Danzel
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Danzel (born Johan Waem, 9 November 1976) is a Belgian musician, best known for his 2004 single "Pump It Up!" which reached the top 10 across Europe, including in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania and Switzerland. The single also reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Other singles released have failed to achieve the same level of success.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1886
- Died
- 1954
- Works
- 16
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Belgium
- Active from
- 1976
Discography
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- 265,443
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- 1,511,149
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Danzel is a Belgian house and dance singer who reached the Top 10 in late 2004 with the single "Pump It Up". Danzel alias Johan Waem was born in Beveren-Waas, Belgium on November 9, 1976. He was 1 of the 20 finalists of the Belgian Idols; "Idool 2003". Singles "You Are All Of That" You Are All Of That was the first single released by Ministry Of Sound in late 2003 in the UK Singles Charts. The first single of the English DJ Danzel was a failure, reaching the Number 80 in the UK Singles Charts
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Danzel
- Musical artist.image
- Danzel.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Danzel performing at Q-music
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Johan Waem
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Beveren, Belgium
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals
- Musical artist.genre
- Dance
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2003–present
- Musical artist.label
- Magic Records
- Musical artist.website
- www.danzel.be
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Beveren
- Occupation
- disc jockey
- Notable work
- Pump It Up!
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.danzel.be
- Image
- Danzel.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1976-11-09
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- pseudonym
- Danzel
- social media followers
- 28300
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Musical career
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Singles
- References
Danzel (born Johan Waem, 9 November 1976) is a Belgian musician, best known for his 2004 single "Pump It Up!" which reached the top 10 across Europe, including in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania and Switzerland. The single also reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Other singles released have failed to achieve the same level of success.
==Musical career== "You Are All of That" was Danzel's first single, released by Ministry of Sound in late 2003. It samples Sylvester James' hi-NRG hit "Do You Wanna Funk" and reached number 69 on the UK Dance Chart. The single was not promoted outside the UK and Ireland, where it peaked at number 85.
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