Leaf (Dutch band)
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Leaf was a Dutch
band from Utrecht
, the Netherlands. Their first single, Wonderwoman was released in October 2007.
Leaf was founded in 2005 by a group of students from the Rockacademie. The band plays acoustic
pop songs and had quite a bit of success at the Dutch Popronde 2006. In the spring of 2007 they came out on top in a talent contest held by the Dutch newspaper Telegraaf. The band members are Annemarie Brohm, Tinus Konijnenburg, Ocker Gevaerts, Joni Scholten and Jeroen Blumers.
The band's independently produced album 'Life's a Beach' was received very well, and was later re-released on November 16, 2007 after securing a record label. One of the most popular singles on the album is Wonderwoman (a.k.a "Why's my Life so Boring"), which went on to become a top 10 hit in the Dutch Top 40
charts. The song got an additional popularity boost due to it being used in the television show Koefnoen
.
The band split up on January 12, 2009 due to creative differences within the group.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
band from Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
, the Netherlands. Their first single, Wonderwoman was released in October 2007.
Leaf was founded in 2005 by a group of students from the Rockacademie. The band plays acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
pop songs and had quite a bit of success at the Dutch Popronde 2006. In the spring of 2007 they came out on top in a talent contest held by the Dutch newspaper Telegraaf. The band members are Annemarie Brohm, Tinus Konijnenburg, Ocker Gevaerts, Joni Scholten and Jeroen Blumers.
The band's independently produced album 'Life's a Beach' was received very well, and was later re-released on November 16, 2007 after securing a record label. One of the most popular singles on the album is Wonderwoman (a.k.a "Why's my Life so Boring"), which went on to become a top 10 hit in the Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
charts. The song got an additional popularity boost due to it being used in the television show Koefnoen
Koefnoen
Koefnoen is a very popular Dutch television show, aired by the AVRO. The first episode aired on September 17, 2004. The sketches on this show take a look at the past week....
.
The band split up on January 12, 2009 due to creative differences within the group.
Singles
| Year | Single | Album | Peak Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40 | Dutch Top 100 | |||
| 2007 | "Wonderwoman" | Life's a Beach | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | "New Song" | 26 | 24 | |
| "Motherfucker" | - | 75 | ||