Dutch Jazz singer, born in The Hague (Netherlands) in 1978.
Hamel seems to stroll along the full array of musical styles and confidently picks out what suits him best. He flirts with jazz and pop without being bogged down by one particular style. At times he croons like Mel Torm� or Frank Sinatra. "As a teenager I listened to P.J. Harvey, Smashing Pumpkins and was a huge fan of Jeff Buckley. When I started studying music everything changed." Hamel fell for the legacy of vocalists such as Mel Torm�, Mark Murphy and Anita O'Day.
Bart Su�r (Dox Records) introduced Hamel to singer, songwriter and musician Benny Sings.
Benny�s pop approach and Hamel's jazz background are a perfect match. Hamel�s music is contemporary pop music, just like early jazz used to be pure pop back in the day...
Source: http://artists.letssingit.com/wouter-hamel-3w5wg/biography
