Jacques Zegers was born in Brussels on June 25, 1947. While he began singing in his late teens, performing in Belgian cabarets from the age of 16 in 1963, he also began studying journalism. Jacques Zegers began to make a name for himself on national and international stages, as much as as as a journalist, his main activity. In 1983, "Pour elle" was released as a 45-turn single, making it possible to market his songs. In the pure tradition of French chanson, the song drew large audiences and was followed by "L.A. en Olympie / L.A. in Olympië" (1983), which became the Belgian anthem for the 1984 Olympic Games. After an album with Henri Seroka, L.A. en Olympie / L.A. in Olympie , released by Polydor in 1983, Zegers continued the following year with "Avanti la vie", the song and single that represented Belgium at Eurovision in 1984. Coming in eighth place, this project led to the album Avanti la vie, 1001 amis! released in 1985 by RCA. Zegers continued in the music business with a final album, Jacques Zegers, released in 1986, before gradually withdrawing from production. He then pursued his career as a journalist, writing for Henri Seroka, before turning to literature and theater.