Yasmine

Yasmine (3 March 1972 – 25 June 2009) was a Flemish^{Flemish people} singer and broadcaster. She was born in the city of Antwerp under the name of Hilde Rens and brought up in nearby Kontich.

Music

At the age of 17, Yasmine made her television debut in 1989 as a contestant on a Flemish television talent show, performing a reindition of Don't Cry for Me Argentina as Julie Covington.

Two years later, Yasmine released her first single, "Wie Denk Jij Wel Dat Je Bent" and her first album, Mooi zo in 1991. She went onto record another five mainstream pop albums before releasing Vandaag (Het morgen van gisteren) in 2004, a critically lauded CD of Leonard Cohen songs translated into Dutch.

Her last album, Licht Ontvlambaar, was released in 2006.

Broadcasting

Yasmine was a regular on the VRT^{Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep}'s main television station, één, where she was an in-vision continuity announcer and a presenter for various entertainment shows including De Rode Loper, Memento and Zo is er maar één.

Prior to joining the VRT, she presented music programmes and was part of the promotion team for commercial station VTM^vtm and was one of the launch VJs^{VJ (media personality)} for TMF Flanders. She was also a presenter for two VRT radio stations - Studio Brussel and the now-defunct pop station Donna^{Donna (radio station)}.She was married to Belgian celebrity Marianne Dupon, winner of the reality TV show De Mol (The Mole^{The Mole (TV series)}) between August 2003 and April 2009. On 9 March 2007, Dupon gave birth to a daughter named Ella-Louise.

The couple divorced in April 2009. On 25 June 2009, Yasmine's body was found near her sister's home in Kontich where she had hanged^{suicide methods#Hanging} herself from a tree.
Albums

*1991: Mooi zo
*1993: Als jij dat wil
*1995: Portfolio
*1997: Pret-a-porter
*1999: Blauw

*2001: Yasmine
*2004: Liefde en liedjes
*2004: Vandaag (het morgen van gisteren)
*2006: Licht Ontvlambaar
*2009: Yasmine houdt woord

Singles

'1991'
*"Wie Denk Jij Wel Dat Je Bent"
*"Vraag Me Niet Waarom"
*"Accrochee A Un Nuage"

'1992'
*"Zeven Dagen"
*"Rusteloos"
*"Twijfels"
*"Beter"
*"Waar Jij Gaat"
*"Alles Draait Om Jou"

'1993'
*"In Kleur"
*"In De Regen Gedanst"

'1994'
*"Dromen Van Het Leven"
*"Stilstaan"

'1995'
*"Ik was zo graag bij jou gebleven"
*"Ik tover jou"

'1996'
*"Nooit Nog Een Andere"
*"Afscheid"
*"Diep in mij"
*"Kikkerkoel"
*"Lach Naar Het Leven"
*"Porselein"

'1997'
*"Altijd weer tikt de klok"
*"De Klok Tikt Verder"
*"Zoals Jij"
*"1000 Woorden"
*"Da's een goeie vraag"
*"Doorgaan"

'1998'
*"Tot leven gewekt"
*"Meisjes Aan De Macht"
*"Kus Me, Kus Me"
*"Slaaf"
*"Luka"

'1999'
*"Helemaal"
*"Als De Liefde Wint"
*"I Won't Let You Down" (with The Hope Band)

'2000'
*"Suzanne" (duet with Frank Boeijen)
*"Vuur" (The "Miekes": Truus Druyts, Meredith and Yasmine)

'2001'
*"Ken je dat gevoel"

'2002'
*"Weak" (from the film Alias)

'2003'
*"Fietsen en liefde" (with Gordellied)

'2005'
*"Dans me"