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Di-rect

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).

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Genres
Rock · pop rock · pop-punk (early)
Labels
EMI, 8ball
Members
Marcel Veenendaal · Paul Jan Bakker · Frans "Spike" van Zoest · Bas van Wageningen · Jamie Westland
Origin
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Past members
Tim Akkerman · Vince van Reeken
Years active
1999–present

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Di-rect

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples135
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Di-rect

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related to 2001–2008: Success with Akkerman · 42
Di-rect → Adrenaline, Akkerman, Als, Amsterdam, Artiesten, At, Azië, De Volkskrant, Discover, Do, Don't Kill Me Tonight, Dutch, Dutch Top, Edison Awards, Gold, In, Indian Ocean, Inside My Head, Its, January
related to 2009–2019: Change of frontman · 27
Di-rect → Akkerman, Akkerman's, April, Arnhem, BNN, Direct, Drummer Jamie Westland, English, Golden Earring, In March, Marcel Veenendaal, On November, Oude Luxor Theater, Paard, Reeken, Rotterdam, The, The Hague, Tim Akkerman, Times Are Changing
related to 2020–present: Chart comeback · 19
Di-rect → Because, COVID-19, De Kuip, Dutch Albums Chart, In, It, June, Live, Looking Glass, Netherlands, No, Rotterdam, September, Soldier On, The, They, Through, To, Veenendaal
related to 1999–2000: Formation · 17
Di-rect → Bassist Bas, Dick, Dino Music/EMI, Direct, DJ Rob Stenders, Do, He, It, Jamie Westland, Just, October, Three, Tim Akkerman, Two, Wageningen, Way, Within
related to Music and image · 16
Di-rect → After, At, Bassist Bas, Di-rect CD, Di-rect's, Het Parool, It, Nowadays, Since Marcel Veenendaal, They, Tim Akkerman, Veenendaal, Wageningen, We, When Mars, With
Members · 5
Di-rect → Bas van Wageningen, Frans "Spike" van Zoest, Jamie Westland, Marcel Veenendaal, Paul Jan Bakker
Genres · 3
Di-rect → pop rock, pop-punk (early), Rock
Past members · 2
Di-rect → Tim Akkerman, Vince van Reeken
Labels · 1
Di-rect → EMI, 8ball
Origin · 1
Di-rect → The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

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band band's dutch akkerman top single veenendaal first van 1999 album lead ten tim years rock netherlands 2009 singles albums

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Di-rectGenresRock1.00infobox
Di-rectGenrespop rock1.00infobox
Di-rectGenrespop-punk (early)1.00infobox
Di-rectLabelsEMI, 8ball1.00infobox
Di-rectMembersMarcel Veenendaal1.00infobox
Di-rectMembersPaul Jan Bakker1.00infobox
Di-rectMembersFrans "Spike" van Zoest1.00infobox
Di-rectMembersBas van Wageningen1.00infobox
Di-rectMembersJamie Westland1.00infobox
Di-rectOriginThe Hague, South Holland, Netherlands1.00infobox
Di-rectPast membersTim Akkerman1.00infobox
Di-rectPast membersVince van Reeken1.00infobox
Di-rectWebsitewww.di-rect.nl1.00infobox
Di-rectYears active1999–present1.00infobox

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