2 Belgen

2 Belgen was a Belgian new wave / electro pop band from the 80's. Their best known and most popular songs are Opération Coup de Poing (1984), Queen of Mine (1985) and especially Lena (1985). The band came from Ghent and initially consisted of singer-guitarist Rembert De Smet and drummer Herman Celis. De Smet later focused on the use of the guitar synthesizer. In 1982 the first single Quand le film est triste / Lena and the first album 2 Belgians were released. After this first album, the duo became a real band. The singles Opération Coup de Poing (a cover of Alpha Blondy's Brigadier Sabari ), Lena and Queen of Mine were big hits in Belgium and are still played a lot on the radio. The group was officially dissolved in 1993. De Smet later became active with the Belgian New Beat scene under the name Agaric and then moved onto flamenco pop group Está Loco. On January 28, 2017, he died at the age of 62 due to cancer.

Links to Peel
Peel played a track from their self titled album on his 04 January 1983 show, but it is not known, whether he played anymore tracks from the album. After the group split up, singer-guitarist, Rembert De Smet moved onto the Belgian New Beat Scene, where he was known as the name Agaric, who released a track in 1989 called I Am Gonna Beat Dis, which got favourable reviews from Peel and was played several times on his show. It is highly likely that Peel did not know the connection between 2 Belgen and Agaric.

Shows Played

 * 2 Belgen - Some Kind Of Madness
 * 04 January 1983: Some Kind Of Madness (LP - 2 Belgen) Antler