Leaf (Dutch band)

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Leaf
Leaf, 2008.
Leaf, 2008.
Background information
OriginUtrecht, Netherlands
GenresPop
Years active2005 – 2009
Labels8ball Music
Members
  • Annemarie Brohm
  • Tinus Konijnenburg
  • Ocker Gevaerts
  • Joni Scholten
  • Jeroen Blumers
  • Stan Coppers

Leaf was a Dutch band from Utrecht. Their first single, Wonderwoman was released in October 2007.

History

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Leaf was founded in 2005 by a group of students from the Rockacademie.[1] The band played acoustic pop songs and had quite a bit of success at the Dutch Popronde 2006.[1] In the spring of 2007 they came out on top in a talent contest held by the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.[2] The band members were Annemarie Brohm, Tinus Konijnenburg, Ocker Gevaerts, Joni Scholten and Jeroen Blumers.[2]

The band's independently produced album 'Life's a Beach' was received very well, and was later re-released on 16 November 2007 after securing a record label.[1] One of the most popular singles on the album is Wonderwoman (a.k.a. "Why's my Life so Boring"), which went on to become a top 10 hit in the Dutch Top 40 charts. The song got an additional popularity boost due to it being used in the television show Koefnoen.[citation needed]

The band split up on 12 January 2009 due to creative differences within the group.[3]

Discography

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Albums

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  • 2007: Life's a Beach

Singles

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Year Single Album Peak Position
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 100
2007 "Wonderwoman" Life's a Beach 4 4
2008 "New Song" 26 24
"Motherfucker" - 75
Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Leaf – Biografie". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). Netherlands Public Broadcasting.
  2. ^ a b True, Chris (2008). "Leaf Songs, Albums, Reviews". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Editorial Staff (12 January 2009). "Utrechtse band Leaf stopt per direct". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Leaf – Wonder Woman". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.

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