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Wim Claes
Belgian producer, songwriter
- From
- Leuven, Belgium
- Active
- 1961–2018
- Releases
- 0
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Wim Claes (29 June 1961 – 24 February 2018) was a Belgian composer, arranger and music producer. As a songwriter, he was best known for "Like The Wind", Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, sung by Vanessa Chinitor. He was also a member of the Eurodance group DJ Peter Project.
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"Like the Wind", which finished 12th in the contest and reached no 3 in the Belgian charts, was performed in English, in accordance with new rules introduced that year. Other successful co-written by Claes included "Oui oh oui" and "Lilali", both sung by Kim Kay, which reached no 15 and no 4 respectively in the Belgian charts.
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- MusicBrainz
- e5d59ae4-7410-41f0-b754-947acfdee55d
- IPI
- 00132049115
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.