DJ F.R.A.N.K.
Frank Van Herwegen (born in Schoten, Belgium on December 10, 1970), better known as DJ F.R.A.N.K. (sometimes DJ Frank or DJ F.r.a.n.k.), is a Belgian DJ and record producer with a great number of charting hits in Belgium, and at times in the Netherlands, France and Finland.
He started at 16, DJing at social events and worked as a record seller in Antwerp working for 4 years. In 1995, he opened a private DJ store with his a DJ colleague, AJ Duncan and DJed at DIXIES Brasschaat.
His most lucrative period came when in the early 2000s, when he was included in the Belgian-German dance group the Underdog Project as the group's remixer. The 4-member group also included Crag Smart and Vic Krishna on vocals and AJ Duncan on keyboards. It released the commercially successful album It Doesn't Matter that reached number 2 on both the German and Australian albums charts.
The project enjoyed big hits like "Summer Jam", "Saturday Night", "Tonight, and "Girls of Summer", amongst others. "Summer Jam" was certified gold in France and Germany, and double platinum in Belgium and the Netherlands. "Saturday Night" became a pan-European hit charting in Belgium, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
The single "My Arms Keep Missing You" in the summer of 2006 was a big charting hit in collaboration with Danzel, a Belgian dance musician. Between 2006 and 2008, DJ Frank also released hits under the pseudonym Frank Ti-Aya in cooperation with Yardi Don, an alter ego name for singer Craig Smart. DJ Frank also reached the top of the Belgian Ultratop chart in 2011 with "Discotex! (Yah!)", his highest charting solo hit.