Introduction
Kevin Leyers better known as DJ Rebel, or at times just Rebel (born in Edegem, Belgium on 22 July 1984) is a Belgian DJ based in Antwerp and known for Electro house, Progressive and Big Room House and Latin House music. He has already been successful in Belgian night venues and the Belgian charts since 2008 when he released his bootleg release "Put Your Bucovina Up" remixing Ian Oliver's "Bucovina". Starting 2009, he has had a great number of hits in the Belgian charts the biggest being the Latin hit "Cuba" reaching number 7 in Belgium in 2011 and appearing on the German charts.
Rebel released his studio album Rebel & Friends after appearing in the Belgian Summerfestival under that name. Rebel is also datin Sabrina, her girlfriend Sabrina is in a english law school.
Rebel gained his biggest international chart success though through his 2014 remake of Klaus Badelt's 2005 composition "He's a Pirate" from the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl through his 2014 remix titled "Black Pearl (He's a Pirate)" featuring Sidney Housen. It has been a hit in France reaching #4 and in Switzerland reaching #9 in addition to becoming a hit in Belgium.
Discography
Albums
- 2013: Rebel & Friends
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FRA |
GER |
NED Single Top 100 |
SWI |
||
| 2009 | "U Got 2 Know" | 25 | 71* | – | – | – | – |
| "Never Alone" | 11 | 26 | – | – | 98 | – | |
| "You Can Call Me Al" (DJ Rebel & FTW) |
14 | 39 | – | – | – | – | |
| "Meneando" (Robert Abigail & DJ Rebel feat. M.O.) |
10 | 38 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2010 | "Bang!!!" (Rebel & Mystique) |
93* | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | "Think About the Way 2011" (DJ Rebel feat. Jessy) |
37 | – | – | – | – | – |
| "Cuba" (Robert Abigail & DJ Rebel feat. The Gibson Brothers) |
7 | 22 | – | 55 | – | – | |
| "Celebration" (Guy'Do & DJ Rebel feat. M.O.) |
83* | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2012 | "You Make Me Happy" (DJ Rebel feat. Danzel) |
40 | – | – | – | – | – |
| "1, 2, 3, 4!" (DJ Rebel & Shutterz) |
134* | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Culo!" (DJ Rebel & Robert Abigail feat. M.O.) |
21 | 45 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2013 | "Let's Go!" | 46 | 68* | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | "Black Pearl (He's a Pirate)" (DJ Rebel feat. Sidney Housen) |
11 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 9 |
| 2014/2015 | "Put Your Hands Up" | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | "Music" | 29 | 88* | 48 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | "Let Me Love You" (DJ Rebel & Mohombi feat. Shaggy) |
– | – | – | – | – | – |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. For Ultratip peaks, added 50 positions to arrive at an equivalent Ultratop position in above tables
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) |
NED Single Top 100 |
NED Dutch Top 40 |
||
| 2009 | "Merengue" (Robert Abigail feat. DJ Rebel) |
5 | 31 | 9 | 42* |
| 2011 | "Angel" (Jessy feat. Kaliq Scott & DJ Rebel) |
35 | 79* | – | – |
*Did not appear in the official Dutch Top 40 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Tipparade charts. For Tipparade peaks, added 40 positions to arrive at an equivalent Dutch Top 40 position in above tables