Wouter Hamel (born 1977) is a Dutch pop music singer. He released his debut album Hamel in March 2007. Hamel's style has been compared to Jamie Cullum's.[ Review of Hamel on Revu.nl (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007][ 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.
[ 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.
[ 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.
[ 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]
In 2011, Hamel released his third album Lohengrin and also supported Caro Emerald on her tour in Germany.
Discography
Studio albums
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