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- For the German village, see Milow, Germany. For the Polish village, see Miłów.
Milow 
Milow performing.Background information Birth name Jonathan Vandenbroeck Also known as Milow Born 14 July 1981 Origin Belgium Genres Acoustic, Pop Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, guitar Years active 2004–present Labels Homerun Records Associated acts Marit Larsen, Nona Mez Website www.milow.com Jonathan Vandenbroeck (born 14 July 1981 in Borgerhout), better known by his stage name Milow, is a Belgian singer-songwriter.
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Biography
Milow was first heard on the 2004 Humo's Rock Rally competition. His performance was awarded with a position in the finals but just out of reach of a top three position.
In 2006, Milow produced his first album The Bigger Picture together with Nigel Powell (from the British group Unbelievable Truth). The first single from the album, "One Of It", was played frequently on the radio station Studio Brussel. The second single "You Don't Know" reached #3 in the Ultratop 50.[1]
Flemish newspaper De Standaard offered Milow a column in their online edition. Milow still writes in this blog titled Off the Record about his songs and events in his life. On 28 June 2007, Milow was the opening act on Rock Werchter.
In September 2008 Milow released a cover version of "Ayo Technology", a song originally written and recorded by 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. The sexually charged, tongue-in-cheek video for "Ayo Technology" has proved a huge sensation online where it has received over 45 million plays on YouTube alone. The single reached #1 in Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark, as well as a #1 position on the Spotify Top List.[2] More than 300,000 copies were sold in Germany alone,[3] worldwide more than 600,000 copies. Milow sold also over 400,000 copies of his album Milow.[4]
As of 17 December 2010, "Ayo Technology" was ranked No. 6 in CKOI/Montreal's Top 100 songs of the year, according to Mediabase 24/7.
Milow spent a year as an exchange student in California, USA with the AFS Intercultural Programs.
Milow set a world record[5][6] by performing in front of 50 mine workers at the bottom of the Pyhäsalmi Mine, 1,430 meters below sea level.
His single "You don't know" was the 48th best-selling single of 2009 in Germany.[7] The self-titled album Milow was the 16th best-selling album of 2009 in Germany.[8]
Milow recorded a duet with Norwegian singer/songwriter Marit Larsen entitled "Out of My Hands". The song was originally contained in Milow’s album Coming of Age released in 2008 in Belgium. The duet version featuring Marit was released on 12 February 2010 via Milow’s Myspace page and Marit's YouTube page.
Live Band
In his live performances, Milow is surrounded by musicians and singers.
- Milow (Jonathan Vandenbroeck) – Acoustic guitar/Lead singer
- Nina Babet – Voice/Percussions
- Joris Caluwaerts – Keyboard
- Jasper Hautekiet – Bass
- Frederik Van Den Berghe – Drums
- Tom Vanstiphout – Guitar/Voice
Discography
Albums
Album Year Charts Certification[9] The Bigger Picture 2006 #10 (B)
#78 (NL)Gold (Belgium) Coming of Age 2008 #1 (B)
#17* (NL)Gold (B) Milow 2009 #26 (B)
#3 (GER)
#38 (SWE)
#17 (NL)
#4 (SUI)
#10 (AUT)
#17 (FRA)3x Gold (Germany) North and South 2011 #5 (B)
#5 (SUI)
#4 (GER)
#3 (NL)
#12 (AUT)
#83 (CAN)Gold (Germany) Live album
Album Year Charts Certification[9] Maybe Next Year 2009 #17 (NL) Singles
Year Title Chart positions Album BEL (Vl) BEL (Wa) NED GER AUT SUI SWE DEN FIN FRA ITA SPA POR CZE[10] SLK[11] TUR ROM[12] 2005 "More Familiar" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Milow (DE, AT, CH) "One of It" — — 65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 "Excuse to Try" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — "Landslide" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The Bigger Picture "You Don't Know" 3 64 8 15 21 8 — — — 40 — — 54 — 93 — — 2007 "Dreamers and Renegades" 24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 "The Ride" 41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Coming of Age / Milow (GER, AT, CH) 2009 "Ayo Technology" 1 5 1 2 2 1 1 1 10 8 5 1 12 5 11 18 47 Milow 2010 "Out of My Hands" (feat. Marit Larsen) — — — 19 44 21 — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 "Never Gonna Stop" 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — North and South 2011 "You and Me (In My Pocket)" 6 20 34 3 12 10 — — — — — — — — — — — "Little In The Middle" 28 — 87 28 11 — — — — — — — — — — — — Awards in Belgium
Radio 2
2007
- Zomerhit – Newcomer
TMF-awards
2007
- Best New Artist National
Music Industry Awards
2007
- Best Music Video
- Best Song (for "You Don't Know")
- Best New Artist
2008
- Best Music Video
- Best Song (for "Ayo Technology")
- Best Pop
- Best Male Solo Artist
- Ultratop Download Award (Most Downloaded Award)
Awards outside Belgium
MTV Europe Music Awards
2009
- Best Dutch & Belgian Act (Nominated)[13]
European Border Breakers Award
2010
- Best Selling Belgian Artist in Europe
- Public Choice Award
Swiss Music Awards
2010
- Best International Newcomer of 2009
Photo gallery
Notes
- ^ Ultratop, Milow
- ^ Milow, Ayo Technology
- ^ Ayo Technology Reaches Gold in Germany, Mai 2009
- ^ La Libre Belgique, Milow
- ^ Artist blog
- ^ Guinness World Records
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2009 on MTV Central
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2009
- ^ a b Certifications
- ^ Czech Republic Singles Chart
- ^ Slovakian Singles Chart
- ^ Romanian Top 100
- ^ MTV Europe Music Awards: Milow nominated for Best Dutch & Belgian Act"
External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Leuven
- People from Borgerhout
- Belgian composers
- Belgian male singers
- Belgian singer-songwriters
- Flemish people
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