Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic | |
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.jpg) Geike Arnaert of Hooverphonic in the Effenaar in Eindhoven on 24 January 2008. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium |
| Genres | dream pop, trip hop, electronica |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Sony Music (1995-2006) PIAS (2007) Epic Records (2010-2014) Universal Music (2018-now) |
| Website | Hooverphonic.com |
| Members | Alex Callier Raymond Geerts Geike Arnaert |
| Past members | Frank Duchêne Liesje Sadonius Kyoko Bartsoen Esther Lybeert Noémie Wolfs Luka Cruysberghs |
Story
Hooverphonic are a Belgian rock/pop group, formed in 1995. The band first called themselves Hoover. The band was composed from Alex Callier, the leader and the guitarrist, Ester Lybeert, the singer, Frank Duchene, the keyboarder, and from the bassist Raymond Geerts. Later they changed their name to Hooverphonic after discovering other groups were already using the Hoover name.
In February 1997, Liesje Sadonius, the second singer of the band, left it and became Geike Arnaert. With her, Hooverphonic became famous all over the world, with the singles Mad About You, Sometimes and Jackie Cane.
On 10 October 2008, Geike Arnaert, the lead singer of the band, said she would leave the group by the end of the year.[1] On 29 October 2010, Hooverphonic said they would have a new single on their website. The videoclip showed fourteen possible singers. Noémie Wolfs[2] was the one selected.
On 4 June 2015, Noémie Wolfs left the band, and in April 2018 Luka Cruysberghs became the new singer.
On 9 November 2020, Luka Cruysberghs left the band, and came back Geike Arnaert. On the same day the band released a Mad About You's new version.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | BE[3] | NL[4] | FR[5] | CH[6] | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Blue Wonder Power Milk | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | The Magnificent Tree | 2 | - | 124 | - | 1 |
| 2002 | Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane | 1 | 87 | 113 | - | - |
| 2005 | No More Sweet Music/More Sweet Music | 2 | - | - | 99 | - |
| 2007 | The President of the LSD Golf Club | 4 | - | - | 99 | - |
| 2010 | The Night Before | 2 | - | - | - | 46 |
| 2013 | Reflection | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | In Wonderland | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Looking for Stars | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Hooverphonic Media
Fête Iris in Brussels' Grand Place, 2007
