Ravvel

Ravvel
Birth nameNina Sampermans
Born1993 (age 31–32)
Antwerp, Belgium
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2011–present

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.

Early life and education

Sampermans 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

Sampermans began her career as a songwriter in 2011.[1] In early 2012, Walter Mannaerts, Jean Bosco Safari [nl] 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

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"Pick Your Poison" 2018 Non-album single
"Ego" (Roufaida cover) 2019 Ego (The Reworks)
"Stay" 2020 Stay / Leave
"Leave"
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

Title Year Artist Album
"Gij zijt alles" 2017 Charl Delemarre Charl
"365" 2020 Phuture Noize Silver Bullet

Songwriting discography

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 [nl]
"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

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

  1. ^ a b c "Rotterdam 2021, côté coulisses : Nina Sampermans". L'Eurovision au Quotidien (in French). 4 May 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "18-jarige Nina schrijft Eurosonglied voor Iris". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Ravvel (BE)". Democrazy (in Flemish). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b Vendel, Edward van de (11 April 2021). "Wouter Hardy: mijn nieuwe tijdperk". Eurostory (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Broiler feat. Ravvel - Wild Eyes". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.