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Artist Biography For Holland

Go Tae-Seob Korean 고태섭 Born March 4 1996 Professionally Known As Holland Korean 홀랜드 Is A South Korean Singer Songwriter And Actor. He Made His Debut In January 2018 With The Release Of The Single Neverland. Holland Is Known As "the First Openly Gay K-Pop Idol". When Holland First Decided To Pursue Music He Attempted To Audition To Join An Entertainment Company. However No Entertainment Company Was Willing To Work With An Openly Gay Artist So He Worked Two Part-Time Jobs In Order To Fund His Own Debut Single. Holland Released His Debut Single "Neverland" On January 21 2018. Its Music Video Accumulated More Than 1 Million Views In 24 Hours And Was One Of The Most Talked Topics On Twitter With The Worldwide Trending Hashtag #HollandDebutDay. The Music Video Shows Holland And His Male Counterpart Kissing And Received A 19 Rating In South Korea. He Returned On June 6 With His Next Single I'm Not Afraid. The Music Video Also Received A 19 Rating But It Was Soon After Removed. His Third Single I'm So Afraid Was Released On July 17. On September 6 Holland Launched A Crowdfunding Campaign To Help Fund His First Mini-Album. He Raised US$40 000 In The First 24 Hours. On March 19 2019 Holland Announced His Self-Titled Mini Album HOLLAND And The Tracks Nar_C And Up On His Social Media Accounts. The Album Was Released On March 31. On July 8 2019 Holland Announced Plans For His First Tour Via Social Media. Later On November 1 Holland Announced His First Tour "Holland Invitation From Neverland". The Tour Was A Collaboration With MyMusicTaste Where Fans Voted On Concert Tour Locations. He Traveled To Five Cities In Europe. Months After Releasing His Debut Mini Album Holland Started Teasing His Next Single LOVED YOU BETTER On His Social Media Platforms Starting December 2 2019. The Song And Music Video Were Released On December 11. On April 24 2022 Holland Released Ocean Like Me His First Song In 2 Years For The Web Drama Ocean Likes Me 2022 Where He Plays The Role For Tommy One Of The Protagonists. Its Full Soundtrack Was Released On July 9 2022. On December 22 Of The Same Year He Released DAY BY DAY For The Soundtrack Of Oh! My Assistant A 2022 BL Drama. On March 30 2023 Holland Made A Comeback With The Synth-Pop Single NUMBER BOY. It Was Released Together With Its Music Video. In An Interview For The Brazilian Magazine Quem He Stated "To Be Honest I Was Fed Up With Being Discriminated Against And Living Underground Because I Was Gay. Along With Wanting To Live A More Honest Life I Wanted To Be A Person Who Could Help My LGBTQIA Friends And I Wanted To Prove That To Those Who Bullied Me At School. I Wanted To Show That I Was Loved As A Gay Man And That I Was Successful. It Was My Own Method Of Revenge!" His Parents Found Out About His Sexuality After He Discussed It In An Interview. Holland Who Was Not Home At The Time Wrote A Letter To His Family After They Found Out And Explained Everything To Them. His Family Tearfully Accepted Him Unaware Of The Hardships He Had Gone Through Because Of His Sexuality. He Was A Photography Major At Seoul Institute Of Arts But Dropped Out After His Debut In 2018. Go Decided To Make His Debut As A Singer To Speak Out Based On His Experiences With Violence Inflicted On Sexual Minorities. While Preparing The Album He Tried To Sign With Several Agencies But All Declined To Sign Him Due To His Desire To Write Music Dealing With Discrimination Against LGBTQ People. In The End He Produced His First Single With Money He Saved From His Part-Time Job Over The Course Of Two Years Without An Agency Backing Him. Go Chose Holland For His Stage Name As A Tribute To The First Country To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage. 2. HollAnd Is An Avante-Garde/indie Singer/composer Named Trevor Kampmann Who Aside From Releasing Over 9 Releases Since 1997 With The 'hollAnd' Moniker Including 2010's Dual Full-Lengths 'I BLOW UP' And 'SODIUM FAWN' On TeenBeat Records Has Produced Numerous Records For Such Bands As Explosions In The Sky Cat Power/Chan Marshall And Flin Flon's FLOODS Which Was The Original Theme For CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 . HollAnd Is Still Actively Recording And Releasing Music. 3. Four-Piece Indie Band From Brisbane Australia Formed In 2010. With Styles That Derive From Indie Rock And Folk The Band Is For Anyone Who Enjoys Bands Like Copeland The Art Of Sleeping And NEEDTOBREATHE. Their First Release No Control Is Now Available On ITunes. Check The Band Out At Http //www.Facebook.Com/hollandband. 4. Holland Was A Christian-Rock Band That Consists Of 2 Brothers. They Were Forced To Change Their Name By The Above Original HollAnd. The New Band Is Called The Lonely Hearts. Defunct. 5. Holland Was A NWOBHM Band That Released An Album And Changed Their Name To Hammer Due To Name Conflicts With A Canadian Holland. 6. Holland Was A Heavy Metal Band Formed In Chicago Which Most Notably Featured Ex-Steppenwold Singer Tommy Holland And Future Nitro Shredlord Michael Angelo Batio. The Band Released 2 Albums 1985's Little Monsters And 1999's Wake Up The Neighborhood Album Comprised Of Demos From The Little Monsters Sessions 7. Holland Was A One-Off 1971 Collaboration Of Members Of Various Dutch Rock Bands Including Golden Earring Earth And Fire And Rainbow Train. Holland's Complete Line-Up Was Barry Hay George Kooymans Anita Meyer Patricia Paay Yvonne Paay Trudie Huysdens Jerney Kaagman Chris Koerts Gerard Koerts Hans Ziech And Ton Van De Kleij. The Two Songs Of Their Sole 45 Were 'Hans Brinker Symphony' And 'The Silverfleet' Two Particularly Weird Symphonic Rock Takes On Two Existing Dutch Folk Songs 'Den Uil Zat In De Olmen' And 'De Zilvervloot'. The Novelty Project Was An Initiative Of Golden Earring Manager Freddie Haayen.

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