45-496: The discography of the Belgian band Hooverphonic includes twelve studio albums, two live albums, one EP, three compilation albums and many singles. Hooverphonic Hooverphonic is a Belgian electronic band that was formed in October 1995. Though originally categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as
90-495: A European tour in 1997 before Geike Arnaert was made the permanent singer later that year. The band achieved international recognition through the inclusion of the Stereophonic track "2Wicky" on the soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci 's 1996 film Stealing Beauty . "2Wicky" also appeared on the soundtracks of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Heights . The track's main riff is sampled from Isaac Hayes ' recording of
135-479: A double CD entitled No More Sweet Music/More Sweet Music , was released in December 2005. Both CDs include the same 11 tracks, however, they are all different versions. In 2006 the band left Sony/BMG, complaining of lack of label support for No More Sweet Music . A greatest hits album ( Singles '96–'06 ) was released to end the relation with Sony/BMG. The band went on to work without a label. In an interview for
180-524: A poisoned last supper. Jackie Cane retains the dreamy elements of Hooverphonic's previous works, most notably on songs "Nirvana Blue" and "Human Interest" (which contains references to " Echoes " by Pink Floyd ), but tracks like " The World Is Mine " (the first single) and "Day After Day" have a clear Broadway influence and quality to them. The album went platinum in Belgium and won the group ZAMU ’s Best Pop/Rock Band and Best Album awards in 2002. In 2003,
225-456: A retractable rear spoiler which was not available on the 1.9 L TDI inline-4, 2.0 L inline-four and 2.5 L inline-five models. For the 2006 model, the exterior was slightly redesigned with more angular bumpers and wheel wells, and these models were fitted with the 2.5 L 5-cylinder engine with 150 hp (112 kW) which was also fitted on the Rabbit and Jetta , later becoming
270-730: A singular genre, but rather encompass alternative , electronica , electropop , rock , and a mixture of others. The band originally called themselves Hoover , but later changed their name to Hooverphonic after discovering other groups were already using the Hoover name and to avoid any legal issues with the vacuum cleaner company . Since their formation, Hooverphonic's lineup consisted of bassist Alex Callier , guitarist Raymond Geerts, and various lead singers. Prominent ones included Liesje Sadonius (1996–1997), Geike Arnaert (1997–2008, 2020–present), Noémie Wolfs (2010–2015), and Luka Cruysberghs (2018–2020). The band were set to represent Belgium at
315-545: A special comic strip based on the lyrics of Hooverphonic's hit single Badaboum . In April 2018, Hooverphonic introduced their new singer Luka Cruysberghs. Cruysberghs provided vocals for the band's tenth studio album Looking For Stars , anticipated by the single "Romantic". Hooverphonic were supposed to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with their song " Release Me ". The event
360-455: Is the most watched video of Hooverphonic. On 26 March 2015, Hooverphonic announced that Wolfs would be leaving the band "in mutual agreement". The band's ninth studio album, In Wonderland (2016), featured vocals from Janie Price, Emilie Satt, Litlo Tinz, Christa Jérôme, Tjeerd Bomhof and Felix Howard . Anton Marin, of the design agency Power & Glory, who had been the band's official house illustrator and designer since their debut, released
405-611: The 1994 North American International Auto Show , Volkswagen unveiled the Concept One , a "retro"-themed concept car with a resemblance to the original Volkswagen Beetle . Designed by J Mays and Freeman Thomas at the company's California design studio, the concept car was based on the platform of the Volkswagen Polo . A red cabriolet concept was featured at the Geneva Motor Show , also in 1994. Production design approval
450-566: The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show , the 2010 Final Edition New Beetle featured Aquarius Blue paintwork, with the hardtop receiving a black painted roof and the convertible sporting Campanella White painted side panels. In addition to unique 17-inch wheels, both models were powered by a 2.5-liter engine mated to an automatic "Tiptronic" transmission. Other additions included sports suspension and "Final Edition" badging inside and out. Both models arrived with integrated fog lights and Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) as standard. The "Final Edition" marked
495-520: The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with their song " Release Me ". However, on March 18, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 government restrictions . They instead represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " The Wrong Place ". The original members of the group were vocalist Esther Lybeert, keyboardist Frank Duchêne, bassist Alex Callier , and guitarist Raymond Geerts. Lybeert recorded several demos with
