Kane got its start in the Hague in 1998. Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis

Kane got its start in the Hague in 1998. Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis van Leeuwen met at a Scheveningen cafe, where they were both working at the time. Both had a passion for music, and they formed a band named Citizen Kane, after the eponymous movie , and began putting on performances for small audiences. They were eventually discovered at a Hague cafe named De Paap by talent scout Henkjan Smits, who introduced them to manager Edwin Jansen and helped them sign a recording contract with BMG . With their name abbreviated to Kane, the band rounded out the lineup with guitarist Tony Cornelissen, bassist Aram Kersbergen, and drummer Cyril Directie.