Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Udo Mechels
open-in-new
<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>In 2003, Udo participated in the first season of <i>Belgian Idols</i>, but lost in the semi-finals to Chris D. Morton and Tom Olaerts. In 2005, he was a contestant on the Belgian edition of <i>The X-Factor</i>, and won in December 2005. </p><p>Udo released his debut album <i>U-Turn</i> and his #1 debut single "<a href="/facts/Isn%27t_It_Time_(The_Babys_song)/cNmnkRps">Isn't It Time</a>", a cover of the song by <a href="/facts/The_Babys/sVaR9RoG">The Babys</a>, in 2006. He received a <a href="/facts/Gold_record/zGzLFa9l">gold record</a> for <i>U-Turn</i> during the TV programme <i>Tien Om Te Zien</i> on 4 July 2007. </p><p>In 2006 Udo also received a <a href="/facts/TMF_Awards/zyl4oI4s">TMF Award</a> for "Best New Artist" and the Radio 2 trophy for "Breakthrough of the Year". </p><p>Udo recorded a cover of <a href="/facts/Clouseau/Q3gEzPm7">Clouseau</a>'s song "<a href="/facts/Heb_Ik_Ooit_Gezegd/JprDchN9">Heb Ik Ooit Gezegd</a>" (itself a cover based on the <a href="/facts/Van_Morrison/bqu8nuJ1">Van Morrison</a> song "<a href="/facts/Have_I_Told_You_Lately/JprDchN9">Have I Told You Lately</a>"), for the album <i>Braveau Clouseau</i> (2007).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The album, a <a href="/facts/Tribute_album/WFW6z2fj">tribute</a> to Clouseau, topped the Belgium (Flanders) <a href="/facts/Ultratop/z8s4xXqw">Ultratop 200 Albums</a> chart in September 2007<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> and was certified <a href="/facts/List_of_music_recording_certifications/6CPQFNNn">Gold</a> in Belgium on 22 September 2007.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Udo performed the song live in 2011 at a concert in <a href="/facts/Lier,_Belgium/x3Y63dGs">Lier, Belgium</a>; Alexandra Soto of <i>Gazet van Antwerpen</i> described Udo's performance of "Heb ik ooit gezegd" as "beautiful".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>On 30 March 2007, Udo performed "Ik Mis Je Zo" by <a href="/facts/Will_Tura/dJF3FgJo">Will Tura</a> on the Flemish television show <i>Zo Is Er Maar Één</i> and won. Udo released this song on 19 April 2007 with "Tu Me Manques", the French version of this song, accompanying the single. He received a gold record for this song during Tien Om Te Zien on 5 September 2007. </p><p>His next album, <i>Good Things Coming</i> was released in January 2008. </p><p>Udo has his own live-band, Udo Live!, which first performed on 28 March 2007 at De Zuiderkroon in Antwerp. The live band consists of <a href="/facts/Guitarist/kWFcmgyx">guitarist</a> Chris Van Nauw, Roberto Mercurio playing <a href="/facts/Bass_guitar/lbeoAatH">bass guitar</a>, David Demeyere on <a href="/facts/Drum_kit/XsmopoW9">drums</a>, Jan Samyn <a href="/facts/Keyboardist/DBQh5U9T">keyboardist</a>, and Marva Nielsen and Dany Caen providing backup vocals. </p><p>In 2014 he participated in the Belgium national selection for <a href="/facts/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2014/EB5p7ypo">Eurovision Song Contest 2014</a> with the song, "Hero (In Flanders Fields)", placing sixth. </p><p>Udo wrote and co-wrote many songs for other artists in Belgium and abroad.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="discography">Discography</h2> <h3>Albums</h3> <ul><li>2006: <i>U-Turn</i> (also available as a <a href="/facts/Limited_edition/femghLFN">limited edition</a>)</li> <li>2007: <i>U-Turn</i> Limited Edition with Ik Mis Je Zo</li> <li>2008: <i>Good Things Coming</i></li> <li>2010: <i>Barrières</i></li> <li>2017: <i>Over Prinsen, Over Draken</i></li> <li>2018: <i>Kerst</i></li> <li>2023: <i>Nostalgine</i></li></ul> <h3>Singles</h3> <ul><li>2005: "<a href="/facts/Isn%27t_It_Time_(The_Babys_song)/cNmnkRps">Isn't It Time</a>"</li> <li>2006: "Winter in July"</li> <li>2006: "Back Against the Wall"</li> <li>2006: "Eyes of a Stranger" (available by download only)</li> <li>2007: "Ik Mis Je Zo / Tu Me Manques A Mourir"</li> <li>2008: "You've Got a Good Thing Comin'"</li> <li>2008: "Beautiful"</li> <li>2008: "Man I Feel Like a Woman!" (titeltrack "LouisLouise")</li> <li>2010: "Voorbij"</li> <li>2010: "Teruggaan in de tijd"</li> <li>2010: "Dansen Op U2"</li> <li>2011: "Verloren hart, verloren droom"</li> <li>2011: "Ik Kom Naar Huis"</li> <li>2012: "You're So Hot"</li> <li>2013: "Magie"</li> <li>2013: "De zon, de zon"</li> <li>2014: "De Prinstepolste"</li> <li>2014: "Hero"</li> <li>2014: "Broken Smile" (Udo & Sil)</li> <li>2014: "Zomer In Je Hart"</li> <li>2015: "Get Outta My Life"</li> <li>2015: "Zielsveel Van Jou"</li> <li>2016: "Flits"</li> <li>2017: "Zomer In Je Hart"</li> <li>2017: "Wat Als Je God Zag"</li> <li>2018: "Hier Niet Ver Vandaan"</li> <li>2018: "Een Witte Kerstmis Dit Jaar"</li> <li>2019: "Kerstmis In De Haan Aan Zee"</li> <li>2020: "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi"</li> <li>2020: "Au-delà"</li> <li>2020: "Viens Danser"</li> <li>2020: "Hey"</li> <li>2020: "Donne-moi ton coeur"</li> <li>2020: "Fever"</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.udo.be/">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UdoMusic/">facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/udo_singerbelgium_official/">instagram</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Braveau Clouseau". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 March 2019. <a href="https://www.ultratop.be/nl/compilation/1281f/Braveau-Clouseau" target="_blank">https://www.ultratop.be/nl/compilation/1281f/Braveau-Clouseau</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Udo – Heb ik ooit gezegd (Song)". Hung Medien. 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2019. <a href="https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Udo&titel=Heb+ik+ooit+gezegd&cat=s" target="_blank">https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Udo&titel=Heb+ik+ooit+gezegd&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Braveau Clouseau". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 March 2019. <a href="https://www.ultratop.be/nl/compilation/1281f/Braveau-Clouseau" target="_blank">https://www.ultratop.be/nl/compilation/1281f/Braveau-Clouseau</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Goud en platina -albums 2007". Ultratop. 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2019. <a href="https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2007/albums" target="_blank">https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2007/albums</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Soto, Alexandra (29 July 2011). "Udo puts on an excellent show in Lier". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2019. <a href="https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid1066527/udo-zet-uitstekende-show-neer-in-lier-2" target="_blank">https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid1066527/udo-zet-uitstekende-show-neer-in-lier-2</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>https://songwriterudomechels.wordpress.com/ [user-generated source] <a href="https://songwriterudomechels.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://songwriterudomechels.wordpress.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>