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Red Sebastian
Red Sebastian in 2025
Red Sebastian in 2025
Background information
Birth nameSeppe Guido Yvonne Herreman
Born (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 25)
Ostend, Belgium
GenresElectro-pop
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • vocals
  • piano
Years active2019–present
LabelsCNR Records
Websiteredsebastian.be

Seppe Guido Yvonne Herreman (born 13 May 1999), known professionally as Red Sebastian, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. He will represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Strobe Lights".

Career

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Seppe Herreman was born on 13 May 1999 in the coastal city Ostend of Belgium. In 2013 he participated at the age of fourteen in the second season of the television show Belgium's Got Talent on the Flemish TV channel VTM. With the song "Ain't No Other Man" from the American singer Christina Aguilera he made it to the final. After high school Herreman studied singing at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent. There he was taught by Flemish singer Gustaph, among others. Herreman also plays the piano since he was nine.[1][2]

In 2019 he continued his career using the name Red Sebastian, inspired by the red Jamaican-accented singing crab Sebastian from the 1989 Disney movie The Little Mermaid. Herreman was a big fan of the movie when he was little. He released his debut album called "You" in 2021, with "Embrace Me" being the lead single. In 2024, he participated in the VTM talent TV show Sing Again, where he made it to the final.

In 2025, after having signed a contract with the record label CNR Records,[3] Red Sebastian was one of the eight finalists of the television contest Eurosong 2025, hosted on the Flemish TV channel VRT 1, with his song "Strobe Lights". It's his tribute to the Belgian rave culture. He became the final winner with a total of 423 points,[4] thus earning the right to represent Belgium at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest.

Personal life

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Red Sebastian lives in the city of Ghent.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details
You
  • Released: 5 November 2021
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

EPs

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Title Details
Bedroom Secrets
  • Released: 8 December 2023
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)

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"Embrace Me" 2021 You
"Fading Away"
"Keep Going Back to You" Non-album single
"Some Kinda Way" You
"You"
"Letting Go" 2023 Non-album single
"Soft Suede" Bedroom Secrets
"Appetite"
"In Your Eyes" 2024 Non-album single
"Strobe Lights" 2025 9 TBA

References

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  1. ^ "Deelnemers 'Eurosong 2025': wie is Red Sebastian?". songfestival.be (in Dutch). 21 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Tranen van ontroering, brief van 1e Vlaamse die deelnam aan Songfestival en vette beats: dit was voorronde 2 van 'Eurosong 2025'". vrt.be (in Dutch). 25 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Deelnemers 'Eurosong 2025': wie is Red Sebastian?". vrt.be (in Dutch). 14 November 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Helgeson, Justina (2025-02-01). "Belgium: Red Sebastian wins Eurosong 2025 with "Strobe Lights"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  5. ^ "Discografie Red Sebastian" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
2025
Succeeded by
(unknown yet)