Lize Marke is a Belgian

Belgium

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 singer, best known for her participation in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

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Eurovision Song Contest

Marke started singing professionally in 1962, and first participated in the Belgian Eurovision selection in 1963, when she performed two songs, "Luister naar de wind" and "Saksisch porselein", which made the final, finishing in second and fourth respectively.

Marke sung all six songs in the 1965 Eurovision selection, and "Als het weer lente is

Als Het Weer Lente Is

"Als het weer lente is" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, performed in Dutch by Lize Marke....

" ("When It's Spring Again") was chosen by jury vote as the Belgian representative in the tenth Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1965

The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the 10th in the series. Luxembourg's win was their second. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also...

, held on 20 March in Naples

Naples

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, Italy

Italy

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. "Als het weer lente is" failed to score, finishing in joint last place (with Finland

Finland

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, Germany

West Germany

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 and Spain

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) of the 18 entrants. It was Belgium's second "nul pointer", following Fud Leclerc

Fud Leclerc

Fud Leclerc was a Belgian singer, who was also the pianist of Juliette Gréco. Born Fernand Urbain Dominic Leclercq, Leclerc had a career as a pianist, accordionist, song writer and singer before retiring to travel the world. On his return to Belgium he began a new career as a building contractor...

's zero in 1962. Marke was the first female singer to represent Belgium at Eurovision since Mony Marc

Mony Marc

Mony Marc is a Belgian singer.She was the second singer to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest, in its first year 1956, singing "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" with music by Claude Alix and lyric by David Bee Mony Marc is a Belgian singer.She was the second singer to represent Belgium...

 in the inaugural contest of 1956

Eurovision Song Contest 1956

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Later career

In 1965, Marke fronted her own television show on Belgian channel VRT

Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep

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. Thereafter her career went quieter, although she continued to release records and perform live until the mid 1970s. A compilation CD of her recordings was issued in 2002.

Discography

Singles

• 1963 "Luister naar de wind"
• 1964 "Esta noch no"
• 1965 "Als het weer lente is"
• 1967 "Kerstnacht"
• 1967 "Lara's Lied"
• 1967 "Wat is 't leven toch mooi"
• 1970 "Zeemeeuw"
• 1974 "Papillon"
• 1975 "Vlaanderen mijn vaderland"