Tom Dice
{{short description|Belgian singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Expand Dutch|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tom Dice
| image = Tom Dice.jpg
| caption = Tom Dice in 2010
| image_size = 200px
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Tom Eeckhout
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Eeklo, Belgium
| instrument = Guitar
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|acoustic}}
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = SonicAngel
| associated_acts = The Dice
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100216020143/http://www.sonicangel.com/artists/tomdice/index.php Tom Dice]
}}
Tom Eeckhout (born 25 November 1989), known professionally as Tom Dice, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. He finished runner-up in the Flemish version of The X Factor in 2008 using his birth name Tom Eeckhout, but soon after changed his name taking the stage name Tom Dice.
He represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final on 29 May in Oslo with "Me and My Guitar" ending up sixth overall. Dice was also the first Belgian act to qualify for the final since the introduction of the semi-finals in Eurovision. It became an international hit for Dice. Tom Dice has released three studio albums, Teardrops in 2010, Heart for Sale in 2012, and I've Come a Long Way in 2016.
Early life
Dice was born on 25 November 1989.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sonicangel.com/artists/tomdice/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216020143/http://www.sonicangel.com/artists/tomdice/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-02-16|title=SonicAngel - Tom Dice|date=16 February 2010}} He learned to play the guitar as a child, began songwriting in his early teens and at the age of 15 joined band The Dice, using Tom Eeckhout Dice as his stage name.[http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=4421EDNH 'Er gaat een nieuwe wereld voor me open': Tom Eeckhout in the final of X Factor on VTM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611173717/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=4421EDNH |date=11 June 2011 }} Het Nieuwsblad, 7 October 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2010 (Dutch)
Career
=2008–09: Breakthrough=
In 2008 he entered the Flemish X Factor and, with Maurice Engelen as his vocal coach, finished runner-up to Dirk De Smet.
Following X Factor, Dice became the first signing to new label SonicAngel, and in June 2009, now under the name of Tom Dice, released his first single, an acoustic cover of Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love.[http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=322BNH7R Tom from X Factor releases first single] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611174607/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=322BNH7R |date=11 June 2011 }} Het Nieuwsblad, 23 June 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2010 (Dutch) The single went on to reach number 7 on the Flemish singles chart during a 14-week chart run.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=tom+dice&cat=s|title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS|website=www.ultratop.be}} Dice received a nomination in the 2009 TMF Awards in the category "Best New Artist", losing out to Jasper Erkens.[http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=BLMVA_20090902_009 Tom Dice nominated in TMF Awards] Het Nieuwsblad, 3 September 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2010 (Dutch)
In May 2009, Dice began working, again with Engelen, on his debut album, which was originally scheduled for an October 2009 release, but was delayed until April 2010.[http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=HT2AQO77 X Factor Idol works hard on first CD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611175107/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=HT2AQO77 |date=11 June 2011 }} Het Nieuwsblad, 29 May 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2010 (Dutch)
=2009–11: Eurovision Song Contest and ''Teardrops''=
{{Main|Teardrops (album)}}
On 25 November 2009, Dice was chosen by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway. His distinctive voice and TV experience were cited among the factors behind his selection.[http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF25112009_027 Tom Dice going to Eurovision] Het Nieuwsblad, 25 November 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2010 (Dutch) Reaction in Belgium to the announcement that Dice had been chosen by internal means was mixed, with some feeling that an open and public selection involving different artists would have been preferable.[http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=CN2IU5F4 Music world divided over Tom Dice] De Standaard, 27 November 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2010 (Dutch)
The chosen song "Me and My Guitar" was unveiled on 7 March 2010, and was co-written by Ashley Hicklin, Jeroen Swinnen and Dice himself.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=10133&_t=Tom+Dice+will+sing+Me+And+My+Guitar+for+Belgium|date=7 March 2010|title=Tom Dice will sing Me And My Guitar for Belgium|access-date=7 March 2010}} The song went to number 1 in Belgium, both on the iTunes chart and on the official Flemish and Walloon charts; it also reached number 7 in Luxembourg. Dice performed the song in the first semi-final in Oslo on 25 May 2010 and qualified for the final, in first place,{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=18323&_t=Exclusive%3A+The+Semi-Final+results!|date=3 May 2010|title=Exclusive: The Semi-Final results!|access-date=30 May 2010}} making him the first Belgian act to do so in 6 years. Tom Dice finished in sixth place, one of Belgium's best placements in the contest.
