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Tourist LeMC
Background information
Birth nameJohannes Faes
Also known asTourist
Born (1984-10-09) October 9, 1984 (age 40)
Schoten, Belgium
OriginBelgium
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
Websitetourist-lemc.be

Tourist LeMC (born 1984, in Schoten) is the artist name of Flemish singer Johannes Faes. He sings in an adaptation of the local Antverpian dialect, altered with non-local sounds and emphases; his music is mainly influenced by French hip-hop, as well as reggae, cabaret, and folk.[1]

Biography

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Johannes Faes was born the third of four sons in Schoten on October 9, 1984. His mother is a nurse, his father a teacher. He is married to his former Polish neighbour Marta, with whom he has three sons. He graduated from university as a social worker.[2][3]

In December 2010, Faes' debut album Antwerps Testament appeared, and in 2012 he reached the finals of the Flemish music competition Humo's Rock Rally.[4] Antwerp Testament was reissued in 2013 under the Dutch hip-hop label TopNotch. The album was completely remastered and two bonus songs were added: "Visa Paspor", featuring rapper Typhoon, and "Small Prayer", featuring Sticky Steez. Both songs were picked up as singles by different radio stations.

In 2014, he released two EPs during preparations for his new album, En Route, which came out in early 2015. Among other songs, one of the EPs includes a cover of a song by Wannes Van de Velde. Later that year, Faes earned a gold music certification for this album.[5] In January 2016, he gained more fame and recognition by being nominated for five Music Industry Awards and winning two, as "best singer in Dutch" and "breakthrough of the year".[6][7]

In November 2018, Faes' third album, We begrijpen mekaar (We understand each other), was released. Just like En Route, this record was produced by Youssef Chellak. A month later, the album went Gold.

On April 2, 2021, the fourth album Niemandsland was released at 1 in the chart of the Ultratop. This album features collaborations with Meskerem Mees, Bert Ostyn from Absynth Minded and Wally. The album consists of two parts; the long player Niemandsland on the one hand and the covers of Liefde voor Muziek on the other. [8] The cover of the album is an oil painting made by Marta Mataczynska, wife of Tourist.

Discography

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Album(s) with hits in
the Flemish Ultratop 50 		Year of
release 		Highest
position 		Number
of weeks 		Remarks
Antwerps Testament 2010 - -
En Route 2015 2 238 BEA: 2× Platinum[10]
We begrijpen mekaar 2018 1 50
Niemandsland 2021 1 -
EP(s) Year of
release 		Highest
position 		Number
of weeks 		Remarks
Bilan 2014 - -
Deze Nacht 2014 - -
Single(s) with hits in
the Flemish Ultratop 50 		Year of
release 		Highest
position 		Number
of weeks 		Album
"Klein Gebedje" 2013 - - Antwerps Testament
"Visa Paspor" 2013 71 -
"Bilan" 2014 99 - En route
"Deze nacht" 2014 68 -
"En Route" 2015 18 5
"Koning Liefde" 2015 17 15
"De troubadours"
(with Flip Kowlier)		 2015 35 9
"Horizon"
(with Wally )		 2016 6 28
"Meester kunstenaar"
(with Bart Peeters)		 2016 19 9
"Spiegel"
(with Raymond van het Groenewoud)		 2018 2 18 We begrijpen mekaar
"We begrijpen mekaar" 2018 32 6
"Oprechte leugens"
(with Alice on the Roof)		 2019 35 4
"Tramontane" 2019 50 1
"Ubuntu" 2019 26 5 Non-album single
"Welkom" 2020 Tip2 We begrijpen mekaar
"Bal aan de voet" 2021 41 Niemandsland
"De ander" 2024 34 Non-album single

References

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  1. ^ "Tourist Lemc Ristou le Troubadour" (in Dutch). Tourist LeMC. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Wonder Years of Tourist LeMC: 'At my first concert there were two people. It didn't make any sense, but it was a dream come true'". humo.be. October 29, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Koelewijn, Rinskje (April 23, 2016). "I proclaim some sort of magical realism". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Tourist LeMC – Antwerps Testament" (in Dutch). HUMO. September 6, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Sasha Van der Speeten (August 19, 2015). "Tourist Lemc start feesteditie Pukkelpop echt (en krijgt een gouden plaat)". De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Tourist LeMC over zijn 5 MIA-nominaties: 'Prijs voor beste album zou bekroning op mijn werk zijn'". Knack (in Dutch). January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Tourist LeMC, Balthazar en Oscar and the Wolf grote overwinnaars op de MIA's". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "RECENSIE. 'Niemandsland' van Tourist LeMC: Samenwerking in tijden van isolement ****". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ultratop Belgian charts" (in Dutch). Ultratop.
  10. ^ "Les Disques D'Or/De Platine – Albums 2018". Ultra Top. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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