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Bettens was born in [[Kapellen, Belgium]]. |
Bettens was born in [[Kapellen, Belgium]]. He has had a large lesbian fanbase since the beginning of his career with K's Choice, but it was not until May 2002 that he officially came out to the public as lesbian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.faceculture.nl/sarah_bettens |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2005-12-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106034307/http://www.faceculture.nl/sarah_bettens/ |archivedate=6 January 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afterellen.com/Music/2005/11/sarahbettens.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2005-12-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051202031811/http://www.afterellen.com/Music/2005/11/sarahbettens.html |archivedate=2 December 2005 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On May 18, 2019, he came out to the public as a transgender man and had his name changed from Sarah to Sam.<ref>https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190518_04410302</ref><ref>https://nos.nl/artikel/2285202-sarah-bettens-k-s-choice-voortaan-door-het-leven-als-man.html</ref> |
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In 2003, K's Choice split, with siblings Gert and Sam (then still named Sarah) exploring solo projects. Bettens made a mini-album of his own, called ''[[Go (Sarah Bettens album)|Go]]''. His first full-length solo album, ''[[Scream (Sarah Bettens album)|Scream]]'', was released in Europe on 14 March 2005, and in the USA on 23 August 2005. K's Choice reformed in 2009 as "The new K's Choice". |
In 2003, K's Choice split, with siblings Gert and Sam (then still named Sarah) exploring solo projects. Bettens made a mini-album of his own, called ''[[Go (Sarah Bettens album)|Go]]''. His first full-length solo album, ''[[Scream (Sarah Bettens album)|Scream]]'', was released in Europe on 14 March 2005, and in the USA on 23 August 2005. K's Choice reformed in 2009 as "The new K's Choice". |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 23 September 1972 Kapellen, Belgium |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Sam Bettens (born 23 September 1972) is a Belgian musician and the lead singer of the Belgian band K's Choice. Sam and his brother Gert Bettens are the two best-known faces of the band. He is known for his enigmatic, husky voice. The band is popular in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, and has toured in the U.S. with The Verve Pipe, Tonic, Alanis Morissette and the Indigo Girls, as well as on their own. Bettens has maintained a successful solo career as well by providing vocals for movie soundtracks, including Underworld, Wild Things, Zus and Zo and more recently Leef!.
Sam is a transgender man; he transitioned in 2019.[1]
Life and career
Bettens was born in Kapellen, Belgium. He has had a large lesbian fanbase since the beginning of his career with K's Choice, but it was not until May 2002 that he officially came out to the public as lesbian.[2][3] On May 18, 2019, he came out to the public as a transgender man and had his name changed from Sarah to Sam.[4][5]
In 2003, K's Choice split, with siblings Gert and Sam (then still named Sarah) exploring solo projects. Bettens made a mini-album of his own, called Go. His first full-length solo album, Scream, was released in Europe on 14 March 2005, and in the USA on 23 August 2005. K's Choice reformed in 2009 as "The new K's Choice".
In March 2007, Bettens released an EP through online music label Fuzz. His second full-length album, Shine, including new mixes of the tracks from the Fuzz EP, was released in 2007. It was produced by Brad Wood. The full CD was distributed for free with 13 October edition of the Flemish newspaper De Morgen in Belgium, which sold 180,000 copies. Normally this newspaper sells 95,000 copies.[6]
In 2007, Bettens won an EBBA Award. Every year, the European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) recognize the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year.
In late 2008, Bettens released the album Never Say Goodbye, consisting of recordings of live performances of K's Choice and solo songs, covers, and new songs which had been played during previous tours. The album is only available at concerts and from his online shop.[7]
There were plans to license the single "Come Over Here" from his LP Scream for episode 409 of the American series The L Word. However, the plans fell through due to problems involving the song's co-writer and record label. The song also appears on the premier Music With a Twist compilation (Sony).
After having played Michigan Womyn's Music Festival in 2006 solo, Bettens organized an all-female band for a performance in 2007.
Bettens currently lives in Palm Desert, California, having moved there from Johnson City, Tennessee in 2017, with his partner, two step-children, and two adopted children.[8] In June 2012, he became a firefighter in the Johnson City Fire Department.[9] Following a year as a firefighter, he returned to music and has reformed K's Choice with his brother Gert.[8] On May 18, 2019 in a video released on YouTube, Bettens declared that last year he had discovered he was a transgender man and had started taking medication a month before to transition to the male gender.[10][11] He also announced he had changed his name from Sarah to Sam.[12][13]
Discography
Albums
- 2004 Go (EP)
- 2005 Scream
- 2007 Shine
- 2008 Never Say Goodbye
Singles
- 2002 "Someone to Say Hi To"
- 2002 "You Always Know Your Home"
- 2004 "Fine"
- 2005 "Not Insane"
- 2005 "Stay"
- 2005 "Leef"
- 2006 "Come Over Here"
- 2006 "I Need a Woman"
- 2007 "Daddy's Gun"
- 2007 "I Can't Get Out"
Duets
- 1996 "Not an Addict" (with Skunk Anansie)
- 2000 "I Alone" (with Anouk)
- 2016 "All I Want" (with Niels Geusebroek)
- 2017 "Mob Wife" (with a balladeer)
Video
- Sarah Bettens backstage
- "I Can't Get Out"
- "It's Alright"
- "Put It Out for Good"
- Sarah Bettens live at l'Elysée Montmartre, Paris - part 1
- Sarah Bettens live at l'Elysée Montmartre, Paris - part 2
References
- ^ https://nos.nl/artikel/2285202-sarah-bettens-k-s-choice-voortaan-door-het-leven-als-man.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2005.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2005.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190518_04410302
- ^ https://nos.nl/artikel/2285202-sarah-bettens-k-s-choice-voortaan-door-het-leven-als-man.html
- ^ VRT news article about the Shine action
- ^ 'Never Say Goodbye' on Sarah Bettens' shop on Jax Junk
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ https://nos.nl/artikel/2285202-sarah-bettens-k-s-choice-voortaan-door-het-leven-als-man.html
- ^ [4]
- ^ https://nos.nl/artikel/2285202-sarah-bettens-k-s-choice-voortaan-door-het-leven-als-man.html
External links
- Sarah Bettens discography at MusicBrainz
- Interview with Austin Sound Check
- Sarah Bettens on Last.FM
- Sam Bettens at IMDb
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