Influenced by Thin Lizzy, they started writing symphonic rocksongs and played mainly in the city of Purmerend and the local area.
The band at this stage was Marcel Kapteijn on vocals and guitar, Niels Hermes on keyboards, Martin Boers on leadguitar, Ton Groen on bass and Joop van de Berg played the drums.
In September 1984, they recorded three songs in Studio Spitsbergen with Michiel Hoogenboezem including a demo-version of "When the Snow Falls".
The second single "Japanese Lovesong" ended up in the charts (number 30) in July 1985, while having a busy schedule with live-performances through the club-circuit in the Netherlands.
After two years of songwriting, they asked Marcel Kapteijn to sing on the demos that already included "You" and "Ain't My Beating Heart".
Ten Sharp would be Marcel Kapteijn on vocals, Niels Hermes on keys and songwriting, and Ton Groen who provided the lyrics.
After the singles "When the Spirit Slips Away" and the re-release of "When the Snow Falls", they released the song "Rich Man" in March 1992, which resulted in their third hit from the album.
The second album was recorded in the fall of 1992, in the Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum with Michiel Hoogenboezem producing together with Niels Hermes.
In their third album, from February 1995, Ten Sharp returned as a full band, with the musicians Bennie Top (drums), Ton Groen (bass), Nick Bult (keyboard), Hubert Heeringa (saxophone, violin and horn) and Yelle Sieswerda (guitar).
The album was followed by the Marlboro Flashback Tour in 1996, in which the band played songs from groups such as the Eagles, Steely Dan, Crowded House, Hall & Oates, E.L.O., Steve Miller, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.
Guitarist Rob Winter, bassist Giovanni Caminita, drummer Ton Dijkman, and Tom Bakker itself formed the backbone of the album 'Stay'.
They, in turn, were accompanied by a string orchestra, the hammond of Nico Brandsen, the percussion of Antoon Toolsma and the brass work of the Jay Horns.
As a result of this exchange, Ten Sharp made a studio version of the song they performed called "Maybe", and this was released on Itunes, Spotify and YouTube on the same day as the encounter.
In November 2022, the compilation album Their Ultimate Collection was released on CD and vinyl, featuring "You", "Ain't My Beating Heart", "Rich Man", "Japanese Lovesong", "When the Snow Falls" and more.