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| Born | June 21, 2001 Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee-Lou Demierre (born 21 June 2001) [1] is a Dutch breakdancer who performs under the name B-Boy Lee.
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Lee-Lou Demierre (born 21 June 2001) [1] is a Dutch breakdancer who performs under the name B-Boy Lee.
Lee was born and grew up in Amsterdam. [2] His mother was a b-girl, which led to his interest in breakdancing. [3] He began dancing at two years old. [4]
Lee won silver in the 2022 Red Bull BC One and the 2023 WDSF European Continental Championship, which sent him to the 2024 Summer Olympics, [2] where he came first in the Shanghai qualifiers. [5] He made it to the final eight in the Olympics, but lost 3–0 to Phil Wizard.
He is part of the breakdancing crew Ruggeds. [3]
Lee also makes music under the name Waterbreh. [6]
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