Martijn Teerlinck

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The Child of Lov (as The Child of Lov)
  NL 18th 02/15/2014 (2 weeks)

Martijn William Zimri Teerlinck (born March 31, 1987 in Lendelede , † December 10, 2013 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch poet and musician who became known under the stage names The Child of Lov and Cole (also Colin) Williams.

Live and act

Teerlinck was born in Belgium as the son of a Belgian and a Dutch woman , but grew up in the Netherlands and studied graphic design and literature at the University of Amsterdam , among other things . There he won the poetry prize at the Amsterdam Student Festival in 2008 and the National Poetry Slam Championship in 2010 .

As a musician and singer, Teerlinck worked with Damon Albarn , rapper MF Doom and bassist Thundercat on his debut album The Child of Lov , which was released in May 2013. In an interview with the Belgian weekly paper Humo , he explained the meaning of Lov : L stands for light, O for oxygen and V for voltage, which describes the categories of his songs. Allmusic called the style "psychedelic hip-hop ", but the music was also classified under soul and rhythm and blues ; Teerlinck himself named Prince as his role model.

As one of the winners of the NME Awards 2013, he received the award for best newcomer, the Philip Hall Radar Award . During his short life, Teerlinck struggled with poor health due to a heart condition. He therefore had to cancel some concerts, including his planned appearance at the Glastonbury Festival 2013. A second album was finished when Teerlinck died in December 2013 of complications from a vascular operation in Amsterdam.

Discography

  • The Child of Lov (2014)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Album charts Netherlands
  2. ↑ The Child of Lov on pitchfork.com, June 2013 ; English, accessed December 19, 2013
  3. ↑ Interview from April 30, 2013 at www.humo.be , Dutch, accessed on December 20, 2013
  4. ↑ www.volkskrant.nl of December 13, 2013 ; Dutch, accessed December 19, 2013
  5. ↑ on www.elsevier.nl of December 13, 2013 ; Dutch, accessed December 19, 2013
  6. ^ Obituary by Barry Nicolson of December 13, 2013 at www.nme.com ; English, accessed December 20, 2013
  7. ↑ www.nrc.nl of December 13, 2013 ; Dutch, accessed December 19, 2013
  8. ^ Obituary by Erik Jan Harmens from December 18, 2013 ; Dutch, accessed December 19, 2013

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SURNAME Teerlinck, Martijn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Teerlinck, Martijn William Zimri (full name); The Child of Lov (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch poet and musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Lendelede
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 2013
Place of death Amsterdam