What do you get when you bring together a blonde singer, a brunette singer and a perfect pop song? No, not ABBA. You get Jill & Lauren, the Belgian girl duo who hope to get the whole of Europe dancing with their irresistible party song ‘Get Up!’

Jill & Lauren live not far from Ghent, one of Belgium’s most beautiful cities, and one of the most important cities in European history. The girls got to know each other a few years ago through a mutual friend and soon discovered that not only their characters but also their voices were a perfect match. A new girl duo was born.

Get Up!

Get Up! is a song that brightens your day when you’ve got out of bed on the wrong side. It’s a song that makes you want to carry on, even when the going gets a little tough. But above all, it’s a song you can sing along to at the top of your voice and dance to as if you’re a very special guest at the world’s best party.

Jill & Lauren wrote Get Up! together with Peter Gillis, Miguel Wiels and Alain Vande Putte, the trio who also co-wrote the previous Belgian entry Zo verliefd (yodelo), which was sung by Laura.

Jill…

Jill Van Vooren is 15 years old and has one older sister. She attends a high school for the arts and is particularly fond of acting and dancing. She’s also an outdoors girl; she loves surfing. Her great musical role model is nobody less than Beyoncé.

& Lauren…

Lauren De Ruyck is 15 years old. She has been fascinated by musicals ever since her early childhood and has frequently performed in major productions. Just like Jill, Lauren plays the electric guitar. These girls rock!

Popular in Belgium

Jill & Lauren have been enormously popular in Belgium for the past couple of months. Their song Get Up! is a big radio hit and the accompanying video clip has long since passed the half a million hits mark on YouTube. At live performances the girls are invariably swamped with fans, who naturally all want an autograph. Jill & Lauren have already completely won over Belgium. On now to the rest of Europe!