K's Choice

If you do so, please let me know". Their next single "Everybody Cries" enjoyed minimal success. When you listen to them a second time you may sense a basic truth in these cryptic words. Following a further break, they released "Being Nobody", a cover of Ain't Nobody produced by Richard X, which reached number three in the charts. This led Sarah to comment: "Listening to the lyrics in the first time, you may find it hard to understand their meaning. Their debut album, "Thinking It Over", was finally released followed by the remake single "Got To Have Your Love" and fifth single, the revamped "Holding On To You" which made them popular across Europe. While most of the songs are easily accessible and open, some others are strange and incomprehensible. A short break was followed by "Just A Little", the third single which launched them straight to the top of the UK charts.

Gert has one big theme: losing the one you love. Their first two singles "Thinkin' It Over" and "Doin' It" launched them to fame. Sarah mainly tries to express ideas in her songs and has a hand in writing silly and tongue-in-cheeks songs. Liberty have sunk back into obscurity while Liberty X continue to have a successful career. Sarah and Gert write most of the music and lyrics. Most of it is written separately. The judge agreed with (the original) Liberty and so the new group renamed themselves as Liberty X. In the seven years between The Great Subconscious Club and Almost Happy the music changed from raw and guitar-based to a more subtle and delicate sound. Liberty (original) claimed that Liberty (now X) were taking advantage of the goodwill that they had created in the name Liberty (which in English Law is the tort of passing off).

Sarah's smokey, enigmatic voice is the bands best known characteristic. After a few months Liberty received a legal challenge in the UK High Court from another pop group called Liberty which had had a few minor hits in the 1980s. It ranges from very delicate and intimate singer-songwriter songs to songs that are stronger, more active and louder. The five winning contestants formed a pop group called Hear'Say, and the five runners up (who would have been the "backup" had something gone wrong with Hear'Say) later formed the group Liberty, the name being intended to reflect the freedom they supposedly enjoy from rigid record company control (in contrast to Hear'Say); however, their runner-up status led to them being dubbed "Flopstars" by some commentators. Their music can be described as guitar-based singer-songwriter rock or folk-rock. Liberty X are a pop group formed from five contestants from the UK TV show Popstars. Except for four full albums, a live album and a best of they also produced four limited edition and fan club CDs: Extra Cocoon, 2000 Seconds Live, Home and Running Backwards. Kelli Young.

Gert and Sarah both want to try out some solo work. Gert produces an album (for a Belgian band, Venus in Flames) and Sarah records a solo mini-CD Go and appears on several movie soundtracks now with songs of her own (All of This Past for Underworld and Someone to say Hi to for the Zus and Zo). Jessica Taylor. In 2003 the band decides to take a year off. Kevin Simm. In 2001 Live (a 2-CD collection of live recordings) is in stores, and in 2003 Ten (a collection of ten years of singles and songs that didn't appear on their albums) is too, it is accompanied by a DVD with the same name. Tony Lundon. Koen Liekens has returned as drummer. Michelle Heaton.

In 2000 their last studio-album Almost Happy is finished. Meanwhile American Eric Grosman has become the permanent bass player. In 1998 Cocoon Crash, their third album is finished. For the next year (1996-1997) they tour supporting Alanis Morissette, who heard the band playing on European festivals.

At that point Bart van der Zeeuw has replaced Koen Liekens on drums and bass players continually change. Not an Addict, a single taken from this album was very successful and brings international fame. In 1995 they record Paradise in Me. has no choices, so the name is meant ironically, as a strange, incomprehensible impossibility, like many of their songs.

In the book Joseph K. from Kafka's the Trial. K refers to Joseph K. When they came to the US another group with the name The Choice, forced the band to change their name; they decided that K's Choice would capture the spirit of the band.

These five toured Germany and the US, supporting the Indigo Girls, an American Folk-Rock band. In 1994 the band has five more or less permanent members: Sarah and Gert, Jan van Sichem Jr (guitar), Koen Liekens (drums) and Erik Verheyden (Bass). The band was named The Choice and in 1993 they recorded their debut album The Great Subconscious Club. She was offered a contract and formed a band with her brother Gert.

Under a more English name, Sarah Beth, she appeared on several movie soundtracks with covers including I'm so lonesome I could cry (originally by Hank Williams) for the movie Vrouwen Willen Trouwen (Women Want To Marry) and a duet with Frankie Miller Why don't you try me, (originally by Ry Cooder) for the movie Ad Fundum. This lead to the discovery of Sarah, who was offered a chance by a label; mainly because of her smokey, enigmatic voice. In the beginning of the nineties Sarah and Gert played in an amateur band, the Basement Plugs. (guitar) and Koen Liekens (Drums).

They are joined by Eric Grossman (Bass), Jan van Sichem Jr. The band centers around siblings Sarah (lead vocals, guitar) and Gert Bettens (guitar, keyboard, vocals). K's Choice is the name of Belgian rock band from Antwerp, Belgium. Running Backwards (2003).

Home (2001). 2000 Seconds Live (1998). Extra Cocoon (1998). 10 (2003).

Live (2001). Almost Happy (2000). Cocoon Crash (1998). Paradise in Me (1995).

The Great Subconscious Club (1993).