Mind who performed benefit concerts of original songs & also covers of Pearl Jam, Nirvana & Metallica. When the guitarist left, they renamed themselves Bodhi & played at many festivals around Belgium, they also competed in many competitions including "Rockvonk" & placed third in "KumoRock".
In 2000, Wim wanted to sing solo & joined the project Soundmixshow a sort of precursor talent show to Idool, Wim placed fourth in competition overall, at this time he compared his style to Billy Joel, Mike Patton & Elton John.
In 2003, Wim entered the auditions for the contest Idool 2003 where he was told by jury member Jan Leyers that he has a good voice for Flemish music. After Wim placed third on the show he gained a recording contract with BMG Belgium & recorded his first CD Een Nieuw Begin (A New Start) which was produced by Ronald Vanhuffel who has had previous success with Blof & Volumia, the first single was Allemaal (Everyone) which was a huge hit reaching #1, selling 40,000 copies & winning the Zomerhit 2003 Best Song Of The Year.
The second single from Een Nieuw Begin was Ik Hoor Bij Jou (I Belong To You), the third was Voor Altijd (For Always) which was another #1 hit on the Ultratop 50.
In August 2004, Wim released his second CD Twee (Two) & his first live DVD "In Miami". This was followed by his first tour "Twee" around Flanders, as well as a live performance on the popular live music show Tien Om Te Zien.
October 2005 brought a management change for Wim who signed with Niels William. He currently has an assembled team of writers including Hans Francken (Clouseau) & released his new single Die Zomer Gaat Nooit Voorbij which was released on 17 June as a sample for his third CD which is slated for release in October 2006.
Since 2001 he is married with Axelle Reuters. He and Axelle are expecting their first baby at the end of March 2007.
| Date | Title | Chart | Accreditation | |
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| Album: Een Nieuw Begin (Oktober) 2003 (Platina)
01. Voor Altijd 02. Allemaal 03. Onderweg 04. Ik Hoor Bij Jou 05. Volle Maan 06. Centrum Van Mijn Hart 07. Nodig 08. Vogelvrij 09. Verlangen Duet Natalia 10. Wat Zou Je Doen 11. Magie 12. Een Nieuw Begin 13. Afscheid |
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| Album: Twee (Augustus) 2004 (Goud)
01. Goud 02. Kom Bij Mij 03. Ik Heb Je Lief 04. Geluk 05. Kijk Eens Om Je Heen 06. Laat Me Gaan 07. Samen Verder Gaan 08. Wat ik zeggen wil 09. Wat Waar Is En Wat Niet 10. Alles Wat Ik Wil 11. Verloren Liefde 12. Voor 1 Dag Vrij 13. Zonder Woorden |
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| Album: Dichterbij 2008
Vanaf Augustus 2008 te koop |
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| Singles: | ||||
| 01 Allemaal (Juli) 2003 | ||||
| 02 Ik Hoor Bij Jou (Oktober) 2003 | ||||
| 03 Voor Altijd (Februari) 2004 | ||||
| 04 Wat Zou Je Doen (Mei) 2004 | ||||
| 05 Kom Bij Mij (Juli) 2004 | ||||
| 06 Zonder Woorden (September) 2004 | ||||
| 07 Ik Heb Je Lief (November) 2004 | ||||
| 08 Kijk Eens Om Je Heen (Remix)(Februari) 2005 | ||||
| 09 Overal (Juni) 2005 | ||||
| 10 Die Zomer Gaat Nooit Voorbij (Juni) 2006 | ||||
| 11 De Wereld Draait Door (Februari) 2007 | ||||
| 12 Ze Kent Me (Juni) 2007 | ||||
| 13 1000 Manieren (Januari) 2008 | ||||
| 14 Slaap Je Hier Vannacht (Juni) 2008 | ||||
| DVDs: | ||||
| 2004 | In Miami | |||
Brussels Auditions: Honesty by Billy Joel
Theatre Round Day One: Better Man by Robbie Williams
Theatre Round Day Two: Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
Theatre Round Day Three: Faith by George Michael
Top 50: Honesty by Billy Joel
Top 10: Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) by Train
Top 9: With Or Without You by U2
Top 8: Afscheid by Marco Borsato
Top 7: Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Top 6: I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye
Top 5: Mack The Knife by Louis Armstrong
Top 4: Hero by Enrique Iglesias
Top 4: The Rhythm Divine by Enrique Iglesias
Top 3: Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet
Top 3: Blauw by The Scene