Edison's Pop Awarded: Di-Rect's Oeuvre Prize

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This year's Edison Pop Oeuvre Award goes to the band Di-rect. The band members received the award tonight at the Edison gala at the AFAS Theater in Leusden. According to the jury, over the past 25 years, the band has developed “into a leading institution in Dutch pop music”, and each band member is “an indispensable link”. This is how the Edisons were awarded: Di-rect was founded in 1999 and broke through two years later with the single Just The…

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News Image dpa The band DI-RECT won the Edison Pop Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday evening. The jury recognized more than 25 years of Dutch pop music and praised the band as a leading institution. The award was presented during the Edison Gala at the AFAS Theater in Leusden. In its report, the jury emphasized that DI-RECT has grown "into a leading institution within Dutch pop music." From breakthrough to institution DI-RECT was founded in 1…

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DI-RECT has won this year's Edison Pop Lifetime Achievement Award. The Hague-based band received the award Monday during the Edison gala at the AFAS Theater in Leusden from founder and former manager Dick Westland, father of drummer Jamie Westland.