Red Sebastian
{{Short description|Belgian musical artist}}
{{Use dmy|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Red Sebastian
| image = PrepartyES - Red Sebastian 01 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Red Sebastian in 2025
| birth_name = Seppe Guido Yvonne Herreman
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1999|5|13}}
| birth_place = Ostend, Belgium
| origin =
| genre = Electro-pop
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- piano
}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| label = CNR Records
| website = {{URL|https://redsebastian.be/}}
}}
Seppe Guido Yvonne Herreman ({{IPA|nl|ˈsɛpə ˈhɛrəˌmɑn|pron}}; born 13 May 1999{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Maak kennis met Songfestivalkandidaat Red Sebastian: "Ik weet dat ik niet ieders cup of tea ben en dat is helemaal oké" |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/02/02/red-sebastian-interview/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}), known professionally as Red Sebastian, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. He {{esccnty|Belgium|y=2025|t=represented Belgium}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Strobe Lights”.
Career
Seppe Herreman was born on 13 May 1999 in the coastal city Ostend of Belgium. In 2013 he participated at the age of fourteen in the second season of the television show Belgium's Got Talent on the Flemish TV channel VTM. With the song "Ain't No Other Man" from the American singer Christina Aguilera he made it to the final. After high school Herreman studied singing at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent. There he was taught by Flemish singer Gustaph, among others. Herreman also plays the piano since he was nine.{{cite web |title=Deelnemers 'Eurosong 2025': wie is Red Sebastian? |url=https://songfestival.be/eurosong-2025/deelnemers-eurosong-2025-wie-is-red-sebastian/ |website=songfestival.be |access-date=26 January 2025 |language=nl |date=21 January 2025 }}{{cite web |title=Tranen van ontroering, brief van 1e Vlaamse die deelnam aan Songfestival en vette beats: dit was voorronde 2 van 'Eurosong 2025' |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/01/24/eurosong-2025-dit-was-voorronde-2/ |website=vrt.be |access-date=14 January 2025 |language=nl |date=25 January 2025 }}
In 2019 he continued his career using the name Red Sebastian, inspired by the red Jamaican-accented singing crab Sebastian from the 1989 Disney movie The Little Mermaid. Herreman was a big fan of the movie when he was little. He released his debut album called "You" in 2021, with "Embrace Me" being the lead single. In 2024, he participated in the VTM talent TV show Sing Again, where he made it to the final.
In 2025, after having signed a contract with the record label CNR Records,{{cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=Deelnemers 'Eurosong 2025': wie is Red Sebastian? |url=https://www.vrt.be/nl/over-ons/nieuws-over-vrt/deze-acht-artiesten-geven-het-beste-van-zichzelf-in-eurosong-2025 |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=vrt.be |language=nl}} Red Sebastian was one of the eight finalists of the television contest Eurosong 2025, hosted on the Flemish TV channel VRT 1, with his song "Strobe Lights". It's his tribute to the Belgian rave culture. He became the final winner with a total of 423 points, thus earning the right to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.{{Cite web |last=Helgeson |first=Justina |date=2025-02-01 |title=Belgium: Red Sebastian wins Eurosong 2025 with "Strobe Lights" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/belgium-red-sebastian-wins-eurosong-2025-with-strobe-lights#:~:text=Once%20the%20votes%20were%20in,the%20song%20%22Strobe%20Lights%22.&text=%22Strobe%20Lights%22%20was%20written%20by,1%20on%2013%20May%202025. |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=}} He competed in the first semi-final on 13 May 2025, where he failed to qualify to the grand final, finishing 14th out of 15 contestants.{{Cite news |last=Holdiness |first=Timothy |date=2025-05-13 |title=Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final One Qualifiers |url=https://escxtra.com/2025/05/13/eurovision-2025-semi-final-one-qualifiers/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |work=ESCXTRA |language=en-GB}}
Personal life
Red Sebastian lives in the city of Ghent. He owns a cat named Duchesse, and says that Christina Aguilera was one of the reasons he started singing. He also enjoys karaoke.Viva la diva ✨ Diva Duchesse 👑 🇧🇪 #Eurovision2025 #Belgium #RedSebastian https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xlmscgft9BY He identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community. {{Cite web |last=James |first=Alastair |date=2025-05-13 |title=Belgium's queer Eurovision act on how Disney inspired his song |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/13/eurovision-2025-belgiums-queer-act-red-sebastian-on-how-disney-inspired-his-song/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US}}
Discography
=Albums=
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! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row" | You
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=EPs=
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! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row" | Bedroom Secrets
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:85%;" | BEL (FL) {{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Red+Sebastian#charts|title=Discografie Red Sebastian|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=19 May 2025}} ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:85%;" | LTU |
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| scope="row"| "Embrace Me"
| rowspan="5" | 2021 | — || — | rowspan="2" | You |
| scope="row"| "Fading Away"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Keep Going Back to You"
| — || — | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Some Kinda Way"
| — || — | rowspan="2" | You |
| scope="row"| "You"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Letting Go"
| rowspan="3" | 2023 | — || — | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Soft Suede"
| — || — | rowspan="2" | Bedroom Secrets |
| scope="row"| "Appetite"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "In Your Eyes"
| 2024 | — || — | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Strobe Lights"
| rowspan="2"| 2025 | 5 || 88 | rowspan="2" {{TBA}} |
| scope="row"| "Slay"
| — || — |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{Official website|redsebastian.com|Red Sebastian, official website}}
- {{AllMusic}}
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{{Succession box
| title = Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years = 2025
| before = Mustii
with "Before the Party's Over"
| after = (unknown yet)
}}
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{{Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest|state=collapsed}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2025|state=collapsed}}
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Category:21st-century Belgian singers
Category:Belgian male singer-songwriters
Category:Belgian LGBTQ singers
Category:English-language singers from Belgium