SX (band)
Belgian indie pop band
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SX was a Belgian aetheric indie pop group from Kortrijk, Belgium. The band was formed in the spring of 2009 and disbanded in 2022.
SX | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2009–2022 |
| Label | Clay |
| Members | Benjamin Desmet Stefanie Callebaut Sebastiaan Van den Branden Christophe Claeys |
| Past members | Jeroen Termote |
| Website | www |
History
SX was founded in the spring of 2009 by Benjamin Desmet (keyboard, guitar) and Stefanie Callebaut (voice, keyboard)[1] With Mister Lion the group won the Road2Fame-challenge of TV channel TMF in June 2009. Three months later, the group won the public's prize during the final of talent show Westtalent.[2] As radio channel Studio Brussel provided them both the Vi.be On Air-award and their attention, SX broke through in January 2011 with the record 'Black Video'.[1][3] The video clip received positive criticism as well. On 26 May 2011 SX recorded three tracks (Black Video, Stop and Graffiti) in the Toots-Studio in Brussels. These tracks were broadcast in the Studio Brussel program Select and can still be heard at the Studio Brussel website.[3] In 2011, the group went on tour through Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom.[4] The group's debut album, Arche, was released in 2012. The follow-up, Alphabet, was released in 2016.
In February 2022, the group announced their retirement after a final acoustic tour that year.[5]
Name
Multiple interpretations are possible for the short name "SX". The technological tone of the term, the futuristic scope of the name and the referral to sex are a couple of examples singer Stefanie Callebaut gave during interviews.[4]
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Single(s) with hits in the Flemish Ultratop |
Date of appearance |
Date of entrance |
Highest position |
Number of weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Black Video" | 07-03-2011 | 23-04-2011 | 31 | 11 |
| "Gold" | 2012 | 10-11-2012 | 36 | 4 |
| "Graffiti" | 2013 | 09-03-2013 | tip4 | - |
| "The Future" | 2013 | 22-06-2013 | tip37 | - |
| "Hurts" | 2016 | 13-02-2016 | 40 | 1 |
| "Shimona" | 2016 | 23-04-2016 | tip35 | - |
| "Mercury" | 2016 | 16-07-2016 | tip | - |
| "Comfort" | 2016 | 29-10-2016 | tip10 | - |
| "Real Life" | 2019 | 04-05-2019 | tip49 | - |