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#1733085791207540-641: The 1.8T, which was the first turbocharged spark-ignition engine offered for the New Beetle. Volkswagen created a web site dedicated specifically to the 1.8T. A convertible was added for the 2003 model-year to replace the Volkswagen Cabrio . However, the New Beetle Convertible was never offered with a compression-ignition engine in North America. The third-generation Beetle Convertible, the successor to
585-484: The 150 hp (112 kW) 1.8 L turbo inline-four for the Turbo and Sport models. The Turbo S model (sold 2002–2004) included the 1.8 L turbo but with 180 hp (134 kW). It also included a sport suspension, six-speed manual transmission, aluminum interior trim, revised front/rear fascias, and bigger wheels and tires. A close relative of the Turbo S was the 2002–2004 Color Concept. This limited edition variant
630-507: The 1960s hit " Walk On By ". Additional session musicians for Stereophonic include Eric Bosteels, a session drummer with Hooverphonic from 1997 to 1998 (replaced by Mario Goossens until 2005) and David Poltrock, a keyboard player with the group on and off from 1998 until 2005. In 1998, Hooverphonic also contributed to the Depeche Mode tribute album For the Masses with their cover of " Shake
675-540: The 1998 model-year, based on the Golf IV 's larger PQ34 platform. The New Beetle is related to the original only in name and appearance (including the absence of a car emblem script with the exception of the VW logo). For the 1998 model year, only the TDI compression-ignition engine was turbocharged; the spark-ignition engines were only naturally aspirated. In June 1999, Volkswagen introduced
720-573: The Disease ". After an extensive European tour with artists such as Massive Attack , Morcheeba , and Apollo 440 , and a tour opening for Fiona Apple in the United States in 1997, the band released Blue Wonder Power Milk in 1998 with 18-year-old Arnaert on vocals. A marked departure from their debut, the album is driven less by breakbeats and samples, and more by organic string elements and traditional song structures. The single "Club Montepulciano"
765-522: The Mexican and Australian markets, and celebrated the 10th anniversary of the New Beetle. Based on the Beetle Miami, the car featured the exclusive body colour of "Campanella white", with a black roof and door mirrors, and featured a '10' logo stripe on the side. The interior was also modified, featuring black and white leather seats with a '10' logo on the headrest and in the footwells, with a decoration showing
810-501: The New Beetle Convertible, was offered with the TDI compression-ignition engine in the USA but not in Canada, though, making it possibly the only diesel convertible car offered in North America. The New Beetle carries many design similarities with the original VW Beetle: separate fenders, vestigial running boards , sloping headlamps, and large round taillights, as well as a high rounded roofline. It
855-542: The New Beetle a Good overall score in their frontal crash test. 2004 models come standard with side airbags; however, the IIHS rated the Beetle Poor in their side impact test. Engine choices include the 115 hp (86 kW) 2.0 L inline-four for the base model, the 100 hp (75 kW) 1.9 L TDI turbodiesel inline-four (discontinued after the 2006 model year due to more stringent emissions requirements), and
900-730: The Spanish TV program Nosolomusica , Alex Callier gave some hints of a new, more psychedelic orientation for the band's forthcoming music. During a show in Moscow (October 2007), the band revealed the first single of the new album, " Expedition Impossible ". The President of the LSD Golf Club was released in October 2007 in Belgium and the Netherlands. The album was released in Europe in March 2008. Following
945-409: The album charts. Current members Former members Hooverphonic's music has also appeared in a number of commercials and other TV series: Volkswagen New Beetle The Volkswagen New Beetle is a compact car , introduced by Volkswagen in 1997, drawing heavy inspiration from the exterior design of the original Beetle . Unlike the original Beetle, the New Beetle has its engine in
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#1733085791207990-505: The band released an album performed live in a studio with an orchestra entitled Sit Down and Listen to Hooverphonic , featuring a selection of songs from the band’s body of work, as well as the new songs "Antarctica" and "The Last Thing I Need Is You", and a cover of Lee Hazlewood 's "My Autumn’s Done Come". The band launched into an extended European tour in September 2003, performing in over 100 concert halls. The band's fifth studio album,
1035-486: The end of production of the New Beetle. It was succeeded in 2011 by the Beetle (A5) . In 2010, Volkswagen Australia offered a final limited edition variant named as BlackOrange Edition. Two-color combinations were available: Black gloss exterior with silver mirrors, silver alloy wheels and silver decals for the lower flanks of the body, or Red Rock metallic exterior with black roof/mirrors, black alloy wheels and black decals for
