Fixkes

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Fixkes   BE F 3 10/06/2007 (21 weeks) superhero   BE F 25th 03/13/2010 (9 weeks) Weeral half eight   BE F 45 09/20/2014 (1 week)

Singles

Kvraagetaan   BE F 1 02/24/2007 (36 weeks) Unbelievable   BE F 16 10/06/2007 (12 weeks) Over 't water (with Axelle Red )   BE F 4th 12/22/2007 (7 weeks)

Fixkes is a six-piece Belgian band. It was founded in November 2005 by the two brothers Sam and Jan Valkenborgh in Stabroek . The band mixes acoustic pop music with rap elements in their songs.

Band history

After the band had received a recording contract with the Nederlandse Excelsior Recordings label in early 2007, their debut single was released in February 2007 under the title Kvraagetaan . It developed into one of the most successful songs in Belgian pop history. In early March the song rose to number 1 on the Flemish-Belgian hit parade Ultratop 50 and stayed there for 16 weeks. This makes the recording the single that has topped the Belgian charts for the longest time.

With the accompanying album named after the band, they reached number 3 in the album charts in autumn 2007 and together with Axelle Red they had a number 4 hit with the song Over 't water . There were no further single hits after that and the second album Superheld only came in at number 25 in 2010. When the third album entitled Weeral halfacht was released four years later , it only lasted for a week at position 45.

Members

• Sam Valkenborgh, singer, bassist
• Jan Valkenborgh, drums
• Bart Palmers, keyboard
• Peter Deckers, guitar, harmonica
• Mike Engels, guitar

Discography

Albums

• Fixkes (2007)
• Superhero (2010)
• Weeral halfacht (2014)

Songs

• Kvraagetaan (2007)
• Ongelukkig (2007)
• Over 't water (Fixkes + Axelle Red , 2007)
• Lievelingsdier (2008)
• Rock 'n roll (2010)
• Jodie Foster (2014)
• Buitenmens (2014)
• Coriander van den Turk (2015)

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart discography Belgium ( Flanders )

Web links

• Official homepage (Dutch)