简介：Waylon is a Dutch pop singer with a retro soul- and rock-influenced style who rose to fame on the reality television show Holland's Got Talent in 2008 prior to making his Top Five hit album debut with Wicked Ways in 2009. Born Willem Bijkerk on April 20, 1980, in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands, he named himself after his idol, American country music outlaw icon Waylon Jennings. His musical career initially took flight around the turn of the century, when he was signed to a recording contract with EMI for a brief period of time. Though little came of his association with EMI, he sent one of his recordings to his idol and was surprised to get a phone call from Jennings, who invited the Dutch up-and-comer to join his tour in the United States. It was 2001 when Waylon flew to Nashville and joined Jennings for some live dates. Tragedy struck shortly thereafter, however, when Jennings was hospitalized with diabetes and passed away on Febru...