Barbara Dex represented Belgium in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Iemand Als Jij," which received zero points. The performance drew significant criticism, though she continued to record music afterward. Her debut album "Iemand" came out in 1994 and included the track "Amoureuse," which became one of her better-known songs.
She returned to Eurovision in 1997 with "A Man in Love," though that entry also faced mixed reviews. Dex released several albums through the late 1990s, including "Barbara Dex" in 1996 and "Time To Tell" in 1998. Other songs in her catalog include "Crazy," "Don't Run Away," and "I belong to you."
Her stage presence and style choices sometimes attracted more attention than her music, but she maintained a steady output of pop recordings in Flemish and English. The Eurovision results from 1993 remain a notable part of her story, even as she kept working.
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