Artist Detailed Info: Helge

Helge Slikker (born Utrecht, The Netherlands, 15 December 1977) is a Dutch composer for theatre and film as well as a singer-songwriter. His début album as a singer-songwriter, The Days Of Young Pett Davis (2017), was credited simply to Helge.

Slikker graduated in 2000 as an actor/musician at theatre academy Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp, Belgium. After returning to The Netherlands he started working as a composer for theatre. Later on he also started working for television and film, writing music for films such as 'Kauwboy' (2012), 'Mi kulpa' (2013), 'In het niets' (2013), 'He ovat paenneet' (2014), 'Infiltrant' (2014), 'Het mooiste wat er is' (2015) and 'Ki' (2015).

In 2012 he won a 'Gouden Kalf' (Dutch movie award) in the catagory Best Original Score for 'Kauwboy'. It was chosen as the Dutch entry for the Oscars in 2013.

After stints in bands such as Storybox, Miss Molly & Me and a number of guest performances with Happy Camper, Helge's first solo album came out in April 2017.

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