Di-rect
Sign in to saveDi-rect (stylised in uppercase) is a Dutch rock band from The Hague, formed in 1999. The band's current line-up consists of Jamie Westland (drums), Frans "Spike" van Zoest (guitar), Bas van Wageningen (bass), Paul Jan Bakker (guitar) and Marcel Veenendaal (lead vocals).
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- Official website
- www.di-rect.com
- Image
- Di-rect Poppodium Apollo 2012.JPG
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- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- 1999–2000: Formation
- 2001–2008: Success with Akkerman
- 2009–2019: Change of frontman
- 2020–present: Chart comeback
- Music and image
- Band members
- Former members
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Notes
- References
- External links
Di-rect (stylised in uppercase) is a Dutch rock band from The Hague, formed in 1999. The band's current line-up consists of Jamie Westland (drums), Frans "Spike" van Zoest (guitar), Bas van Wageningen (bass), Paul Jan Bakker (guitar) and Marcel Veenendaal (lead vocals).
From 1999 to 2009, Tim Akkerman was the band's lead vocalist. The band was commercially successful, scoring seven top ten singles on the Dutch Top 40 with Akkerman, but he left the band after four albums. The band held a televised reality show contest in search of the band's new singer, which Veenendaal won.