Pierre de Maere (French pronunciation: [maʁ];[1] born 24 May 2001[2]) is a Belgian singer-songwriter.[3]

Pierre de Maere
de Maere in 2023
Background information
Born (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23)
Uccle, Belgium
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2020–present
LabelsCinq7 [fr]

His single "Un jour je marierai un ange" reached the top 5 of the French-speaking Ultratop 50 Singles and the top 10 of the French national ranking in 2022, obtaining a diamond disc from the SNEP in 2023. After winning the prize for Belgian Revelation of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards in 2022, he received a Victoire de la Musique in 2023 in the category of Male Revelation of the Year.

In November 2024, he and Dua Lipa released the remix of the song "These Walls".[4]

De Maere is openly gay;[5] French magazine Têtu classified him as a queer artist in 2022; in response, he told Le Monde, "I prefer the word flamboyant to the word queer."[6][1]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
BE-WAL
[7]
FR
[8]
Regarde-moi 1 5
Title EP details Peak chart positions
BE-WAL
[7]
FR
[8]
Un jour, je
  • Released: 21 January 2022
  • Label: Cinq7
  • Format: EP, CD, digital download, streaming
30 100

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
BE-WAL
[7]
FR
[8]
NZ Hot
[10]
"Judas" 2019 Non-album singles
"Potins absurdes" 2020
"Regrets" 2021 Un jour, je
"Menteur"
"Un jour je marierai un ange" 4 9
  • SNEP: Diamond[9]
"Roméo" 2022 Regarde-moi
"Les oiseaux"
"Enfant de" 2023 3 144
"Mercredi" 15
"These Walls"
(Dua Lipa featuring Pierre de Maere)
2024 11
[11]
74
[12]
36 Radical Optimism

References

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  1. ^ a b Davet, Stéphane (3 February 2023). "Pierre de Maere, the flamboyant Belgian pop star on the rise". Le Monde. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Pierre de Maere: Belgian music's new rising star". The Brussels Times. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Pierre de Maere, le petit nouveau de la scène belge". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-02-04..
  4. ^ https://uproxx.com/music/dua-lipa-these-walls-pierre-de-maere/
  5. ^ "Pierre de Maere arrive aux Francos : "Je veux toujours revendiquer partout que je suis Belge"" (in French). Proximus Group. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ Ques, Florian (28 September 2022). ""Un jour je marierai un ange" : rencontre avec Pierre de Maere, nouvelle pousse belge". Têtu (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Discographie Pierre de Maere" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Discographie Pierre de Maere". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Les certifications" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  11. ^ "L'ultratop NRJ" (in French). NRJ. Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Top Singles (08/11/2024 - 15/11/2024)" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 20 November 2024.