Wouter Hamel

Dutch singer

Wouter Hamel
Hamel and his band at The Thekla - 4 February 2010
Background information
Born	(1977-05-19) 19 May 1977 (age 46)
Origin	The Hague, Netherlands
Genres	Pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Dox

Website	www.wouterhamel.nl

Musical artist

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]

"Breezy" (2007)

A 22 second sample of "Breezy" by Wouter Hamel, from the album Hamel.

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Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	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

^ ^a ^b Review of Hamel on Revu.nl Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
^ ^a ^b ^c Review of Hamel on KindaMuzik (in Dutch), accessed on September 25, 2007
^ ^a ^b 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". 24 October 2011.
^ "Discografie Wouter Hamel". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ "Discografie Wouter Hamel". Ultrapop (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ "ウーター・ヘメルの作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^
Gaon Album Chart positions:
- Nobody's Tune: "2013년 24주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- Lohengrin: "2011년 40주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 18 March 2021.