Frank Van Herwegen (born in

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, Belgium on December 10, 1970), better known as DJ F.R.A.N.K. (sometimes DJ Frank or DJ F.r.a.n.k.), is a Belgian DJ and record producer with a great number of charting hits in Belgium, and at times in the Netherlands, France and Finland. He started at 16, DJing at social events and worked as a record seller in

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working for 4 years. In 1995, he opened a private DJ store with his a DJ colleague, AJ Duncan and DJed at DIXIES Brasschaat. His most lucrative period came when in the early 2000s, when he was included in the Belgian-German dance group

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as the group's

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er. The 4-member group also included Crag Smart and Vic Krishna on vocals and AJ Duncan on keyboards. It released the commercially successful album '' It Doesn't Matter'' that reached number 2 on both the German and Australian albums charts. The project enjoyed big hits like " Summer Jam", " Saturday Night", "

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, and "Girls of Summer", amongst others. "Summer Jam" was certified gold in France and Germany, and double platinum in Belgium and the Netherlands. "Saturday Night" became a pan-European hit charting in Belgium, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The single "My Arms Keep Missing You" in the summer of 2006 was a big charting hit in collaboration with

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, a Belgian dance musician. Between 2006 and 2008, DJ Frank also released hits under the

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Frank Ti-Aya in cooperation with Yardi Don, an

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name for singer Craig Smart. DJ Frank also reached the top of the Belgian

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chart in 2011 with "Discotex! (Yah!)", his highest charting solo hit.

Discography

Singles

Solo and collaborations as part of

The Underdog Project The Underdog Project is a German Electronic dance music, dance group which launched its first album, ''It Doesn't Matter (album), It Doesn't Matter'' in 2001. Their hits include "Saturday" (not to be confused with "Saturday Night"; this was not ...

(selective) *2000: " Summer Jam" *2000: "

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article As Frank Ti-Aya Featured in recordings *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:FRANK, DJ 1970 births Living people Belgian DJs Belgian record producers Belgian electronic dance music DJs People from Schoten Musicians from Antwerp Province