In April 2010, Dice released his debut studio album Teardrops, it peaked at number 1 in Belgium. In August 2010, he released the single "Lucy" as the third single from the album. In November 2010, he released the single "A Thousand Years" as the fourth single from the album. In March 2011, Dice served as Taylor Swift's opening act for her concerts in Belgium and the Netherlands.{{cite web|title=Tom Dice naar Vorst met countryster Taylor Swift|url=http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=SU37696L|work=De Standaard|access-date=8 February 2013|language=nl|date=7 March 2011}} In May 2011, he appeared on Elisa Tovati's single "Il nous faut", which features on her album Le syndrome de Peter Pan
=2012–13: ''Heart for Sale''=
{{Main|Heart for Sale}}
In February 2012, Dice released the single "Utopia" as the lead single from his second studio album. In May 2012, he released his second studio album Heart for Sale, it peaked at number 11 in Belgium, he also released "Out At Sea" as the second single from the album. In October 2012, he released "Drive Me to Paris" as the third single from the album. In April 2013 he released "Let Me In" as the fourth single from the album.
=2016–2019: ''I've Come a Long Way''=
{{Main|I've Come a Long Way}}
On 29 January 2016, Dice released the single "Right Between the Eyes" as the lead single from his third studio album. On 16 September 2016, he released the single "Hey There Sister" as the second single from his third studio album. on 28 October 2016, he released his third studio album I've Come a Long Way, it peaked at number 39 in Belgium.
=2019-present: The Starlings=
In 2019, Dice teamed up with his wife, the Belgian singer Kato Callebaut, to form a pop duo called The Starlings. Since 2019, they have issued singles such as "On My Way", "Just Come Home"{{cite web | url=http://www.esccovers.com/just-come-home-the-starlings/ | title=Just Come Home - the Starlings | date=12 January 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/01/16/new-music-from-gjons-tears-flo-rida-natalia-podolskaya-and-more/268329/ | title=New music this week: Songs from Gjon's Tears, S10, Flo Rida and more | date=16 January 2022 }}"Die Happy"{{cite web | url=https://escxtra.com/2020/08/01/the-starlings-release-music-video-of-die-happy/ | title=🇧🇪 the Starlings release music video of "Die Happy" | date=August 2020 }} and "Gold",{{cite web | url=https://lefuturewave.com/2022/04/26/introducing-the-starlings-gold/ | title=Introducing: The Starlings - Gold - Lefuturewave }} while an album called Seaside was issued in 2022.{{cite web | url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/05/15/new-music-from-manesking-ochman-emma-muscat-and-more/272311/ | title=New music this week: Songs from Ochman, Emma Muscat, Alvan and more | date=15 May 2022 }}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL (FL) {{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tom+Dice|title=Tom Dice: Discography|publisher=ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| FRA |
| scope="row"| Teardrops
|
| 1 || 57 || 107 |
|
| scope="row"| Heart for Sale
|
| 11 || 73 || — | |
| scope="row"| I've Come a Long Way
|
| 39 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| Better Days
|
| 15 || — || — | |
| colspan="14" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released. |
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" | |||||||||
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL (FL) ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| DEN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK | |||||||||
| 2009
! scope="row"| "Bleeding Love" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | rowspan="4"| Teardrops |
| rowspan="3"| 2010
! scope="row"| "Me and My Guitar" | 1 | 1 | 39 | 68 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 32 | 85
|
|
| scope="row"| "Lucy"
| 21 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | |||||||||
| scope="row"| "A Thousand Years"
| 44 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | |||||||||
| 2011
! scope="row"| "Il nous faut" | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 76 | — | — | 36 | —
| | Le syndrome de Peter Pan |
| rowspan="3"| 2012
! scope="row"| "Utopia" | 21 | —{{efn|"Utopia" did not enter the Ultratop 40, but peaked at number 6 on the wallonie Ultratip chart.}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | rowspan="4"| Heart for Sale |
| scope="row"| "Out At Sea"
| 26 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | |||||||||
| scope="row"| "Drive Me to Paris"
| —{{efn|"Drive Me to Paris" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | |||||||||
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Let Me In" | —{{efn|"Let Me In" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
! scope="row"| "Right Between the Eyes" | —{{efn|"Right Between the Eyes" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 35 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | rowspan="2"| I've Come a Long Way |
| scope="row"| "Hey There Sister" (featuring Lize Feryn) | —{{efn|"Hey There Sister" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | |||||||||
| 2017
! scope="row"| "Cannonball" | —{{efn|"Cannonball" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 29 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| | rowspan="3"| Better Days |
| rowspan="2"| 2018
! scope="row"| "Better Days" | —{{efn|"Better Days" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 25 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| |
| scope="row"| "All Night Long"
| —{{efn|"All Night Long" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 50 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | |||||||||
| colspan="14" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" | |||||
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak Chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL (FL) ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL (WA) ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUT ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI | |||||
| 2011
! scope="row"| "Sunlight" | 8 | 43 | 51 | 85 | 93 | 10
| | 2011 |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Breaking Up Slowly" | —{{efn|"Breaking Up Slowly" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 38 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.}} | — | — | — | — | —
| | {{n/a}} |
| colspan="14" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |
Notes
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References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100216020143/http://www.sonicangel.com/artists/tomdice/index.php Official website] (Dutch)
- [http://www.sonicangel.com Recordlabel SonicAngel]
- [https://www.myspace.com/thedicebelgium The Dice Myspace page]
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