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Giorgio Tuinfort
Giorgio Tuinfort
Surinamese-born Dutch music composer and producer
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Stef Bos
Stef Bos
Dutch singer
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BLØF
BLØF
Dutch rock band
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HDK
HDK
Dutch metal band
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Nemesea
Nemesea
Dutch band
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Thijs van Leer
Thijs van Leer
Dutch musician
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Robbie van Leeuwen
Robbie van Leeuwen
Dutch musician, songwriter
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Trace
Trace
Dutch band
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Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen
Dutch composer and pianist
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Arthur Meulemans
Arthur Meulemans
Belgian composer
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Erik van der Luijt
Erik van der Luijt
Dutch musician
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After Forever
After Forever
Dutch metal band
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Bettie Serveert
Bettie Serveert
Dutch rock band
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The MO
The MO
Dutch new wave experimental pop band
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De Dijk (English: The Dike) is a Dutch rock band which formed in 1981. The band is named after Zeedijk, a street in their hometown Amsterdam. Their music can be described as a mixture of soul, blues and rock 'n roll, with lyrics sung only in Dutch, except for their 2010 album Hold on Tight; the song 'Enough is Enough', both of which are sung in English by Solomon Burke; and ‘Stupid Guy’ from the album Wakker in een vreemde wereld ,performed in English by the regular band. They are considered as one of the most important Dutch acts of the past 25 years.

De Dijk was formed by Huub van der Lubbe, who also is an actor and poet, his brother Hans van der Lubbe and Nico Arzbach. The band started in a time when Dutch language pop music became highly popular, with bands like Doe Maar, Het Goede Doel and Toontje Lager. Van der Lubbe performs as a poet as well. Perhaps as a consequence, the band is not only popular with teenagers but also with older people. During the 1990s, songs of De Dijk were a major source of inspiration for upcoming Dutch bands like Van Dik Hout and Bløf.