| Background | solo_singer |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 19 May 1977 (age 49) |
| Death date | MM NaN, YYYY |
| Origin | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Instrument | Vocals, guitar |
| Genre | Pop |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label | Dox |
| Website | www.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]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [7] | BEL (FLA) [8] | JPN [9] | KOR [10] | ||
| Hamel |
| 13 | — | 149 | — |
| Nobody's Tune |
| 4 | — | 175 | 72 |
| Lohengrin |
| 6 | — | — | 47 |
| Pompadour |
| 16 | — | 255 | — |
| Amaury |
| 37 | 190 | — | — |
| Boystown |
| — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ Review of Hamel on Revu.nl Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
- ^ Review of Hamel on KindaMuzik (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
- ^ Short overview article about Wouter Hamel (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
- ^ αCharts.us page on Hamel, accessed September 13, 2007
- ^ 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
- ^ "Support Caro Emerald". 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Discografie Wouter Hamel" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Wouter Hamel" (in Dutch). Ultrapop. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "ウーター・ヘメルの作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Gaon Album Chart positions: *Nobody's Tune: "2013년 24주차 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2021. *Lohengrin: "2011년 40주차 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2021.