Jan Leyers

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Jan Leyers was born in 1958 in Wilrijk, in the Antwerp province. When he was about 10 years old, he found an acoustic guitar in his attic. His father, an architect, taught him how to play the guitar, and later that same year he saw an electric guitar for the first time in his life, being played by a man in a lounge on a boat. 10 years later, with Hugo Matthysen, Bart Peeters, and Marc Kruithof, he starts the group Beri-Beri. The group tried for some years to become successful, but failed to rise. After Beri-Beri, Jan spends a few years singing in theaters until 1986, when he meets singer Paul Michiels in a café in Heist-op-den-Berg (Jan, for his part, is a native of Wilrijk. Together, they record a single, "You Get to Me," which goes over well for Guy Brulez, an executive for EMI in Belgium. Brulez persuades the two to pursue a duo, and they do so under the name the Soul Sisters. They also record "Talk About It" and "Like a Mountain." In 1988, the group, now under the name SoulSister, releases their debut album, It Takes Two, which goes big with the hit single "The Way to Your Heart." It becomes a hit in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and even makes its way onto U.S. hit charts. In 1990, SoulSister changes its moniker to Leyers, Michiels, and SoulSister for a while, but then reverts back to SoulSister. They release three more studio albums: Heat, Simple Rule, and Swinging Like Big Dogs (which Jan co-produced with Joey Balin, an EMI executive). In between, Jan pursues so

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Jan Leyers

In The Virgin Dark

Mary Louise (Live - uit Liefde Voor Muziek)

Helder

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Si Seulement (Live - uit Liefde Voor Muziek)

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100% Verliefd

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Norwegian Wood (Live - uit Liefde Voor Muziek)

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As close as I'll get

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World Of Hurt (Live - Uit Liefde Voor Muziek)

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Still And Silent (Live - Uit Liefde Voor Muziek)

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Up (Live - Uit Liefde Voor Muziek)

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KnuffelRock 13 CD 1

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