K-OTIC
Pseudonyms
Starmaker
K-otic
Band that has risen from the ashes of the multimedia project Starmaker and which is especially popular among teenagers.
Members
Rachel Kramer
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Sita Vermeulen
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Stefan de Roon
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Bouchra Tjon Pon Fong
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Anna Speller
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Bart Voncken
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Martijn Terporten
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Former members
Ruben Geuzinge
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Anuschka Westmaas
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Hessel Deinum
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Lieke
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Mendy Janssen
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Mentioned in the biography of
1987
Tjeerd Oosterhuis
1993
Johan Jansen
1998
Ad van den Berg
2001
One Day Fly
2001
Sita
2001
this beautiful mess
2001
Total Touch
2004
Arno Kolenbrander
2004
Volumia!
Biography K-otic
Band that has risen from the ashes of the multimedia project Starmaker and which is especially popular among teenagers.
2001
Twelve young musical talents get the opportunity to receive musical training on the 'starcampus' over a period of three months. During the project a jury and a television audience decide who will go to the next round and who has to leave. Starmaker becomes one of the most popular TV shows on Dutch television. The twelve youths are supervised by producers (Adje Vandenberg, Tjeerd Oosterhuis), a singing master and various professionals from record companies. The twelve candidates are Anna, Bart, Bouchra, Martijn, Rachel, Sita, Stefan, Anuschka, Hessel, Lieke, Mendy and Ruben of which the first seven continued to form K-Otic. The band's first single 'Damn (I Think I Love You)' is an instant success and enters the Dutch charts at number 1, the duet between Sita and Bart 'I Was Made To Love You' reaches number 2. K-Otic's first live performance is late February during the TMF Awards. Following that the band plays two gigs in the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam in May. K-Otic's debut album 'Bulletproof' enters the album charts at number 1 in June. The single 'I Can't Explain' reaches number 7. From September onwards K-Otic goes on tour in the Netherlands during which they also play gigs in clubs like Paradiso in Amsterdam and Nighttown in Rotterdam. K-Otic is awarded a Top Of The Pops Award in the category Top TV Music Act. In December Sita leaves the band to pursue a solo career. Sita and Marco Borsato record the song 'Lopen Op Het Water' ('Walking on Water'), which is to become the official wedding song for the marriage between Dutch crown prince Willem-Alexander and his fiancée Maxima.
2002
2003
Both Rachel Kramer and Stefan work on their respective debut albums. Stefan's new seven piece tours the country with A Britpop Tribute. Martijn Terporten and his new Limburg-based band Taxe travel to Los Angeles, which should become its base camp for conquering the entire US. On October 15 Taxe plays with live Motley Crüe's Vince Neil. Anna Speller begins an acting career and can be seen in the TV series Het Glazen Huis (The Glass House, 2004) and the films Het Woeden Der Gehele Wereld (2006) and Honeyz (2006) which was entirely filmed in department store De Bijenkorf in Amsterdam.
Discography K-otic
Albums | Singles | Compilations | Other | Guestperformance
Bulletproof
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CD, 2001 |
| Label | Zomba |
| gastmuzikant | Nico Brandsen |
| gastmuzikant | Arnold van Dongen |
| engineer | Frans Hendriks |
| producer | Nando Eweg |
| gastmuzikant | Manuel Hugas |
| componist | Tjeerd Oosterhuis |
| producer | Tjeerd Oosterhuis |
| producer | Ad van den Berg |
| engineer | Patrick Mühren |
| engineer | Holger Schwedt |
| Chart position |
02-06-2001, Albumlijst, 32 weeks, number 1
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Indestructible
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CD, 2002 |
| Label | Zomba |
| producer | Gordon Groothedde |
| Chart position |
21-09-2002, Albumlijst, 8 weeks, number 2
30-11-2002, Albumlijst, 6 weeks, number 84 08-02-2003, Albumlijst, 3 weeks, number 75 |
Damn (I Think I Love You)
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CDS, 2001 |
| Label | Zomba, 9240969 |
| Chart position |
14-04-2001, Top 40, 10 weeks, number 1
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I Can't Explain
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CDS, 2001 |
| Label | Zomba, 9241169 |
| componist | Ad van den Berg |
| Chart position |
26-05-2001, Top 40, 6 weeks, number 7
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I Really Don't Think So
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CDS, 2001 |
| Label | Zomba, 9241319 |
| engineer | Jean-Marc Kessely |
| engineer | Ruben Heere |
| producer | Tjeerd Oosterhuis |
| Chart position |
04-08-2001, Top 40, 7 weeks, number 21
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I Was Made To Love You
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CDS, 2001 |
| Label | Zomba, 9240979 |
| Chart position |
19-05-2001, Top 40, 9 weeks, number 2
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No Perfect World
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CDS, 2001 |
| Label | Zomba, 9241499 |
| gastmuzikant | Hans Eijkenaar |
| componist | Ad van den Berg |
Falling
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CDS, 2002 |
| Label | Zomba, 9242079 |
| Chart position |
08-06-2002, Top 40, 9 weeks, number 7
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I Surrender
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CDS, 2002 |
| Label | Zomba, 9242329 |
| Chart position |
24-08-2002, Top 40, 7 weeks, number 4
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Tears Won't Dry
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | CDS, 2003 |
| Label | Jive, 9242779 |
| producer | Oscar Holleman |
| producer | René Merkelbach |
| Chart position |
08-02-2003, Top 40, Tip
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Live and more
| Act | K-otic |
| Type and year | DVD, 2001 |
| Label | Zomba, 9241288 |
| gastmuzikant | Arnold van Dongen |
| Chart position |
11-08-2001, Albumlijst, 4 weeks, number 39
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In the discography you will find all recordings that have been released listed chronologically. We restrict ourselves to the title, the type of audio, year of publication or recording, label, list of guest musicians, plus any comments on the issue.
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