Senjka Danhieux (born 28 April 1984, in Jette), better known under his stage name RoxorLoops, is a Belgian beatboxer and songwriter. He currently lives in Denmark, where he studied vocal leading and singing at the Royal Academy of Music in Aalborg.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Senjka Danhieux |
| Also known as | RoxorLoops |
| Born | 28 April 1984 Jette, Brussels-Capital, Belgium |
| Occupation(s) | Beatboxer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Career
editEarly career
editIn 2004, Danhieux won the Belgian Beatboxing Championship. One year later, he competed in the Beatbox Battle World Championship, in which he won second place. In 2006, he was a part of the group Beatoxic, which performed the song "Feel Like" in the second heat of Eurosong '06, the Belgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, but failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
editIn 2011, he participated in the Belgian national selection Eurovision 2011: Qui? A vous de choisir, this time as part of the a cappella group Witloof Bay with the song "With Love Baby" (co-written by Danhieux). The group went on to win the competition and were given the right to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The entry did not qualify for the final, finishing in eleventh place in the second semi-final.
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020
editIn 2020, Danhieux was selected by the Danish broadcaster DR to compete in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, Denmark’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.[3] Together with his girlfriend Jasmin Rose, he performed the song "Human" (co-written by Lise Cabble) in the final on 7 March 2020, but ultimately failed to advance to the superfinal.
Discography
editAs part of Witloof Bay
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions[4] |
Album | |
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| BEL (Fla) |
BEL (Wal) | |||
| "With Love Baby" | 2011 | 42 | 50 | Non-album singles |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Human" (Jasmin Rose feat. RoxorLoops) |
2020 | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 |
References
edit- ^ Aare, Lars; Nielsen, Mette (27 March 2017). "En helt særlig stemme". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Roxorloops". Aarhus Vocal Festival (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Ellegaard, Christian (31 January 2020). "Kendte stjerner og helt nye navne: Her er alle 10 sange i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Witloof Bay - With Love Baby". ultratop.be. Retrieved 1 February 2020.