Tom De Rocker, also known as D’ en Hugo, brings his stories to life through his music in his own distinctive, uncompromising way. A seasoned journey between hip hop, cabaret, and spoken word. 2023 has certainly been a successful year for D’ en Hugo.
Currently, he performs his latest album ‘Tot half 4‘ solo in a one-man show on stages. This album has also garnered attention off-stage. His single ‘Cirkel‘ made it onto Radio 1‘s Belpop list, there’s a duet with Guido Belcanto titled ‘Bleek,’ and the song ‘Verloren Maandag‘ is featured in the VRT/Netflix series ‘Knokke Off.’ The song ‘Canvasfilm‘ has been selected for a major film project by the Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht, resulting in a music video set to be officially presented in Utrecht during the week of October 23, 2023.
He has opened for acts such as De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, Typhoon, De Heideroosjes, and has collaborated with Jan Verstraeten, Guido Belcanto, Helmut Lotti, Anna Rune, and others.
Under the telling title ‘I was a shy child, hip hop taught me to put my emotions into words,’ De Standaard wrote a beautiful article about this versatile artist.
