- Wouter Hamel
Infobox musical artist
Name = Wouter Hamel
Img_capt = Wouter Hamel at Jazz in Duketown, 2007
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Background = solo_singer
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Born =May 19 ,1977 The Hague ,Netherlands
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Instrument =Vocals ,guitar
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Genre =Jazz
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Years_active = 2005–present
Label = Dox
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URL = [http://www.wouterhamel.nl/ www.wouterhamel.nl]
Notable_instruments =Wouter Hamel (born 1977) is a Dutch
jazz singer. He released his debut album "Hamel" in March 2007. Hamel's style has been compared toJamie Cullum andMel Tormé . [http://www.revu.nl/4335 Review of "Hamel" on Revu.nl] (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007] [http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/wouter-hamel/hamel Review of "Hamel" on KindaMuzik] (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007]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 Festival . [http://www.nieuws.nl/470029 Short overview article about Wouter Hamel] (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007] 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. [ [http://acharts.us/album/25326 αCharts.us page on Hamel] , accessed September 13, 2007] Hamel also released the song "Breezy" as a single in Japan, where it reached #36 on the Tokio Hot 100 chart. [ [http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/tokiohot100/cgi-bin/top100.cgi 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]Listen
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title="Breezy" (2007)
description=A 22 second sample of "Breezy" by Wouter Hamel, from the album "Hamel".
format=Ogg Discography
* Hamel (2007) – Dox Records
References
External links
* [http://www.wouterhamel.nl/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/wouterhamel MySpace account]
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