Nina Sampermans (; born 1993), known professionally as Ravvel, is a Belgian singer and songwriter. She is known for her work with, among others, Broiler, Hooverphonic and Gjon's Tears.
Early life and education Sampermans was born in Antwerp in 1993 to a sound engineer and a music teacher. In 2016, she graduated from the Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Career Sampermans began her career as a songwriter in 2011. In early 2012, Walter Mannaerts, and she submitted the song "Would You?" to Eurosong 2012: Een song voor Iris, the Belgian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The song was chosen by VRT to compete in the final, and was ultimately selected to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with 53% of the televote.
In late 2014 and early 2015, she broke through as a singer with the single "Wild Eyes", which she had recorded with the Norwegian electronic music duo Broiler. The single peaked at the top of the VG-lista and at number 4 in the Flemish Ultratop Singles Chart. One year later, Sampermans became one of the three lead singers of the Belgian band Hooverphonic during their In Wonderland tour.
Following the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, Dutch composer Wouter Hardy and she co-wrote the song "Tout l'univers" for the Swiss representative Gjon's Tears at a songwriting camp in Zürich. The song was selected by a professional jury to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. At Eurovision, the entry finished in third place with 432 points; Switzerland's best placement since 1993.
Discography Singles As lead artist TitleYearAlbum"Pick Your Poison"2018"Ego" (Roufaida cover)2019Ego (The Reworks)"Stay"2020Stay / Leave"Leave"
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUT BEL (FL) BEL (WA) DNK FRA NOR"Wild Eyes" (Broiler ft. Ravvel)2014 70 4 25 11 138 1
Uncredited lead vocals TitleYearArtistAlbum"Gij zijt alles"2017Charl DelemarreCharl"365"2020Phuture NoizeSilver Bullet
Songwriting discography TitleYearArtistAlbumCo-writers"Big Bang"2011AlexandraJunior Eurosong 2011Guus Fluit, Alexandra Gadzina, Walter Mannaerts, Wouter Vander Veken"In de band"BanditsBanditsGuus Fluit, Walter Mannaerts, Wouter Vander Veken"Would You?"2012IrisSeventeenWalter Mannaerts, "Wild Eyes"2014Broiler ft. Ravvel Simen Auke, Mikkel Christiansen, Christoffer Huse, Trond Opsahl"My Love Is Yours"2015Merdan TaplakImperial Dancefloor MaterialSerge Ramaekers, Merdan Taplak"That's Life"Anna Rune Anna De Volder"Gij zijt alles"2017Charl DelemarreCharlCharl Delemarre"Homebound"DroeloeA Moment in TimeArie Storm, Vincent Jacobus Rooijers"Game"2018Jill Shaw David Poltrock, Jill Shaw"Lethal Skies"HooverphonicLooking for StarsAlex Callier"Paranoid Affair""On and On""Run All the Red Lights"2019Bovie & Gaillard ft. Meds Yves Gaillard, Daniel Van Wouwe"Love Vaccination"BillieLove VaccinationMohamed Alitou, Billie Bentein, Joel Macdonald"Grey Zone"Sem Thomasson rowspan="4" Thomas Sempels"Hiding"Tessa DixsonLuuk Cox, Tessa Dixson, Reinhard Vanbergen"Control"IbeHans Francken, Ibe Wuyts"Summer Sun"2020HooverphonicAlex Callier"365"Phuture NoizeSilver Bullet Marco Spronk, Robert Spronk"Mistakes"Sem Thomasson rowspan="4" Thomas Sempels"Push & Pull"2021"Tout l'univers"Gjon's TearsWouter Hardy, Xavier Michel, Gjon Muharremaj"Long Night"OlaWouter Hardy, Olamide Polet"Wasted Time"CharlesFalling While RisingCharlotte Foret, Wouter Hardy"Riddle""Without You""The Fall""Far Gone""He Knows""Moody"Sarah B Sarah Bossuwe"A Simple Glitch of the Heart"HooverphonicHidden StoriesAlex Callier"Lift Me Up""Bridges"2022Alika rowspan="2" Alika Milova, Wouter Hardy"Before the Party's Over"2024MustiiPierre Dumoulin, Benoit Leclercq, Thomas Mustin, Arianna D'amato, Charlotte Clark
Eurovision Song Contest entries YearCountrySongArtistSemi-finalFinalMarcel Bezençon AwardsPlacePts.PlacePts.2012"Would You?"Iris1716 colspan="2" —2021"Tout l'univers"Gjon's Tears12913432Composer Award2023"Bridges"Alika10748168—2024"Before the Party's Over"Mustii1318 colspan="2" —
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