Jasper Steverlinck
| Jasper Steverlinck | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
30 April 1976 Belgium |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Associated acts | Arid |
| Website |
www |
Jasper Steverlinck (born 30 April 1976) is a Belgian Flemish singer and guitarist for Ghent-based Arid.
Steverlinck and his band Arid were finalists at Humo's Rock Rally in 1996. In 2000, Arid released their debut album Little Things of Venom and the follow-up All Is Quiet Now in 2002. Arid also performed several years at Rock Werchter.
In 2002 Steverlinck also started a solo career. His first single, "Life on Mars" in 2003 was a huge success. The single stayed at the top of the Ultratop 50 Official singles chart in Belgium for 8 weeks. His solo album Songs of Innocence also peaked at number one for 5 weeks. In 2005, he became ill with toxoplasmosis and could not work for a long while.
In 2008 he went back to work with the band Arid with the latter's third studio album All Things Come in Waves. In 2012, Steverlinck focussed again on his solo career working with his brother and in 2009 in "Guilt Machine", a musical project of the Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen (aka Star One, Ayreon and Ambeon). The album This Perfect Day, where Jasper Steverlinck has the vocals was released in August 2009.
In popular culture
In 2001 Steverlinck went to work as a voice actor when he took upon himself the role of Johnny in the movie Haunted Castle.
In 2011-2012, he became one of four coaches in the talent show The Voice van Vlaanderen. Glenn Claes part of his Team Jasper Steverlinck won the inaugural season 1 of the talent show. In 2013, another of his team contestants Paulien Mathues won again on season 2 of the show.
Discography
Albums
- Songs of Innocence (2004)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) Ultratop [1] |
BEL (Vl) Ultratip [1] | |||
| 2003 | "Life On Mars" (Jasper Steverlinck + Steven & Stijn Kolacny) |
1 | Songs of Innocence | |
| "Let Her Down Easy" (Jasper Steverlinck & Steven Kolacny) |
– | 4 | ||
| 2004 | "It Must Be Love" | – | 3 | |
| 2005 | "Insensitive" | – | 17 | |
References
- 1 2 "Jasper Steverlinck discography". ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2014.