Klaus Klang

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Klaus Klang
Born	Claude Ongena (1959-09-26) 26 September 1959 Brussels, Belgium
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	musician

Klaus Klang, real name Claude Ongena (born 26 September 1959), is a musician from Brussels, Belgium.

He was drummer in the punk band X-Pulsion. After that band split in 1978, he went on to found the band Klang with his brother Kurt Klang (bass), Denis Ruffin (drums), and Robert Frankson (guitar), trading drums against guitar and singing.

In 1980 Klang won a talent contest by the Dutch music magazine Hitkrant, which led to a record deal with the Dutch label Backdoor. Klang recorded two albums, The Pop Theory (1981) and Dots & Dashes (1982). Shortly after releasing their second album Klang broke up, apparently due to the military obligations of some of the members. Klang never had any big hits but got considerable airplay both in Belgium and the Netherlands.

In 1986 Klaus Klang released a successful solo single, Soul Thing. In the following years he toured extensively, both solo and with his band Neverneverland. In 1991 he released an 6 track mini-album titled Highrise.

Ongena is currently working at SmartBe, a non-profit organisation specialised in temporary work contracts for artists.

Facebook page for Klang: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=32387403662&v=wall

Sources

Discogs.com retrieved on 2007-08-07
Klang brothers: The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives retrieved on 2007-08-07

Persondata
Name	Klang, Klaus
Alternative names
Short description	Belgian musician
Date of birth	26 September 1959
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death

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