Djumbo
Encyclopedia
Djumbo is a pop
group based in the Netherlands
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Lindsy is described as a helpful little girl, sometimes timid, one of her favourite activities is chatting on the phone. Lotte is said to be open-minded and honest, and she loves animals. Samantha loves dancing and singing.
The three girls met in a dancing school in Eindhoven where their dancing skills were discovered by Platenproducer who signed them up for their first single Hide and Seek under the Djumbo Project. Their 2 first singles entered top 5 in their homeland and they succeeded, in less than 6 months, to become one of the most popular pop groups there.
Djumbo's style into the pop
. They make no bubblegum music what claims people who live outside the Netherlands. Although some of their songs are more pop
-based. Their sound is quite similar to K3
, who are also based in the Netherlands.. Both have the fun bouncy 'childish' style that make it popular amongst children.
The lyrics of most Djumbo songs are written in a combination of English and Dutch, with the majority of the song being in Dutch and the chorus (and title) being in English
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Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group based in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Lindsy is described as a helpful little girl, sometimes timid, one of her favourite activities is chatting on the phone. Lotte is said to be open-minded and honest, and she loves animals. Samantha loves dancing and singing.
The three girls met in a dancing school in Eindhoven where their dancing skills were discovered by Platenproducer who signed them up for their first single Hide and Seek under the Djumbo Project. Their 2 first singles entered top 5 in their homeland and they succeeded, in less than 6 months, to become one of the most popular pop groups there.
Djumbo's style into the pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
. They make no bubblegum music what claims people who live outside the Netherlands. Although some of their songs are more pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
-based. Their sound is quite similar to K3
K3
-Transportation:* K-3 , a state highway in Kansas* London Buses route K3* Taquan Air, IATA airline designator for the Alaskan commuter airline-Vehicles:* LNER Class K3, a steam locomotive...
, who are also based in the Netherlands.. Both have the fun bouncy 'childish' style that make it popular amongst children.
The lyrics of most Djumbo songs are written in a combination of English and Dutch, with the majority of the song being in Dutch and the chorus (and title) being in English
New line-up
Svenja decides to leave Djumbo. She says: After 7 beautiful years with Djumbo I wanna grow farhter. She wishes Lindsy, Lotte and the new member good luck in the future. Saturday 15 Januari, 2011 will Lindsy and Lotte publish the new member of the group in a special show called 'Wie wordt het nieuwe lid van Djumbo' (translation: Who becomes the new member of Djumbo). The new member of Djumbo is Samantha Klumper. She is 24 years old and loves singing and dancing. She is very happy that her dreams come true by joining Djumbo. Lindsy and Lotte are very happy with her.Side-projects
Djumbo are currently hosting the game show Kies je Ster (Pick your Star) for joint broadcast on TROS and Sterren.nl, a satellite-channel devoted to 50 years of mainstream Dutch music. Kies je Ster is basically a pop- and showbiz-themed resurrection of TV classic Ren je Rot (1973-1983), itself being the Dutch version of RunaroundRunaround (game show)
Runaround was a children's television game show produced by Heatter-Quigley Productions. The program was hosted by Paul Winchell, airing Saturday mornings on NBC from September 9, 1972 to September 1, 1973...
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Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| Jump Jump (Djumbo album) Jump is the first album of the girlband Djumbo. It was released on 9 May 2005.-Track listing:# Hide & Seek # Call Me# Made To Love You# Going Up# Get Out# Bye Bye Bye# Know My Name# Eyahe # On My Own# Time Out... |
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22 |
| Spotlight Spotlight (Djumbo album) Spotlight is the second studio album from Dutch girldband Djumbo, released in 2007.-Track listing:# Dit Is Real# Boya Boya Bay# Abracadabra# Who Do You Wanna Be?# Let Me Love You# Undercover# Magic Beat# Let's Play# Boy I Like Ya# Djumpin'... |
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26 |
| Magic Magic (Djumbo album) Magic is the third album from Djumbo. It was released as a normal version and also a special version with an extra book in November 2008.-Track listing:On album# Boyz & Girlz# Best Friends# Anything# Party Party# I Want You To Know# Locomotion... |
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11 |
| Chase Chase (Djumbo album) -Track listing:# Chase# I Wanna Kiss You# No Way# Round# Look At The Sun# All Day# Disco# Sjans# Fiësta# Oh No# Wonder Of It All# Summertime In Dubai# Oorlogskind-Singles:* Oorlogskind * Summertime In Dubai... |
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Singles
- Hide And Seek (6 September 2004)
- Eyahe (3 February 2005)
- The Djumbo Jump (1 July 2005)
- Made To Love You (21 October 2005)
- Boya Boya Bay (28 July 2006)
- Undercover (17 November 2006)
- Boy I Like Ya (20 July 2007)
- Dit Is Real (2 November 2007)
- Abracadabra (25 April 2008)
- Boyz & Girlz (26 September 2008)
- Oorlogskind (20 June 2009)
- Summertime In Dubai (16 August 2009)
- Chase (23 April 2010)
- Sjans (14 October 2010)
- Ik Word Later Zwarte Piet & Dansen Op Het Dak (23 November 2010)
- Merry X-Mass & X-Mass Every Day (5 December 2010)
- S.O.S. (21 May 2011)