Stef Caers (; born 5 July 1980), known professionally as Gustaph, is a Belgian singer-songwriter, producer and vocal coach. He represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom with the song "Because of You" and finished 7th place.
Biography Caers was born on 5 July 1980 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant. He started his musical career while studying at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, initially using the stage name Steffen. In 2000, he scored a hit with his debut single "Gonna Lose You", which reached number 22 on the Flemish singles chart. He subsequently released a second single, titled "Sweetest Thing".
Following these releases, Caers began focusing more on songwriting and producing. He also became active as a backing vocalist, providing backing vocals for, among others, Lady Linn and Willy Sommers. In the early 2010s, he joined the band Hercules and Love Affair as one of the lead vocalists.
Caers performed as a backing vocalist for Sennek at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and for Hooverphonic at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. In addition to his career as a singer, he works as a vocal coach, and as a teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent.
In November 2022, Caers was announced as one of seven participants in Eurosong 2023, the Belgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. His entry "Because of You" won the final on 14 January 2023 and represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, finishing 7th place.
Personal life Caers is gay, and came out at the age of 14. He chose his stage name based on his father's godfather's name, Gustav.
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details Title Album details Peak chart positions BEL(FL) Look at Us Now Released: 28 March 2025 Label: N.E.W.S. Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 5
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP BEL(FL) AUSDigital LTU SWE UK "Gonna Lose You" 2000 22 — rowspan="4" — — rowspan="7" "Sweetest Thing" — — — — "Same Thing" 2011 — — — — "Jaded" — — — — "Second Coming"(with Adam Joseph) 2020 — — — — — "Call"(with Lady Linn) 2022 — — — — — "The Nail" 2023 — — — — — "Because of You" 2 40 15 82 63 Look at Us Now "Already Know" 20 — — — — "Faith in What You Feel" 2024 29 — — — — "Calls Your Name" — — — — — "Really Mine" 2025 34 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory." * " denotes that the chart did not exist at that time.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album BEL(FL)Tip "Running" (Blende featuring Gustaph) 2014 51 "Vernissage"
(MEROL featuring Gustaph)2024
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