place_of_birth gert bettens
Eric Grossman ( born November 25 , 1964 , ___MASK91___ ) is an American musician , best known for playing bass and recording gold and platinum albums with the Belgian band K ' s Choice . K ' s Choice is a Belgian rock ___MASK68___ from ___MASK94___ , formed in the mid - 1990s . The ___MASK68___ ' s core members are siblings Sarah Bettens ( lead vocals , guitar ) and Gert Bettens ( guitar , keyboard , vocals ). They are joined by Eric Grossman ( bass ), Thomas Vanelslander ( lead guitar ), Reinout Swinnen ( keys ) and Koen Liekens ( drums ). The ___MASK68___ has produced gold and platinum albums . Sarah Bettens ( born 23 September 1972 ) is the ___MASK78___ singer ___MASK49___ the Belgian band K ' s Choice . Sarah and her brother Gert Bettens are the two best - known faces ___MASK49___ the band . She is known for her enigmatic , husky voice . The band is popular in Belgium , the Netherlands and France , and has toured in the U . S . with The Verve Pipe , Tonic , Alanis Morissette and the Indigo Girls , as well as on their own . Bettens has maintained a successful solo career as well by providing vocals for movie soundtracks , including " Underworld ", " Wild Things ", " Zus and Zo " and more recently " Leef !". The Verve Pipe is an American rock ___MASK68___ now based out ___MASK49___ West Michigan . It was formed in 1992 in East Lansing by Brian Vander Ark , Brad Vander Ark , Brian Stout and Donny Brown . Alanis Nadine Morissette ( born June 1 , 1974 ) is a ___MASK82___ - American alternative rock singer - songwriter , musician , multi - instrumentalist , record producer , and actress . Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s , with two commercially successful dance - pop albums . Afterwards , she moved to Holmby Hills , Los Angeles , and in 1995 released " Jagged Little Pill ", a more rock - oriented album which sold more than 33 million units globally and is her most critically acclaimed work . Her following album , " Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie ", was released in 1998 . Indigo Girls are a Grammy Award - winning folk rock music American duo consisting ___MASK49___ Amy Ray and Emily Saliers . They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur , Georgia , part ___MASK49___ the ___MASK95___ metropolitan area . They started performing with the name Indigo Girls as students at Emory University , performing weekly at The Dugout , a bar in Emory Village . ___MASK2___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK49___ ___MASK2___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area ___MASK49___ and has a population ___MASK49___ about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK2___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % ___MASK49___ the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % ___MASK49___ all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group ___MASK49___ German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . Gert Bettens ( born 19 ___MASK44___ 1970 ) is the lead guitarist ___MASK49___ the Belgian band K ' s Choice . He , with his sister Sarah Bettens , is the face ___MASK49___ the band . The band is popular in Europe and had toured in the U . S . with The Verve Pipe , Tonic , Alanis Morissette and the Indigo Girls , as well as on their own . In 2003 K ' s Choice decided to split ways , but then reformed in 2009 . Bettens was born in Merksem . After more than a decade ___MASK49___ composing , recording and touring all around the world with one ___MASK49___ the most successful Belgian bands , in addition to many side projects as a songwriter , guitarist and producer , Gert is making his comeback in the music scene with his first solo project . Along with some self - respected musicians , Gert founded Woodface . Written in his backyard studio and recorded at Jet Studios in Brussels , `` Good Morning Hope '' sheds light on the wide range ___MASK49___ Gert ' s musical influences and tastes , blending power - driven rock with intimate singer - songwriter compositions . This contrast is probably the only similarity to his former band . Driven by Gert ' s original sound and voice , there is a fusion ___MASK49___ styles . The album stretches from typical 1970s rock - tinged guitar bands like The Who and Led Zeppelin to the dulcet sounds ___MASK49___ Crowded House , The Smiths and The Beatles . Some songs embrace the drive ___MASK49___ more contemporary critical favorites such as David Gray , Eels and the late Elliott Smith . The colourful palette ___MASK49___ sounds was recorded by Werner Pensaert who also engineered the K ' s Choice platinum record Paradise in Me .