Yannick Bovy

Described as Belgium's answer to Michael Bublé, Flemish crooner Yannick Bovy became hooked on big-band music after listening to his grandparents' Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole records as a youngster. Encouraged by his musician father to become a singer, he regularly played with swing bands and reached the second round of The X-Factor before he was discovered by Milk Inc's Regi Penxten, who invited him to appear on 2007 single Better World Without You. After honing his talents in the Metropole Big Band and the North Side Big Band, he released his debut LP, Better Man, in 2012. ~ Jon O'Brien