Charly Lownoise and Mental Theo | |
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 Charlie Lownoise and Mental Theo during Nature One (2013) | |
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| Origin | Netherlands |
| Genres | Happy hardcore, gabber, hardcore techno, hardstyle, eurodance |
| Members | Charly Lownoise Mental Theo |
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo were a DJ duo from the Netherlands. They are best known for their successful happy hardcore songs, but have also produced gabber & eurodance records.
Charly Lownoise was born as Ramon Roelofs on June 16, 1968 in The Hague in South Holland and was later member of Starsplash. Mental Theo was born Theo Nabuurs on February 14, 1965 in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant. Their more popular tracks include "Wonderfull Days" (which samples Help Get Me Some Help by Tony Ronald), "Stars" and "Live At London". The song "Revolution" is played after AZ scores a goal at home. They played their final show together on Saturday July 30, 2022 at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.
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