Belgium: Gustaph releases the official music video of "Because Of You"

Friday, 10 March 2023

Belgiums's Eurovision 2023 hopeful, Gustaph, has released the official music video of his song for Eurovision 2023 'Because Of You'.

In January Gustaph won the Belgian national final Eurosong 2023 and will be repsenting Belgium with his song 'Because Of You' at Eurovision 2023 this May in Liverpool.

Gustaph through his song and video wants to sent the message of being grateful for your "chosen family" and being open to diversity. Various dancers and drag queens are featured, along with Gustaph and his backing singers.

Gustaph will perform for Belgium in the second semifinal, on May 11.

A few words about Gustaph

Stef Caers born 5 July 1980, known professionally as Gustaph (stylised as GVSTΛPH), is a Belgian singer-songwriter, producer and vocal coach.

Caers was born on 5 July 1980 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant. He started his musical career while studying at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, initially using the stage name Steffen. In 2000, he scored a hit with his debut single "Gonna Lose You", which reached number 22 on the Flemish singles chart. He subsequently released a second single, titled "Sweetest Thing".

Following these releases, Caers began focusing more on songwriting and producing. He also became active as a backing vocalist, providing backing vocals for, among others, Lady Linn and Willy Sommers. In the early 2010s, he joined the band Hercules and Love Affair as one of the lead vocalists.

Caers performed as a backing vocalist for Sennek at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and for Hooverphonic at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. In addition to his career as a singer, he works as a vocal coach, and as a teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent.

News Source: VRT

Image: Eurovision Song Contest YT Channel

Belgium: Gustaph releases the official music video of "Because Of You"

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