Niels Destadsbader (Belgium)

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Besides being a very popular tv host and actor, Niels Destadsbader also loves performing as a singer. After several years of hard work, the thirty year old scored triple platinum (and counting) with his album Dertig (Thirty). He conquered the biggest stages in Belgium and released a DVD of his concerts in The Sports Palace, the biggest venue in Belgium. Udo co-wrote one of the tracks on Niels’ successful album,  that got the Music Industry Award for ‘album of the year’.

Leef (U. Mechels / Y. Fonderie / N. Destadsbader).
Buy the album Dertig here.

Maria Voskania – Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Germany)

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mariavoskaniaalbucovermagieMaria Voskania looks to be a new German schlager queen in the making. The girl can sing, no doubt about that. She surely was the best singer in Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2017, but ending as a runner-up, didn’t stop her. Maria signed with Universal and released her album Magie in August 2017, on which Udo co-wrote the 2018 summer single Wahre Liebe.

Wahre Liebe (U. Mechels / Y. Fonderie / E. Smeenk / D. Gramer).
Buy the album Magie here.

Richard Stirton – winner The Voice (South-Africa)

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In 2016, Udo co-wrote the single Catching Tears on Middle Ground, the debut album of the talented Richard Stirton, winner of the first edition of The Voice in South-Africa.

It is a remarkable fact that Richard Stirton is the 5th winner of a music competition, releasing music that has been co-written by Udo, once a winner of a competition himself.

Catching Tears (J. Hume / A.R. Scott / U. Mechels)
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Jolin Tsai (Asia)

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In 2012 pop artist Jolin Tsai released the album MUSE. The track Fantasy (Mi Huan; 迷幻) was co-written by Udo.

Album cover MUSE.

In 2012 pop artist and Asian superstar Jolin Tsai released the album MUSE, reaching #1 in Taiwan, Singapore and Maleysia. Tsai’s album also reached top positions in Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodja and China.

Fantasy (Mi Huan; 迷幻), the third single of the album, was co-written by Udo and translated into Chinese / Mandarin.

Mi Huan (M. Tamminen / R. Boomgaarden / U. Mechels / M. Lin / Wu Ching-fong)
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John Leo – winner The Voice Senior (Belgium)

John Leo (66) won the very first edition of The Voice Senior in Belgium. He signed with Universal and released his debut album Nooit Te Laat (Never Too Late). One of the singles, Als Jij Lacht (When You Smile), was co-written by Udo.

Als Jij Lacht (U. Mechels / N. Geusebroek / B. Delyzer).

De KetnetBand (Belgium)

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De KetnetBand is a popular youth band with young tv hosts of the popular Belgian youth channel Ketnet. Udo co-wrote the 2018 summer single Superheldentijd (Time For Superheroes).

Superheldentijd (U. Mechels / J. Buellens / S. Vergauwen).