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. They started as a

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and later developed an original repertoire of Dutch songs. The band existed from 1993 until 2002. They reached the Dutch Top 40 many times, scored a number of awards and golden records. After 2002 several band members started a solo career. Lead singer Xander de Buisonje launched a solo CD in the

and

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player ''Harold Mingels'' from The Hague played with the Crazy Piano's and later on in his own group The Corona's. Singer Tamara Hoekwater presented several programs for

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L1, sang with the Big Bands ''Swing Design'' with Greg Walker (Santana) and ''The Jack

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Band'' in Northern America. Today she lives in

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and performs

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music.

Awards

*2002 - Double Platinum - PUUR *2002 - Platinum - WAKKER *2002 - Gold - WAKKER *2001 - Gold - PUUR *2000 - Platinum - Volumia! *1999 - Gold - Volumia! *1999 - Double Platinum - Volumia! *1998 - Gold - PUUR *1998 - Gold - Volumia! *(4 TMF Awards, 1

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Award)

External links

Official site Volumia! (BMG)
Dutch pop music groups English-language musical groups from the Netherlands Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 {{Netherlands-band-stub