eurovision 2009

Patrick Ouchène

Patrick Ouchène represented Belgium at Eurovision 2009 in Moscow with “Copycat”, and went out in the first semi-final.

who
Belgian singer
born
5 December 1966, Brussels, Belgium
contest
2009
music
pop
plays
guitar
active
since 2002
sang for
Belgium

Biography

Patrick Ouchène is a Belgian singer, best known as the lead singer of the rockabilly band Runnin’ Wild. Billed as Copycat, the singer went out in the semi-final in Moscow in 2009 with a song of the same name.

Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Patrick Ouchène”.

At Eurovision

One song, and what became of it.

  1. 2009 Moscow

    Belgium

    “Copycat”

    Out in the first semi-final Went out in the first semi-final: 17th of 18, with 1 point.

    Sung in
    English
    Written by
    Jacques Duvall, Benjamin Schoos
    Age on the night
    42
    Won that year
    Norway: Alexander Rybak, “Fairytale”

    The story of Eurovision 2009: A pun on Putin, voters called in for questioning, and a record win

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