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Lily Castel
Birth name	Alice van Acker
Born	(1937-04-10) 10 April 1937 (age 87)
Origin	Ghent, Belgium
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer

Musical artist

Lily Castel (born Alice van Acker on 10 April 1937) is a Belgian singer, best known for her participation with Jacques Raymond in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest.

Background

Castel started out as a dancer before auditioning for television talent show Ontdek de Ster in 1958. She obtained regular work singing with orchestras, and through the 1960s appeared on television and performed internationally, including at the Sopot International Song Festival.

In 1970, she toured with former Eurovision singer Lize Marke.^[1]

Career

Along with Jacques Raymond, Ann Christy, Nicole Josy and Hugo Deltas, Castel was one of the team members from Belgium that were to represent their country at the 10th European Song Cup Contest to be held at the venue of the Casino, Knokkele-Zou