Noordkaap were a
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rock
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band, led by singer Stijn Meuris. Their best-known songs include "Ik Hou Van U" and "Satelliet S.U.Z.Y."
History
Noordkaap was founded in 1990 by Stijn Meuris, Lars Van Bambost, Erik Sterckx, Wim De Wilde, and Nico Van Calster. The band won
Humo's Rock Rally
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in the same year.
Noordkaap
at the Belgian Pop&Rock Archives
The band released their debut album, ''Feest in de stad'', in late 1991. In 1994, under a new record label, they released ''Gigant''.
A year later Noordkaap made the soundtrack for the feature film ''Manneken Pis
''Manneken Pis'' (; ) is a landmark bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens; a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Though its existence is attested as early as the 15th century, it wa ...
''. The single "Ik hou van u" appeared in the charts for several weeks, and was re-released in a mix of French and Dutch to mark Belgium's 175th anniversary in 2005.
After releasing the soundtrack for ''Alles moet weg'' in 1996, several members left the group, leaving only Meuris and Van Bambost. The band returned in 1999 with new members Mario Goossens, Anton Janssens and Wladimir Geels, and the album ''Massis''.
On 1 April 2000, Noordkaap played their final concert in the Ancienne Belgique
Ancienne Belgique ( French for "Old Belgium") is a concert hall for contemporary music in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the historic heart of Brussels, it is one of the leading concert venues in Belgium, hosting a wide variety of international and ...
in Brussels. Lars Van Bambost joined Novastar
Novastar is a Belgian rock band led by Dutch-born singer-songwriter and guitarist/pianist Joost Zweegers. They are known for their emotional ballads, and the high pitch of Zweegers's voice. Zweegers has also released solo material under the n ...
, and Stijn Meuris started a new band called Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
.
Members
* Stijn Meuris (singer)
* Lars Van Bambost (guitar)
* Erik Sterckx (bass)
* Wim De Wilde (keyboard)
* Nico Van Calster (drums)
* Mario Goossens
* Anton Janssens
* Wladimir Geels
* Alain Thijs
* Stefan Vanduffel
Discography
* ''Feest in de stad'', 1991
* ''Een heel klein beetje oorlog...'', 1993
* ''Gigant'', 1994
* ''Manneken Pis'', 1995, soundtrack
* ''Programma '96'', 1996
* ''Alles moet weg'', 1996, soundtrack
* ''Massis'', 1999
* ''Avanti!'', 1999, compilation
References
External links
Official site
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Belgian rock music groups