Handsome Poets was founded in 2009 and exists after several line-up changes in the year 2012 from singer Tim van Esch, drummer Daniel Smith, keyboardist and guitarist Nils Davidse Eelke Mastenbroek.In January 2010 appeared the track Blinded as a single, the track was recorded for the movie Chance. In November 2010 appeared the second single, Dance (The War Is Over). This was declared 3FM megahit and gets # 34 in the Top 40. In the summer of 2012, the number Sky On Fire by NOS used as the official anthem for the broadcasting of the Olympic Games. This ensures that the group their second Top 40 hit and first Top 10 hit scores.