Frank Van Herwegen (born in

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on December 10, 1970) better known as DJ F.R.A.N.K., sometimes DJ Frank, DJ F.R.A.N.K or Dj F.r.a.n.k. is a Belgian DJ and record producer with 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 Antwerp 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 band's

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er. The 4-member band 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 in both German and Australian albums charts. The project enjoyed big hits like "

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, "Girls of Summer" amongst many 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, 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 musician of house, techno and dance. Between 2006 and 2008, he also released hits with the pseudonym Frank Ti-Aya in cooperation with Yardi Don, an

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name for artist Craig Smart. He 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

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" *2003: " Summer Jam (2003)" See more details and chart positions in discography of

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 People from Schoten