Helena (Hugo Raspoet song)

Helena is a 1970 song by Flemish kleinkunst singer Hugo Raspoet. It's considered his signature song and his most famous song, alongside Evviva Il Papa.[1] In 2012 the song was inaugurated in Radio 2's De Eregalerij, a gallery for best Dutch-language songs.[2]

## Lyrics

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Helena is a reflection of a man on his female partner. He observes that they love one another, but that their personalities are just too different to continue their relationship.[2] Raspoet was inspired by his own past relationships and named the song after Helen of Troy, since she was the archetype of all women.[3] He wrote five years on the song.[3]

## Cover versions

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Helena has been covered by Mama's Jasje in 1997 and by Kries Roosse in 2003. In 2006 Helena was covered by Rocco Granata.[2][4]

## Sources

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1. ^ "Kleinkunstzanger Hugo Raspoet (77) is overleden". 3 October 2018.
2. ^ a b c "'Helena' van Hugo Raspoet krijgt plaats in de Eregalerij | Radio 2, de grootste familie".
3. ^ a b "Hugo Raspoet zingt niet meer | Radio 2, de grootste familie".
4. ^ Andreas De Prycker (2018-10-03). "Kleinkunstzanger Hugo Raspoet, bekend van 'Helena', overleden". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-19.