1080-463: The front, driving the front wheels , with luggage storage in the rear. It received a facelift in 2005 and was in production until 2011, almost fourteen years since its introduction. In the 2012 model year, a new Beetle model, the Beetle (A5) , replaced the New Beetle. Various versions of this model continued to be produced in Puebla, Mexico , until the final car left the assembly line on 10 July 2019. At
1125-441: The group shifting gears again, this time releasing the concept album Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane . The album tells the story of the fictional title character, a celebrity and singer catapulted into stardom at the expense of her relationship with her twin sister. Driven to the brink of insanity by the pressures of fame, Jackie quits show business and returns home to attempt reconciliation, where her sister kills them both with
1170-458: The group; however, she backed out of the band on the day they were to sign their contract with Sony Music. The band then brought in Liesje Sadonius to record the album. Sadonius left Hooverphonic on amicable terms shortly after the release of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular . Kyoko Baertsoen, singer for fellow Belgian trip hop band Lunascape , filled in for Sadonius for three months of
1215-499: The new lead singer Noémie Wolfs was announced on De Laatste Show at the VRT , the Flemish public broadcasting organization. On 29 October 2010, Hooverphonic announced a new single on their website. The videoclip showcased fourteen possible singers but only one of them, Noémie Wolfs , proved to be the real successor to Geike Arnaert. The single "The Night Before" introduced the new singer and
1260-536: The opening ceremony of the 2000 European Football Championship , which took place in Brussels , Belgium. The result — a 12-minute-long track called "Visions," Hooverphonic's performance at the opening ceremony was heard/seen by more than 1 billion people. On the heels of Tree' s success, the band became the first Belgian outfit to headline the Belgian Rock Werchter musical festival in 2001. 2002 saw
1305-540: The production number of the Beetle. The car had a 1.6 litre petrol engine. 310 New Beetle Anniversary Editions were produced. The Blush is a limited New Beetle convertible with a special "white gold" exterior paint and "Bordeaux red" convertible top, with burgundy leather seats matching the convertible top color. Neither the white gold exterior nor interior colors were available on other 2009 New Beetle convertibles. 1500 New Beetle Blush convertibles were produced. Announced at
1350-461: The release, the lead singer of the band, Geike Arnaert, announced on 10 October 2008 she would be leaving the band to pursue a solo career. Arnaert had been working on solo material for a few months. The last concert Hooverphonic did with Geike was on 13 December 2008 in Tele-Club, Ekaterinburg , Russia . It was filmed by the local MTV station and was shown on Russian TV in 2009. On 4 November 2010,
1395-430: The return of Geike Arnaert. Also on the same day, they released a new version of "Mad About You" for the song's 20th anniversary. They participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " The Wrong Place ". They finished the contest in 19th place with 74 points. In May 2021, the band released their eleventh studio album overall and sixth to feature Arnaert as vocalist, Hidden Stories . The album featured
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1440-497: The singles The Wrong Place , Thinking About You , Lift Me Up and Belgium In The Rain . Like The Wrong Place , the album went to #1 in the charts. On March 21, 2024 Hooverphonic released the album Fake Is The New Dope , preceded by the singles Don't Think (2023), Por Favor (2023), Then I Found You (2023), the title track (2024) and The Best Day Of Our Life (2024). Belgian newspaper De Standaard headlined: Hooverphonic surprises with introspective new album. It went to #4 in
1485-403: The sole engine option. The New Beetle would not be given the upgraded 2.5 L engine (engine code CBTA/CBUA) that 2008 and later Jettas and Rabbits received. The RSi is a limited 250 unit version of the New Beetle. It included a 224 PS (165 kW; 221 hp) 3.2-litre VR6 engine , a 6-speed gearbox, and Volkswagen's four-wheel drive system 4motion , Remus twin-pipe exhaust. It
1530-593: The studio album Reflection in 2013. With Orchestra Live features orchestral renditions of songs spanning the Hooverphonic entire career performed live at the Koningin Elisabethzaal in Antwerp . The performance was also released on DVD. In 2016, all the songs from the concert were uploaded on the band's official YouTube channel in high definition. With more than 100 million views, the "Mad About You" performance
