Wouter Hamel

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| name = Wouter Hamel

| image = Hamel_in_Bristol.jpg

| caption = Hamel and his band at The Thekla - 4 February 2010

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| background = solo_singer

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|19|df=y}}

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| origin = The Hague, Netherlands

| instrument = Vocals, guitar

| genre = Pop

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| years_active = 2005–present

| label = Dox

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| website = [http://www.wouterhamel.nl/ www.wouterhamel.nl]

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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.[http://www.revu.nl/4335 Review of Hamel on Revu.nl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009064158/http://www.revu.nl/4335 |date=2007-10-09 }} (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

In 2011, Hamel released his third album Lohengrin and also supported Caro Emerald on her tour in Germany.{{cite web|url=http://wouterhamel.nl/news/support-caro-emerald|title=Support Caro Emerald|date=2011-10-24}}

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Discography

= Studio albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \|Album details ! colspan="4" \|Peak chart positions
style="width:3em;" \|{{small\|NL}} {{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Wouter+Hamel\|title=Discografie Wouter Hamel\|website=Dutch Charts\|language=Dutch\|access-date=March 18, 2021}} ! style="width:3em;" \|{{small\|Ultratop}} {{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Wouter+Hamel\|title=Discografie Wouter Hamel\|website=Ultrapop\|language=Dutch\|access-date=March 18, 2021}} ! style="width:3em;" \|{{small\|JPN}} {{cite web\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/435133/products/\|title=ウーター・ヘメルの作品\|website=Oricon\|language=Japanese\|access-date=March 18, 2021}} ! style="width:3em;" \|{{small\|KOR}} Gaon Album Chart positions: Nobody's Tune: {{cite web\|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=24&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week\|title=2013년 24주차 Album Chart\|website=Gaon Music Chart\|language=Korean\|access-date=March 18, 2021}} Lohengrin: {{cite web\|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=40&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week\|title=2011년 40주차 Album Chart\|website=Gaon Music Chart\|language=Korean\|access-date=March 18, 2021}}
scope="row" \|Hamel \| Released: 25 February 2007 Label: Dox Records \| 13 \| — \| 149 \| —
scope="row" \|Nobody's Tune \| Released: 29 January 2009 Label: Dox Records \| 4 \| — \| 175 \| 72
scope="row" \|Lohengrin \| Released: 22 September 2011 Label: Dox Records \| 6 \| — \| — \| 47
scope="row" \|Pompadour \| Released: 11 April 2014 Label: Dox Records \| 16 \| — \| 255 \| —
scope="row" \|Amaury \| Released: 5 April 2017 Label: Dox Records \| 37 \| 190 \| — \| —
scope="row" \|Boystown \| Released: 3 May 2019 Label: Dox Records \| — \| — \| — \| —

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! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Album details

! colspan="4" |Peak chart positions

style="width:3em;" |{{small|NL}}
{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Wouter+Hamel|title=Discografie Wouter Hamel|website=Dutch Charts|language=Dutch|access-date=March 18, 2021}}

! style="width:3em;" |{{small|Ultratop}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Wouter+Hamel|title=Discografie Wouter Hamel|website=Ultrapop|language=Dutch|access-date=March 18, 2021}}

! style="width:3em;" |{{small|JPN}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/435133/products/|title=ウーター・ヘメルの作品|website=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=March 18, 2021}}

! style="width:3em;" |{{small|KOR}}
Gaon Album Chart positions:

Nobody's Tune: {{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=24&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week|title=2013년 24주차 Album Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=Korean|access-date=March 18, 2021}}
Lohengrin: {{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=40&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week|title=2011년 40주차 Album Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=Korean|access-date=March 18, 2021}}

scope="row" |Hamel