Alex Callier
{{short description|Belgian musician (born 1972)}}
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Alex Callier (born 6 December 1972, in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium) is a Belgian musician and songwriter who is a member of Belgian band Hooverphonic.
Biography
Callier studied image, sound and editing at RITCS between 1990 and 1993. After his studies he worked as a sound engineer for the public Flemish broadcaster VRT.{{cite web |url=http://www.vacature.com/art4261 |title=Curriculum van Alex Callier - Vacature.com |website=www.vacature.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126021116/http://www.vacature.com/art4261 |archive-date=26 November 2009 |url-status=dead}} In 1995 he co-founded Hoover (later Hooverphonic), where he is active as a musician, as well as a composer and producer. In 1999 he wrote the music for the Belgian film Shades.{{cite web |url=http://www.sabam.be/website/data/sabam22n.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.sabam.be |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216172015/http://www.sabam.be/website/data/sabam22n.pdf |archive-date=16 December 2007 |url-status=dead}} In 2000 he received the ZAMU Award for Best Belgian producer.{{Cite web | url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dst09032000_034 | title=Zamu Music Awards belonen rockjongens }}
In 2009, he launched his solo project Hairglow. In 2018, he co-wrote a Matter of Time, the song Sennek used to enter the Eurovision Song Contest.{{Cite web | url=https://communicatie.een.be/vrt-en-sennek-met-nummer-a-matter-of-time-naar-het-eurovisiesongfestival | title=VRT en Sennek met nummer "A Matter of Time" naar het Eurovisiesongfestival }}
ACTA treaty
Alex Callier was in favour of the now rejected ACTA treaty. He defended this proposal to restrict the internet, among other things, in the European Parliament.{{Cite web |url=http://www.deredactie.be/cm/1.997269?view=popupPlayer |title=Alex Callier: "Downloaden nefast voor jong talent" |access-date=2021-12-04 |archive-date=2016-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807021244/http://deredactie.be/cm/1.997269?view=popupPlayer |url-status=dead }}
References
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with "Wake Up"
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2020 (cancelled)
2021
| after=Jérémie Makiese
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Category:Belgian electronic musicians
Category:Belgian rock musicians
Category:People from Sint-Niklaas
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