Billie layers jan leyers biography

Belgium singer-songwriter, television personality

Musical artist

Jan Anna August Leyers (born 16 May in Wilrijk, Belgium) is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and television personality.

He was a member of the group Soulsister and later became a solo musician and host of various television series.

Billie layers jan leyers biography

Music career

Jan Leyers was born in Wilrijk, in Antwerp. When he was about 10 years old, he found an acoustic guitar in his attic, and his father, an architect, taught him how to play. 10 years later, he started the group Beri-Beri with Hugo Matthysen, Bart Peeters, and Marc Kruithof.

The group tried for some years to become successful, but failed.

After Beri-Beri, Leyers spent a few years singing in theaters. In , he met singer Paul Michiels in a café in