Nemo is a former Belgian rock band which was popular in the nineties. The group was founded in 1991 in
Houthalen-Helchteren
Houthalen-Helchteren (; li, Hôtele-Helichtre) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Houthalen-Helchteren consists of Houthalen-centrum, Houthalen-Oost, Helchteren, Sonnis, Laak, Meulenberg and Lillo. On 1 January 2020 Hout ...
. In 1992 they took part in
Humo's Rock Rally
Humo's Rock Rally is a Belgian contest for rock bands, organized every second year since 1978. It is organized by the Belgian magazine HUMO.
Every band that has not yet released an official recording, may enter the Rock Rally, by submitting a demo ...
. They reached the finals, but ultimately ended in the top three. In 1993 they released their debut album ''Nemo''. Singer Peter Houben had with
Mauro Pawlowski
Mauro Antonio Pawlowski (born 24 April 1971) is one of the key figures in the Belgian contemporary music scene. He was born in Koersel and is of Italian and Polish descent.
He started his career as frontman of Evil Superstars in 1992. This grou ...
the side project Mitsoobishy Jacson. Drummer Herman Houbrechts was also active in
Dead Man Ray
Dead Man Ray is a Belgian alternative rock band formed in 1996, originating from Berchem near Antwerp. Among its members are Daan Stuyven, Rudy Trouvé ( dEUS and others), Elko Blijweert, Wouter Van Belle, and Herman Houbrechts, who was later ...
, the former group of
Daan Stuyven
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. He also designs album covers. In 1997 changed the members of the group. Pascal Deweze of
Metal Molly joined the group along with Bert Maes. In 1998 they released their last album, ''Kiss Me, You Fool''. From this album, "StarSign" was issued as single, also the last single from the band.
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Discography
;Albums
* 1993: ''Nemo''
* 1995: ''Popmusics'' (EP)
* 1995: ''Dum Dàda''
* 1998: ''Kiss Me, You Fool''
;Singles
* 1993: ''Bicycle Called Love''
* 1994: ''She Loves Animals''
* 1995: ''Great Machine''
* 1995: ''Suck Them Flowers''
* 1998: ''Starsign''
Group members
* Peter Houben: voice, guitar
* Herman Houbrechts: drums, voice
* Bart Gijbels: bass (1991 - 1997)
* Bert Maes: bass (1997 - 1998)
* Pascal Deweze: guitar (1997 - 1998)
* Aldo Struyf: guitar
References
External links
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Belgian rock music groups