Admiral Freebee is a Belgian singer-songwriter. Tom Van Laere is his legal name. Born in 1974. Admiral Freebee is also the name of a ship that sank in San Francisco Bay and was subsequently used as a buoy. Van Laere was born in Brasschaat, in Antwerp. He participated in Humo's Rockrally, one of the biggest rock competitions in the Low Countries. Backed by a bass guitarist and a drummer he was awarded the silver medal and won the audience's vote. His first album appeared soon after the competition on Universal, as did his second.