Behind X-Session stands the producer Marc Cortens. This Belgian project features Gene (who started his carreer as lead-singer for the Belgian band Ship of Dreams and also did backing vocals for Chelsy) and the vocalist Cassia, replaced in 1997 by Gina. Their first hit was Bang Bang back in 1996, it remained in the Belgian hit-parade during 27 weeks ! The following single featured the voice of Gina and was entitled Say Yeah. Then came hits like Pump It, The Sound and the ballad Baby, It’s You. These hits were on the debut album A Trip To Xanigy.
Later in 1999 they scored a huge it with their single On And On. Then they released their second album By Me, followed by the single Welcome To My World. Afterwards in 2000 they got signed by a new records company and released the track Boogieman from the forthcoming third album. They started the new millenium with Destiny whose video clip was shot in Egypt. The third album, entitled Back To Basics, contained 12 tracks plus a CD-ROM part. Meanwhile Gene and Gina started working for TV : Gene is presenting the TV show “Gene Machine” and Gina is playing in the TV-soap “Thuis”.
2007 : Gene is now a famous solo singer in Belgium and is married to Kristel from K3, a hugely popular girls band for children. Gina in the meanwhile has left the soap “Thuis” on the Belgian public broadcaster VRT. She now enjoys her family life with her children and husband, and has no immediate plan on staple.
They announced their comeback in october 2009! |
