Wouter Hamel (born 1977) is a Dutch jazz singer. He released his debut album Hamel in March 2007. Hamel's style has been compared to Jamie Cullum and Mel Tormé. [1] [2]

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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. ^[3] 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. ^[4] Hamel also released the song "Breezy" as a single in Japan, where it reached #36 on the Tokio Hot 100 chart. ^[5]

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Discography

• Hamel (February 25, 2007) – Dox Records
• Nobody's Tune (January 29, 2009) - Dox Records
• See You Once Again (an announcement about its UK release imminent August 13, 2009) - Has been used for an advert for the BBC's iPlayer in August 2009

References

1. Review of ''Hamel'' on Revu.nl (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. aCharts.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