X!NK is (left to right) Philip Valkiers, Thomas Valkiers, Jonas Meukens and Niels Meukens.

X!NK (pronounced: zink) are a punk rock group which represented Belgium at the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest on November 15, 2003 with the song De Vriendschapsband (The Bond/Band Between/Of Friends). The song, which they wrote themselves, is about the origin of their band and their friendship. In the field of 16 contestants, they ended in 6th place with 83 points at the international final in Copenhagen, Denmark. Image File history File links X!nk. ... Image File history File links X!nk. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision for young singers aged 8 to 15. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital and largest city of Denmark. ...

The band consists of two sets of two brothers: Jonas & Niels Meukens and Thomas & Philip Valkiers. Jonas is songwriter, lead singer and guitarist, his brother Niels is the drummer. Thomas and Philip are both guitarists. A songwriter is someone who writes, in part or in full, the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ...

Like the other contestants they got to record their entry in a studio with a professional producer, in their case Paul Despiegelaere

In the national qualifying rounds for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Belgium (Eurosong for kids), X!NK competed against 9 other contestants: Laura, Martijn, Remi, Kia, Jelly Pie, Simon MC, the Twin girls, Tonya and Charlotte. X!NK beat, Tonya the second place winner with a difference of 3 points. Their winning song was made into a single. Look up Single in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Single can mean: A single is a song commercially released separately from an album. ...

Na het Junior Eurovisiesongfestival

X!NK launced their second single, named Oh-ho in the beginning of 2004. Later that year their first album, containing twelve numbers was released. This album went gold in Flanders (the Dutch language area of Belgium). A Gold album is a music album that has sold a minimum number of copies (in the United States, currently 500,000 sales). ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming), French: Flandre(s), (flamand, flamand), German: Flandern, (flämisch, Flame) has two main designations: a constituent community of the federal Belgian state through its social and political organisations, and through the institutions of the Flemish Community (with its own Flemish government and Flemish...

X!NK often perform at rock festivals in Belgium (for example Marktrock in Leuven). In 2004, they performed the song "Laat me vrij" (Let me free) which served as the theme song for the film "Garfield" in Flemmish cinemas. Around the 15th of August, Marktrock is a popular crowd-puller music festival in the heart of the university town of Leuven. ... Leuven Town Hall in 2004 Leuven is the capital town of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... Garfield is a 2004 live-action movie based on the Jim Davis comic strip Garfield. ...

Their latest album Vergif (Poison) was released on 30th September 2005. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Skynet.be site featuring tour guide, pictures, news, audio and video. (In Dutch).