Carol van Dijk, lead singer of Bettie Serveert, performing in in 2006 Background information Origin, Netherlands Genres Years active 1990–present Labels Associated acts, Website Members Carol van Dijk Peter Visser Herman Bunskoeke Martijn Blankestijn Gino Geudens Past members Berend Dubbe Reinier Veldman Stoffel Verlackt Jeroen Blankert Bettie Serveert are a Dutch band. Their name translates to 'Bettie Serves', or 'Service to Bettie', which is the title of a book written by Dutch player, who made it to the ladies singles final in 1977. Contents • • • • • • • • • • Genesis [ ] Composed of Carol van Dijk (or van Dyk, born 22 April 1962 in, BC) (vocals and guitar), Peter Visser (guitar), Herman Bunskoeke (born c. 1961 in ) (bass) and Berend Dubbe (born c. 1961 in Amsterdam) (drums), they originally formed in 1986 but split up after only one gig. They reformed in 1990 and released their debut album, Palomine, in 1992. This was met with critical acclaim in the Indie music press.

Dust Bunnies. Geek; The Link; Musher; Dust Bunny; What Friends? Bettie Serveert plays Venus in Furs and other Velvet Underground songs live in Paradiso, Amsterdam. Dust Bunnies. Geek; The Link; Musher; Dust Bunny; What Friends? Bettie Serveert plays Venus in Furs and other Velvet Underground songs live in Paradiso, Amsterdam.

Subsequent releases [ ] In 1995, the group released their second album,, which also was well received, and this aided them in obtaining tour slots alongside the likes of,,,, and. On July 2, 1997, kicked off a co-headlining tour with that continued through September.

This tour included opening acts by Bettie Serveert,,, and ), with each opening band touring for a three-week stretch. While touring with Counting Crows, The Wallflowers were also playing their own headlining dates when the Counting Crows tour was on break (Counting Crows frontman experienced swollen vocal cords and had to back out of several shows in July). After releasing the full-length album in 1997 and the 1998 cover album, Dubbe decided to leave due to artistic differences. He went on to form his own band,. In July 2001, van Dijk and Pascal Deweze of released their self-titled album as. They followed it with Did it Again in January 2003. Various drummers (such as Reinier Veldman, who played drums in the Bettie Serveert proto-band De Artsen) replaced Dubbe on their next album, Private Suit, later followed by Stoffel Verlackt, Jeroen Blankert and Gino Geudens who played drums on Log 22 and Attagirl.

Bettie Serveert continues to tour extensively through Western Europe, Canada and the United States. Their cover of the track ' was featured in episode 18 of season 3 of the show. Adobe Illustrator Artwork 15.0 on this page. Palomine's title track can be heard playing in the background during episode 4 of. The band also covered 's ' for the soundtrack of the 1996 indie film.

Bettie Serveert released an, Deny All, on digital only, on 26 January 2010 in the United States. Their ninth full-length album, Pharmacy of Love, was also given a US release by Second Motion on 23 March of that year.

2017 saw the release of Damaged Good again to positive acclaim. A pink vinyl version with gatefold cover limited to 1000 copies was released as part of Record Store Day of that year. Lead vocal [ ] Carol van Dijk was born in Canada to Dutch parents, so her native tongue was. Her family moved to Holland in 1969 and the formerly outgoing child became reserved when confronted with the language barrier, and she never completely mastered the Amsterdam variation of the Dutch language. Her voice is praised for its beauty and clarity, as well as its unusual pronunciations. Discography [ ] Albums [ ] • 1992: • 1995: • 1997: • 2000: • 2003: • 2005: • 2006: • 2010: • 2013: • 2016: Singles/EPs [ ] • 1992: 'Tom Boy' (also on the soundtrack to ) • 1993: 'Palomine' • 1993: 'Kids Alright' • 1993: 'Palomine (new single edition)' • 1995: 'Crutches' • 1995: 'Something So Wild' • 1995: 'Ray Ray Rain' • 1997: 'Co-coward' • 1997: 'Rudder' • 1997: 'What Friends?'