Wouter Hamel

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]

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
OriginThe Hague, Netherlands
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2005–present
LabelsDox
Websitewww.wouterhamel.nl

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
  • 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. Review of Hamel on Revu.nl Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
  2. Review of Hamel on KindaMuzik (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
  3. 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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