Barbara Dex

Barbara Dex
File:Barbara Dex ACV.jpg
Born	Barbara Deckx (1974-01-22) 22 January 1974 Turnhout, Belgium
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	singer

Barbara Deckx (born 22 January 1974 in Turnhout), better known by her stage name Barbara Dex, is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Iemand als jij". Dex had qualified via the Belgian national heat, Eurosong 93, held at the Casino Knokke on 6 March. At the Eurovision in Millstreet, she performed seventh, after Greece's entry "Eladha, Hora Tu Fotos" and before Malta's song "This Time". Dex came last, in 25th place.

Barbara returned to the Belgian final in 2004, teaming up with Alides for the song "One Life" which placed third. A further Eurovision attempt came in 2006 with the country line-dancing flavoured "Crazy" which earned her fifth place.

Barbara Dex is one of three children of Marcel Deckx, a Belgian singer better known by his stage name Marc Dex. Her brother Tom Deckx has played bass guitar in the musical groups Tush and Nuts.

In Eurovision, Barbara wore a self made (awful) dress. Which inspired House of Eurovision's well-known award for worst dressed contestant.

Discography

Dex has released several albums between 1993 and 2011.

Albums

First album "Iemand" contains songs in Dutch. Since 1994 she sings only in English.

• Iemand (1993)
• Waiting for a New Moon (1994)
• Tender Touch (1996)
• Strong (1998)
• Timeless (2001)
• Enjoy: a Taste of Gospel (2003)
• Blue-eyed Girl (2006)
• Barbara Dex (2011)

Singles

• One life (2004)
• Crazy (2006)
• I am (2010)
• Before (2011)

Barbara Dex Award

Since 1997 the Barbara Dex Award is an annual fan award for the worst dressed artist in the Eurovision Song Contest.

External links

• Official website
• Barbara Dex at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Morgane with Nous, on veut des violons

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Succeeded by Frédéric Etherlinck with La voix est libre