On February 9, 2000, Klaas Delrue, Geert Noppe, and Maarten Van Mieghem won the Interfaculty Song Contest at KU Leuven. At the time, they were still known as Evguenie Sokolov, named after Serge Gainsbourg's slightly hilarious instrumental of the same name. First prize: an opening act at Student Welcome on the Oude Markt. They looked at each other and all three thought the same thing: “We're off!”
What followed was nothing less than a boyhood dream that has lasted a quarter of a century. The trio quickly became a quintet, gradually building up a rock-solid live reputation. On their CV: 7 studio albums. 3 gold records. Around 100,000 copies sold. 4 MIA nominations. 1 Flemish Culture Prize for Music. 750 concerts. Too many singles for a ‘Best Of’ album, and so on.
More than a quarter of a century of Yevgueni means a band in top form. And a setlist with nothing but greatest hits, band favorites, and fan favorites. We think you'll definitely want to be there!
