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From Kamer 11 to Voice Male...
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| Spring 2006 |
Voice Male embarks on a promo-tour across Belgium,
The Netherlands and Germany. In the mean time,
plans are being made for new shows, new recordings,
new releases, …and more fun!
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| 22 February 2006 |
The long awaited new Voice Male album Goody
Bag is solemnly released at the Stadsschouwburg
in Leuven. Nobody in the sold out concert hall
is shocked or appalled by the sleeve picture.
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| February 2006 |
On tour in Germany, Voice Male wins the prestigious
Lüsterklemme award, issued by the Lüdenscheid
Cultural board. The prize comes with a number
of heavy German phrases and the opportunity
for Voice Male to perform on the main stage
of the Kulturhaus on 8 September 2006.
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| Summer and autumn
2005 |
Voice Male spends hot summer days in a dark
and sweaty studio, trying to get their 4th album
ready. It will go by the name of Goody Bag and
will feature the songs with which they have
been touring through Belgium and The Netherlands
for the past ten months. The album sleeve will
contain a picture of a nice lady's ass. Voice
Male is very proud to finally release an album
where both the sleeve and the disc have a hole
in the middle…
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| June 2005 |
Toothpaste and shoeshine are packed in a hurry,
as the boys leave for South-Africa. They are to
perform at the Innibos Cultural Festival in Nelspruit.
They appear on national television alongside local
diva Amanda Strydom. |
| September 2004 |
No summer holidays for Voice Male: after a couple
of months of hard work, the band takes a new start.
There's a brand new website, a fresh new singer
Tijl Corremans, a new stage show and tons of plans
for the future. |
| August 2003 |
Bad news for Voice Male, as record company Sony
decides not to renew the boys' contract, due to
the overall crisis in the music industry. But
nothing can stop these guys, and they continue
touring with their current stage show, already
working hard to prepare yet another theatre program
for next year. |
| March 2003 |
With the help of American producer Tom Salisbury
the boys record their most recent album Approved.
It features a number of songs from the stage show
by the same name, as well as a new duet with Sertab
Erener. |
| 2002-2003 |
Since working together with good looking girls
has proved succesful, VM releases a duet with
Belle Perez, a very succesful Belgian / Spanish
singer. The song is a cover from the Mecano classic
Hijo de la Luna and it becomes a huge hit
both in Flanders and The Netherlands. |
| 8 March 2002 |
After two years of touring in Flanders and The
Netherlands, Voice Male is ready to present its
new theatre show Approved, which premieres
on March 8th in the Antwerp Arenberg theatre. |
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14 February 2000
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Voice Male is support act for Mariah Carey as
she gigs at the Antwerp Sportpaleis. She is not
impressed … |
| Awkward moment number 3 |
Voice Male become the proud godfathers of six
penguins at the Antwerp Zoo. In honour of this
joyfull event, the boys dress up and manage to
squeeze themselves into these tight fit penguin
outfits. And oh yes, there are pictures ! |
| 6 February 2000 |
Chased by bad luck during preparations and rehearsals
of the new theatre show Colors, Voice Male
is backed up by friends such as Bart Peeters to
bring the show's première to a good end.
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| November 1999 |
The second album Colors is released.
It features a duet with Turkish pop diva Sertab
Erener, winner of the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest.
Zor Kadin makes it to the number 1 spot
in the Turkish charts and becomes a massive hit.
The boys fly over to Istanbul regularly to shoot
a video, do television shows and perform live
at the historical Efes open air theatre for an
audience of approximately 752 546 people (and
counting). |
| December 1999 |
For thirteen weeks on end Voice Male is the
home band of TV host Bart Peeters in his Sunday
night prime time television show. |
| Awkward moment number 2 |
The stage act to the Eurovision entry This is
my life requires a set of dance steps… |
| Spring 1999 |
Voice Male decide to enroll in the 1999 Eurovision
Song Contest selection rounds (picture).
Their entry This is my life ends at number
5. Things start to go really fast from here. |
| Awkward moment number 1 |
The first edition of the That's live
album features a major spelling mistake in the
band's name on the front page of the booklet:
VOICE MAIL. A true collector's item ! |
| June 98 |
It is with great pleasure and pride that the
boys sign their first major record deal with Sony
Belgium. Their first album That's Live is released
shortly after that and has sold over 16.000 copies
up til now. |
| 1996-99 |
One show follows quickly after the other:
Gerecycleerd '96, Orlando Greetings '97 and
That's live '99. |
| 1995 |
The band takes a start with a first theatre
show Recyclage in the Antwerp Fakkeltheater. |
| … -1825 |
A first attempt to sing a capella is heard when
the Antwerp Cathedral Choir is on a concert trip
to Italy. In a hotel room in Breitnau, Germany,
six blokes get together and decide to form "Kamer
11". Their repertoire is a mix of negro-spirituals
and negro-spirituals. |