1575-679: The time of their release, both songs were also featured in two separate third-season episodes of La Femme Nikita . Shortly afterwards, Sarah Brightman recorded a cover of "Eden" on her 1998 album Eden . Yoko Kanno samples the opening track "Battersea" in "Cyberbird", on the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 2 . At this point, Frank Duchêne decided to quit the band: "Having made two successful albums for Sony Music with his band Hooverphonic, and after extensive touring as support for Fiona Apple, Moloko & Massive Attack, he
1620-406: Was a New Beetle Convertible modified with a new roof, giving it a much lower roofline, and a unique paint job with silver double stripes. The interior differs from the original New Beetle, being a 2+2 , and having distinctive control dials. The Ragster's rear-view mirror is mounted on its dashboard, a retro feature, reminiscent of the first Type 1s. The anniversary edition was released in 2008 for
1665-675: Was a hit in native Belgium and a minor college hit in the U.S., while "Renaissance Affair" was featured in the North American commercial campaign for the new Volkswagen Vapor Beetle . " This Strange Effect " and " Eden " were both featured in American cell phone commercials: "This Strange Effect" for the Motorola SLVR , and in 2006, "Eden" for the Cingular 8525 . "Eden" was also used in the 1998 slasher film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer . At
1710-542: Was assembled in VW's Puebla factory in Mexico. In June 2005, Volkswagen announced a facelift of the New Beetle featuring revised bumpers, wheels, lamps, VW emblems, sharper lines and a different interior. In the USA it went on sale for the 2006 model year. 2009 The New Beetle achieved five stars in the 2011 Euro NCAP tests compared to four stars in the 2000 Euro NCAP tests scoring 25 points (33 to reach five stars). The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave
1755-506: Was available in limited exterior colors, with interior door panel inserts, seat inserts, floor mat piping, and wheel opening inserts color-matched to the exterior paint. Wheel color inserts, diameter, and style varied with model year. It came standard with the 150 hp (112 kW) 1.8 turbo gasoline engine, 5-speed manual gearbox, speed-activated rear spoiler, power windows/sunroof/door locks, heated leather seats, and fog lamps. All 1.8L Turbo and Turbo S inline-four models were equipped with
1800-460: Was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Hooverphonic was the only Eurovision entrant for 2020 who refused to take part in the " Love Shine a Light " performance, where entrants each contributed sections of the song, although a photograph of Cruysberghs was included with the other participants making a hand heart at the end. On 9 November 2020, Cruysberghs was fired from the band to make way for
1845-448: Was followed on November 26 by the release of the full-length album The Night Before . The album went platinum in Belgium soon after its release. On 9 November 2011 they announced the re-release of their first album, A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular . Three more albums were released in the following years featuring Wolfs as main vocalist: the orchestral album With Orchestra and the live album With Orchestra Live in 2012, and
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1890-595: Was reached in mid-1995, with a design freeze resulting in 22 months of development time for production. In October 1995, the Volkswagen Concept Two was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show , essentially an early preview of the production model due in early 1998. Strong public reaction to the Concept One convinced the company that it should develop a production version which was launched as the New Beetle in 1997 for
1935-433: Was rumored Porsche tuned the suspension but the suspension tuning was actually carried out in-house at VW Individual. The suspension was greatly altered at the rear, with geometry more geared to the race track and a rear cross brace behind the rear seats, 80 mm (3.1 in) wider fenders, unique front and rear bumpers, a rear diffuser, large rear wing, and 18x9 OZ Superturismo wheels with 235/40ZR-18 tires. Inside, it
1980-525: Was trimmed in carbon fiber , billet aluminum, and bright orange leather. The front seats were Recaro racing buckets. At the 2005 North American International Auto Show , the Volkswagen New Beetle Ragster concept car was introduced. It was supposed to be a preview of the future design of the New Beetle. The base of the Ragster (the name denoting a cross between a " ragtop " and a speedster)
2025-412: Was unhappy with the project and near the end of 1998, decided to leave" The band followed up Blue Wonder Power Milk with 2000's The Magnificent Tree , which expands on the sound of Milk with a warmer, more approachable sound. Highlights from the album are the string-laden "Out of Sight", " Mad About You ", and the title track. The same year, Hooverphonic was asked to write a song specifically for
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