Hooverphonic

Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic in 2019
Background information
Also known as	Hoover
Origin	Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Genres	Trip hop electronica indie pop alternative dream pop
Years active	1995–present
Labels	PIAS Epic Records
Members	Alex Callier Raymond Geerts Geike Arnaert
Past members	Esther Lybeert Frank Duchêne Liesje Sadonius Kyoko Bartsoen Noémie Wolfs Luka Cruysberghs
Website	hooverphonic.com

Hooverphonic is a Belgian electronic band that was formed in October 1995. Though originally categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where it could no longer be described as a belonging to a single genre, but rather as encompassing alternative, electronica, electropop, rock, and a mixture of others. The band was originally named Hoover, but was later renamed Hooverphonic to avoid confusion with bands already using the Hoover name, and a possible legal copyright problem with the vacuum cleaner company.

Since their formation, Hooverphonic's lineup consisted of bassist Alex Callier, guitarist Raymond Geerts, and various lead singers. Prominent ones included Liesje Sadonius (1996–1997), Geike Arnaert (1997–2008, 2020–present), Noémie Wolfs (2010–2015), and Luka Cruysberghs (2018–2020).

The band were set to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with their song "Release Me".^[1] However, on March 18, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They instead represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "The Wrong Place".