Van Dik Hout are a Dutch

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 pop group

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 from Den Helder in the north of the Netherlands. They formed in the late 1980s as a school band, but moved later to Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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 where they rechristened themselves into Van Dik Hout.

The band's biggest hit was 'Stil in mij' (Silent inside of me) in 1994 from their first album 'Van Dik Hout', which became platinum in The Netherlands.
With this hit, the band also won a MTV

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 Local Hero Award and a Zilveren Harp

Zilveren Harp

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, a Dutch musical award.

In the early 2000s they partnered with Dutch duo Acda & de Munnik to form the band De Poema's, under which name they had a number one hit in 2001 with Zij maakt het verschil (She makes the difference).

The band's name (literally "Of thick wood") is a play on the Dutch saying "Van dik hout zaagt men planken", which refers to something that is over the top.

Members

• Martin Buitenhuis (born January 4, 1969, in Den Helder
  Den Helder
  Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula...
  
  , North Holland
  North Holland
  North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
  
  ) vocals
• Benjamin Kribben (born February 28, 1969) bass guitar
• Dave Rensmaag (born May 10, 1969) guitar
• Sandro Assorgia (born April 5, 1970) guitar
• Louis de Wit (born October 31, 1970) drums

Albums

• Van Dik Hout (1994) (From Thick Wood)
• Vier weken (1995) (Four Weeks)
• Kopstoot van een vlinder (1997) (Headbutt of a Butterfly)
• Ik jou en jij mij (2000) (You for Me, Me for You)
• Het beste van 1994-2001 (2001) (Best of 1994-2001)
• Vandaag alleen maar winnaars (2002) (Only Winners Today)
• Een handvol zonlicht (2004) (A Handful of Sunlight)
• Alles waar ik nooit aan begon (2007) (Everything I Never Began)
• Live in het Luxor Theater (2008) (Live in the Luxor Theatre)
• Van Dik Hout 15 Jaar (2009) (Van Dik Hout 15 Year)
• Leef! (2011) (Live!)