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Dollarqueen is a Belgian rock band with members from Brugge and Gent. The current line-up consists of vocalist Filip Bohyn, bassist Robin De Mol, drummer Dave Eeckeloo and guitarist Koen Schaballie.

Biography
The band was formed during the summer of 2007 when Dave Eeckeloo, Koen Schaballie, Danny Degheldere, Bart Van Acker and Filip Bohyn, all experienced musicians, wanted to combine their knowledge to create something new. They decided to name the band "Dollarqueen" (a neologism for prostitute), inspired by the lyrics of their first song "Red Lights", which is a reference to the streets of joy.

In 2008, they recorded their self-titled debut album, Dollarqueen, featuring seven songs plus a self-recorded bonus track. They performed at multiple live events around Belgium, the Netherlands, the U.K. and France. The song No More Tomorrow was selected by Hollywood-based record label 272 Records for their "Blues Highway Vol. 1" compilation and has received major airplay at college radios throughout the U.S. During this period Bart Van Acker decided to leave Dollarqueen for personal reasons. The band has continued without keys since then.

In 2011 they released their second album, CIRCUS: Only Tonight In Your Hometown containing eight songs. After touring Belgium, part of the Netherlands and the northern part of France, bass player Danny Degheldere decided he "no longer wanted to play with Dollarqueen as it was too time consuming". Dollarqueen started looking for a new bassist and were contacted by Dimitry Soenen. After playing with them for 10 months, he left because his ideas differed too much from the direction in which the band was headed. Robin De Mol replaced him in february 2013 and is now their performing bass player.

Style
Regarding the music genre of their work, Filip Bohyn once said in an interview: "We don't really know what to call our style, but it's definitely closest to rock, with heavy influences of the seventies". Their songs are often described as bluesy, psychedelic, 70's dirty road movie rock. They have been influenced by and compared to The Doors, Interpol, R.E.M., Pink Floyd, and Nick Cave.

Band members

 * Filip Bohyn - lead vocals (2007-present)
 * Danny Degheldere - bass guitar (2007-2012)
 * Dimitry Soenen - bass guitar (2012-2013)
 * Robin De Mol - bass guitar (2013-present)
 * Dave Eeckeloo - percussion, drums (2007-present)
 * Koen Schaballie - lead guitar (2007-present)

Discography

 * Dollarqueen (2008)
 * ''CIRCUS: Only Tonight In Your Hometown" (2011)

Trivia

 * In his spare time, Koen Schaballie is also a luthier. He has created several guitars himself under the brand "Scabaly", which is a wordplay on his last name.