Wouter Hamel
Encyclopedia
Wouter Hamel is a Dutch
Pop
singer. He released his debut album Hamel in March 2007. Hamel's style has been compared to Jamie Cullum
's.
. His debut album, for which he wrote all of the twelve songs, was released to critical acclaim. It peaked at #40 on the Dutch Albums Top 100. Hamel also released the song "Breezy" as a single in Japan, where it reached #36 on the Tokio Hot 100 chart.
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...
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...
singer. He released his debut album Hamel in March 2007. Hamel's style has been compared to Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum is an English pop and jazz-pop singer-songwriter. Though he is primarily a vocalist/pianist he also accompanies himself on other instruments including guitar and drums. Since April 2010, he has been presenting a weekly jazz show on BBC Radio 2, broadcast on Tuesdays from 19:00.- Early...
's.
Biography
After winning the Dutch Jazz Vocal Competition in 2005, Hamel received significant attention from the Dutch media. He has since performed on several television shows and on the internationally-known North Sea Jazz FestivalNorth Sea Jazz Festival
The North Sea Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held each second weekend of July in the Netherlands at the Ahoy venue. It used to be in The Hague but since 2006 it has been held in Rotterdam...
. His debut album, for which he wrote all of the twelve songs, was released to critical acclaim. It peaked at #40 on the Dutch Albums Top 100. Hamel also released the song "Breezy" as a single in Japan, where it reached #36 on the Tokio Hot 100 chart.
Discography
- Hamel (February 25, 2007) – Dox Records
- Nobody's TuneNobody's TuneNobody's Tune is the second studio album by Dutch jazz singer Wouter Hamel. The song See You Once Again was used in an advertisement for the BBC iPlayer.- Track listing :# One More Time On The Merry Go-Around# Big Blue Sea# When Morning Comes...
(January 29, 2009) - Dox Records - See You Once Again (an announcement about its UK release imminent August 13, 2009) - Has been used for an advert for the BBC's iPlayer in August 2009
- Lohengrin (September 22, 2011) - Dox Records