K3 (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgium |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels |
BMG (1999–2002) Studio 100 (2002–present) |
| Website | Official website (Dutch) |
| Members |
Klaasje Meijer Marthe De Pillecyn Hanne Verbruggen |
| Past members |
Kathleen Aerts Karen Damen Josje Huisman Kristel Verbeke |
K3 is a Belgian girl band with a Dutch repertoire, whose current line-up is composed of Hanne Verbruggen, Marthe De Pillecyn and Klaasje Meijer, mainly aimed at pre-adolescent children. The name of the group is derived from first letters of the three original members' first names: Karen Damen, Kristel Verbeke and Kathleen Aerts.
Kathleen Aerts left the group in 2009. Josje Huisman was chosen as K3's new member on October 3, 2009. Their music is produced by production company Studio 100 and is written by Miguel Wiels, Alain Vande Putte and Peter Gillis. K3 was founded by Niels William.
The band became famous without any airplay from the regular music television channels like MTV, instead marketing directly to children via children- and cartoon-channels.
Their signature is that the girls in the group all three mostly wear the same outfit. The band is mostly known as one of Europe's biggest acts and longest running girl band and they are famous for their poppy-happy songs and K3 dances.
The band K3 started by Niels William. Initially their goal was to be the Flemish version of the Spice Girls, and they had females in their twenties as their target audience, which is noticeable in their early song lyrics. Their first single, "Wat ik wil" (What I want), was not very successful.
In 1999 K3 participated in the live television shows to select the Belgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, with their song "Heyah Mama". The song was not well received by one of the judges, Marcel Vanthilt, who referred to the band members as assorted meat products. Notwithstanding, "Heyah Mama" was released as a single and became the first big hit for the band, staying at the number one spot of the Flemish Ultratop 50 chart for 25 weeks. Their next two singles also reached the number one position, resulting in an uninterrupted period of 32 weeks in which a K3 song was at the top of that chart. About a year after becoming famous in Flanders, K3 also became famous in the Netherlands.
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