4 AM was an

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-based Dutch

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formed in 2005. 4 AM was composed of Koen, Jeff and Daan and

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. The band dissolved in 2006.

Career

In August 2005, 4 AM had a hit with the Las Vegas-themed "Wake Up Call" that reached #24 in the MegaTop 100 They followed it with "Livin' on Love" The band also appeared on the ''Hummertime'', a Dutch television reality show on

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television.

After break

After break-up of the band, member Xander Venema (born in

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on 27 August 1985) performing under his

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Xander auditioned in 2008 to the first season of the Dutch version of the series ''

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'' but had failed to qualify. He tried a second time in series 2 of the music reality show, qualified as a finalist and finished 11th. Xander has continued a solo career after ''Popstar''. He performs usually at the ''Lef'' gay club in

.Xander bij laatste 10
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and

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Discography

Singles

References

External links

4 AM YouTubeXander Venema YouTube pageXander's XZone21 YouTube pageXander's Hyves page
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