X!NK
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| X!NK | |
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| Origin | Belgium |
| Genre(s) | Punk, pop, rock |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | http://www.xink.be/ |
| Members | |
| Jonas Meukens Niels Meukens Philip Valkiers Thomas Valkiers |
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X!NK (pronunciation ) are a punk rock group from Belgium. The band consists of two pairs of brothers: Jonas & Niels Meukens and Thomas & Philip Valkiers. Jonas is songwriter, lead singer and guitarist, his brother Niels is the drummer. Both Thomas and Philip play the guitar. Thomas also occasionally plays the keyboard. Their career took off after they won the Belgian national finals of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 and placed 6th in the international final. The band is also the subject of a series of comic books by Mario Boon from the studio Dupuis.[1][2]
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[edit] History
[edit] Junior Eurovision Song Contest
In the national qualifying rounds for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Belgium, X!NK competed against nine other contestants: Laura, Martijn, Remi, Kia, Jelly Pie, Simon MC, the Twin girls, Tonya and Charlotte. X!NK beat, Tonya the second place winner with a difference of 3 points.
The band then represented Belgium at the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest on November 15, 2003 with the song "De Vriendschapsband" (The Bond/Band Between/Of Friends).[3] The song, which they wrote themselves, is about the origin of their band and their friendship. In the field of 16 contestants, they ended in 6th place with 83 points at the final in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Like the other contestants they got to record their entry in a studio with a professional producer, in their case Paul Despiegelaere. Their winning song was released as a single.
[edit] After the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
X!NK launched their second single, named "Oh-Ho" in the beginning of 2004. Later that year their first album, containing twelve songs was released. The album went gold in Flanders (the Dutch language area of Belgium).
X!NK often perform at rock festivals in Belgium (for example Marktrock in Leuven). In 2004, they released the song "Laat Me Vrij" (Let Me Free) which served as the theme song for the film Garfield in Flemish cinemas. For the sequel to Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown which debuted in Flemish cinemas on March 31, 2006, they recorded the song "De Andere Kant" (The Other Side) which served as the theme song for this film. Lead singer Jonas also provided the Dutch voice for the character Jimmy the Anteater in the film.[4]
Their latest album Vergif (Poison) was released on September 30, 2005. They also performed on the big 0110-event in Belgium. They opened the show in Ghent. Jonas Meukes is born in the year of 1989
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Translation | Release date (in Belgium) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| X!NK | X!NK | September 20, 2004 | Self-titled debut album. |
| Vergif | Poison | September 29, 2005 | Second album |
[edit] Singles
| Title | Translation | Release date (in Belgium) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "De Vriendschapsband" | The Band of Friends | October 6, 2003 | Single of winning Junior Eurovision Song Contest entry. |
| "Oh-Ho" | Oh-Ho | February 9, 2004 | |
| "Laat Mij Vrij" | Let Me Free | July 12, 2004 | Theme song for Garfield: The Movie |
| "Sorry" | Sorry | November 8, 2004 | |
| "Denk Aan Mij" | Think About Me | August 20, 2005 | |
| "Hou Ons Niet Tegen" | Don't Stop Us | December 2, 2005 | |
| "De Andere Kant" | The Other Side | February 17, 2006 | Theme song for Ice Age: The Meltdown |
|-align="center" |"Give us a future" |[[october-december2007 | Themesong for junior eurosong 2007
[edit] Trivia
- The band members are all fans of Janez Detd which had an influence on their music.
[edit] References
- Part of this article is translated from the corresponding article from the Dutch Wikipedia, retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ "Punkband X!NK in stripverhaal", Het Nieuwsblad, 2004-06-28, pp. 6. Retrieved on 2007-04-02. (Dutch)
- ^ Biography for Mario Boon (accessed 2007-04-02).
- ^ "X!NK voorlopig grote favoriet op Junior Eurovisie Songfestival; 'De druk is soms groot'", Het Volk, 2003-11-13, pp. 2. Retrieved on 2007-04-02. (Dutch)
- ^ Verleene, Sophie; Jan Ruysbergh. "Dit is mijn droom; Jonas van X!nk leent stem in Ice Age 2", Het Nieuwsblad, 2006-03-28, pp. 40. Retrieved on 2007-04-02. (Dutch)
[edit] External links
- (Dutch) Official website featuring tour guide, biography, pictures, news and audio.
- (English) X!NK at the Boy Choir & Soloist Directory.
- (Dutch) The X!NK comic book series at Dupuis.com (Google cache)
| Preceded by n/a |
Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 |
Succeeded by Free Spirits |
