After quitting a journalism degree and heading to music school, Wouter Hamel gained international recognition in 2005 when he won the Dutch Jazz Vocal Competition. By 2006 he had a record deal with Dox Records, releasing his debut album, Hamel, a year later and his second, Nobody's Tune, in 2009. His style owes a lot to his mentor, the American jazz legend Jon Hendricks, and he also cites Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra and Jeff Buckley as musical influences.

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