Formed in Tilburg, the Netherlands and led by pianist and vocalist -- and chief songwriter, for that matter -- Jacqueline Govaert, Krezip was a rock/pop group that went through a number of changes, both in personnel and label over the course of their career, but managed to keep their heads about them enough to maintain a wide fanbase and strong record sales. Formed while the original members (guitarist Thomas Holthuis and drummer Thijs Romeijn would eventually be replaced) were still in school in 1997, Krezip played a number of festivals to build a reputation, but remained unsigned until 2000. In the meantime, Krezip released -- independently -- an album of demo material, Run Around, in 1999. Warner came calling a year later, and the band was signed to the major label giant, who then released their second official single, "I Would Stay," which became a number one in Belgium and stalled at number two in the Dutch charts. An album foll...