Patrick Ouchène
{{short description|Belgian singer (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Patrick Ouchène
| image = Patrick Ouchène, 2009.jpg
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| background = solo_singer
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| birth_name = Patrick Ouchène
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1966|12|05}}
| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium
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| genre = Pop, pop-rock, rock 'n' roll
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2002–present
| instruments = Vocals
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Patrick Ouchène (born 5 December 1966) is a Belgian singer, best known for being the lead singer of the rockabilly band Runnin' Wild.
Eurovision 2009
On 17 February his band, Copycat, was chosen internally to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, with the song "Copycat".{{cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=5138 |title=Patrick Ouchene to Moscow |publisher=Oikotimes |last=Costa |first=Nelson |date=16 February 2009 |access-date=16 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219114201/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=5138 |archive-date=19 February 2009 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1927|title='Elvis' turned out to be Patrick Ouchène|publisher=EBU |last=Siim|first=Jarmo|date=17 February 2009|access-date=17 February 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/13268|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219152538/http://esctoday.com/news/read/13268|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2009|title=Belgium: Copy Cat to Eurovision|last=Viniker|first=Barry|date=17 February 2009|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=17 February 2009}} And on 10 March he was officially revealed as the choice for Belgium in Moscow, Patricks entry was also for the first time released. The song missed out on the final, finishing second-last (17th) with only one point.
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with "O Julissi"
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| years=2009
| after=Tom Dice
with "Me and My Guitar"
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Category:French-language singers of Belgium
Category:English-language singers from Belgium
Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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