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Hooverphonic is een Belgische band die voornamelijk triphop maakt en reeds vanaf haar ontstaan internationale erkenning geniet. Aanvankelijk was de naam Hoover, maar na een auteursrechtenkwestie werd de naam gewijzigd.

De groep behoort tot de weinige muzikale acts die in beide landsdelen van België erg bekend zijn, en bestaat tegenwoordig uit bassist en programmeur Alex Callier en gitarist Raymond Geerts. Geert Noppe is de toetsenist van Hooverphonic. Sinds 2020 is Geike Arnaert na 12 jaar opnieuw de frontzangeres.

Hooverphonic is a Belgian electronic band that was formed in October 1995. Though originally categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where it could no longer be described as a belonging to a single genre, but rather as encompassing alternative, electronica, electropop, rock, and a mixture of others. The band was originally named Hoover, but was later renamed Hooverphonic to avoid confusion with bands already using the Hoover name, and a possible legal copyright problem with the vacuum cleaner company.

Since their formation, Hooverphonic's lineup consisted of bassist Alex Callier, guitarist Raymond Geerts, and various lead singers. Prominent ones included Liesje Sadonius (1996–1997), Geike Arnaert (1997–2008, 2020–present), Noémie Wolfs (2010–2015), and Luka Cruysberghs (2018–2020).

The band were set to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with their song "Release Me". However, on March 18, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They instead represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "The Wrong Place".