Everyone has been hearing Hamel. His was the captivating voice behind the BBC iPlayer advertisements, which used the irrepressible track 'See You Once Again' for the "Making the Unmissable unmissable" trailer - but few know even the name of this exciting new artist. Hamel seems to stroll along the full array of musical styles and confidently picks out what suits him best. He flirts with jazz and pop without being bogged down by one particular style. ...show more

Everyone has been hearing Hamel. His was the captivating voice behind the BBC iPlayer advertisements, which used the irrepressible track 'See You Once Again' for the "Making the Unmissable unmissable" trailer - but few know even the name of this exciting new artist. Hamel seems to stroll along the full array of musical styles and confidently picks out what suits him best. He flirts with jazz and pop without being bogged down by one particular style.

At times he croons like Mel Tormé or Frank Sinatra. Hamel and Benny (Benny Sings) - who produced the album - have managed to seamlessly fuse the complete history of pop music into twelve catchy songs. "As a teenager I listened to P.J. Harvey, Smashing Pumpkins and was a huge fan of Jeff Buckley.

I played my guitar to their albums and wrote songs trying to copy their styles. When I started studying music everything changed." Hamel fell for the legacy of vocalists such as Mel Tormé, Mark Murphy and Anita O'Day. Their mastery became his standard. The obvious Great American Songbook material is not to be found on Hamel's album. ...show less