Wouter Hamel

Wouter Hamel
Hamel and his band at The Thekla - 4 February 2010
Hamel and his band at The Thekla - 4 February 2010
Background information
Born (1977-05-19) 19 May 1977 (age 47)
OriginThe Hague, Netherlands
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2005–present
LabelsDox
Websitewww.wouterhamel.nl

Wouter Hamel (born 1977) is a Dutch Pop singer. He released his debut album Hamel in March 2007. Hamel's style has been compared to Jamie Cullum's.[1][2]

Biography

After winning the Dutch Jazz Vocal Competition in 2005,[2][3] Hamel received significant attention from the Dutch media. He has since performed on several television shows and on the internationally-known North Sea Jazz Festival.[3] His debut album, for which he wrote all of the twelve songs, was released to critical acclaim.[1][2] It peaked at #40 on the Dutch Albums Top 100.[4] Hamel also released the song "Breezy" as a single in Japan, where it reached #36 on the Tokio Hot 100 chart.[5]

In 2011, Hamel released his third album Lohengrin and also supported Caro Emerald on her tour in Germany.[6]

"Breezy" (2007)
A 22 second sample of "Breezy" by Wouter Hamel, from the album Hamel.
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Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
NL
[7] 		BEL
(FLA)
[8] 		JPN
[9] 		KOR
[10]
Hamel
  • Released: 25 February 2007
  • Label: Dox Records
 13 — 149 —
Nobody's Tune
  • Released: 29 January 2009
  • Label: Dox Records
 4 — 175 72
Lohengrin
  • Released: 22 September 2011
  • Label: Dox Records
 6 — — 47
Pompadour
  • Released: 11 April 2014
  • Label: Dox Records
 16 — 255 —
Amaury
  • Released: 5 April 2017
  • Label: Dox Records
 37 190 — —
Boystown
  • Released: 3 May 2019
  • Label: Dox Records
 — — — —

References

  1. ^ a b Review of Hamel on Revu.nl Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
  2. ^ a b c Review of Hamel on KindaMuzik (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
  3. ^ a b Short overview article about Wouter Hamel (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
  4. ^ αCharts.us page on Hamel, accessed September 13, 2007
  5. ^ Tokio Hot 100 Chart (in Japanese, but intelligible), accessed September 25, 2007 (select year 2007, month 10, week 1 for the intended issue) and also he debut in korea
  6. ^ "Support Caro Emerald". 24 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Discografie Wouter Hamel". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Discografie Wouter Hamel". Ultrapop (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ^ "ウーター・ヘメルの作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. ^ Gaon Album Chart positions:
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