Milk Inc.
| Milk Inc. | |
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Regi Penxten (Left) and Linda Mertens (Right)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgium |
| Genres |
Eurodance Dance Techno Electronic |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Labels | ARS Entertainment Antler Subway Zooland Records |
| Members |
Regi Penxten Filip Vandueren Linda Mertens |
| Past members |
Ivo Donckers Nikkie van Lierop Sofie Winters John Miles Jnr. Ann Vervoort |
Milk Inc. (previously known as Milk Incorporated and briefly known as La Vache in France) is a dance band that formed in the commercial dance-scene in Belgium in 1996. The Discography of the band includes a total of seven studio albums and thirty-nine singles (as of 21 June 2013.) In 2006, to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Milk Inc. decided to surprise fans with a two-hour live concert at the Sportpaleis Arena in Belgium. They performed many of their well-known hit songs as well as songs from the album Supersized. Concerts are performed annually by Milk Inc. at Sportpaleis.
Milk Inc. released their first single "La Vache" in April 1997. At first they were only successful in Belgium and the United Kingdom, but are now available in many European countries and in the United States. Milk Inc. have had several tours throughout Europe. Their music is characterized by a specific emotional mood, which is created through the use of appropriate synthesizers. In its early days of Milk Inc., the band had also had a guitarist and harpist, John Miles Jr., which is an unusual instrument to be used in dance music. The band also experimented different genres such as death-metal, punk and opera, but their music was unsuccessful in these genres.
The band has had many line-up changes throughout the band's history. The band has found much success in Europe, with many of their singles charting in countries such as the Netherlands, United Kingdom, France and Spain. They are most successful in their native country Belgium, where they have twenty-seven hit singles which have been in the Ultratop Chart, twenty-two of them being inside the top ten and four of them being number ones. Furthermore, All of their seven albums have charted there, with two of them reaching number one. The band are the current record holders for the number of TMF Awards in Belgium and the Netherlands, with a total of 17 awards received.
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