André Vermeulen
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André Leopold Adiel Vermeulen (born 25, October 1955 in Bruges
) is a Belgian/Flemish journalist
and television personality for VRT
.
Since the 1991 Contest
, Vermeulen following Luc Appermont
has been the Flemish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest
. Due to unknown reasons in 1996, Vermeulen was unable to commentate on the 1996 Contest
with Michel Follet
& Johan Verstreken filling in, however returning to commentate on the 1997 Contest
, since the 1998 Contest
Vermeulen has co-commentated the event with other television presenters including Bart Peeters
. Vermeulen has also commentated for VRT
viewers at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
since the 2003 Contest
.
Vermeulen usually works as a Reporter on current affairs
.
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
) is a Belgian/Flemish journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and television personality for VRT
VRT
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Since the 1991 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1991 in Rome. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome, which was perceived to be more secure....
, Vermeulen following Luc Appermont
Luc Appermont
Luc Appermont is a Flemish television presenter. He started his career on Radio 2 as a radio announcer, he hosted the talent show Observatory. From 1976 until 1990 he was the regular Belgian commentator for the Dutch speaking region in the Eurovision Song Contest.In 1990, Appermont left BRT and...
has been the Flemish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. Due to unknown reasons in 1996, Vermeulen was unable to commentate on the 1996 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
with Michel Follet
Michel Follet
Michel Follet is a Flemish Radio and Television host.Follet started his radio career for VRT as a disc jockey on Radio 2 in 1982. In 1992 Follet co-founded Radio Donna and presented the show Jabbedabbedoe...
& Johan Verstreken filling in, however returning to commentate on the 1997 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest and it was held at the Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997. Boyzone member Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley were the presenters of the show....
, since the 1998 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...
Vermeulen has co-commentated the event with other television presenters including Bart Peeters
Bart Peeters
Bart Peeters is a Belgian singer, drummer, television presenter and actor. Peeters studied Germanic philology and drama in Antwerp. There, he met Jan Leyers and Hugo Matthysen, with whom he worked later...
. Vermeulen has also commentated for VRT
VRT
The abbreviation VRT may be a reference to:* Vehicle Registration Tax* Verkehrsverbund Region Trier, Trier regional transport* Vision Restoration Therapy, a therapy to improve the visual field after a stroke or brain injury...
viewers at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...
since the 2003 Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark...
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Vermeulen usually works as a Reporter on current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
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