Milow

Milow
Milow
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Ivo Gilles Vandenbroeck
Born	(1981-07-14) 14 July 1981 (age 43) Borgerhout, Belgium
Origin	Belgium
Genres	Acoustic, Pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Homerun Records, Island Records
Website	www.milow.com

Jonathan Ivo Gilles Vandenbroeck (Dutch: [ˈjoːnaːtɑɱ vɑndə(m)ˈbruk]; born 14 July 1981), known professionally as Milow, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. Milow released his debut album, The Bigger Picture, in 2006 on his own label Homerun Records. The fourth single from that album, "You Don't Know," became one of the biggest hit singles of the year in Belgium in 2007, and The Bigger Picture stayed on the Belgian album chart for 110 weeks.^[1] However, it was not until his second self-released album Coming of Age in 2008 (in 2009 renamed and repackaged as Milow), that Milow achieved major commercial success all over mainland Europe. The album peaked at number three on the German Album Top 50 chart, at number four in the Swiss Album Top 100, and peaked in the top twenty of many European charts. The album reached platinum in Germany and Switzerland, it reached gold in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, and it sold over 500,000 copies in mainland Europe and Canada.^[2]

Milow's international breakthrough came with the release of the single "Ayo Technology", a song originally written and recorded by 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, from the album Milow. The single peaked at number one in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, peaked at number two in Germany, Spain, Austria, and peaked in the top ten in France, Italy and Finland. The song was a huge commercial success, receiving a platinum certification in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Denmark and gold certification in Spain and the Netherlands.^[3]