Xander (Dutch singer)
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Xander Venema performing under his mononym Xander is a Dutch singer who was part of the Dutch boyband 4 AM. He took part in Dutch series 2 of Popstars
finishing 11th.
-based Dutch boy band
4 AM composed of Koen, Jeff and Daan besides Xander. Xander and 4 AM had a minor hit with "Wake Up Call" and "Livin' on Love"
of Popstars
.
In 2009, he applied for a second time to season 2 (2009–2010) of the competition where he sang "Arms of s Woman" from Amos Lee
. Known as Xander, he was picked as one of the Final 14. He sang "Built to Last
" from Mêlée
in week 1, "Patience" from Take That
in week 2 and was eliminated from competition on 5 December 2009 finishing 11th overall, after singing "Patience" once again and "Can't Stop Loving You" from Phil Collins
in a sing-off with the contestants Joshua Newton and Dewi Pechler.
Xander sings in English, Dutch and Italian.
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
finishing 11th.
Beginnings
Coming from a musical family, where almost every family member sing or play a musical instrument.He sang, started composing songs and learnt playing the piano, studying Media and Entertainment.In boyband 4 AM
In 2006, Xander became a member of the AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
-based Dutch boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
4 AM composed of Koen, Jeff and Daan besides Xander. Xander and 4 AM had a minor hit with "Wake Up Call" and "Livin' on Love"
Popstars Netherlands
In 2008, he auditioned unsuccessfully in the Netherlands to the first season of the Dutch versionPopstars (Netherlands)
Popstars is a singing competition series in The Netherlands. The first series started on 22 August 2008. A second series was aired for 2009-2010 and third series aired in 2010-2011. The winners in season 1 were RED! made up of the three finalist winners Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon...
of Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
.
In 2009, he applied for a second time to season 2 (2009–2010) of the competition where he sang "Arms of s Woman" from Amos Lee
Amos Lee
Amos Lee is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock and soul. Lee has four albums on Blue Note Records and has toured as an opening act for Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Merle Haggard, Van Morrison, John Prine, Dave Matthews Band and Adele. In...
. Known as Xander, he was picked as one of the Final 14. He sang "Built to Last
Built to Last (Mêlée song)
"Built To Last" is the second single from the band Mêlée's second full-length album, Devils & Angels, released on Jan 16, 2007.The music video for the song features references to romantic moments in various classic films, including Say Anything..., From Here To Eternity, Ghost, Brokeback Mountain...
" from Mêlée
Mêlée
Melee , generally refers to disorganized close combat involving a group of fighters. A melee ensues when groups become locked together in combat with no regard to group tactics or fighting as an organized unit; each participant fights as an individual....
in week 1, "Patience" from Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
in week 2 and was eliminated from competition on 5 December 2009 finishing 11th overall, after singing "Patience" once again and "Can't Stop Loving You" from Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
in a sing-off with the contestants Joshua Newton and Dewi Pechler.
Xander sings in English, Dutch and Italian.
Singles
with 4 AM- "Wake Up Call" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdUBxHrHmCA
- "Livin' on Love" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4sw37GZHN8