K3 is a Belgian-Dutch girl group with a Dutch-language pop repertoire, consisting of Hanne Verbruggen, Marthe De Pillecyn, and Julia Boschman. In addition to music, they are also central to many cinema films, television series and musicals. The signature style and iconicity of K3 rely on all three girls mostly wearing the same outfit, and they are traditionally a redhead, a brunette, and a blonde. Throughout its career, K3 has built a space within Dutch and Belgian pop culture, becoming one of the most successful groups of the Benelux. The group's name is derived from the first letters of the three first members from 1998: Karen Damen, Kristel Verbeke, and Kathleen Aerts.
BVN, is a Dutch free-to-air television channel providing Dutch public television to viewers around the world. It is a service of the public broadcasting company of the Netherlands, Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO).
Bart August Maria Peeters is a Belgian singer, musician, television presenter and actor.
Paul de Wispelaere was a Flemish writer.
The discography of K3, a Flemish-Dutch pop group, consists of 21 studio albums, two live albums, ten compilation albums, four musical soundtrack albums and 42 singles. Their debut album Parels was released in 1999 and peaked at 2 in the Flemish album chart. Their next singles and albums all became big hits in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Oya lélé is the fifth studio album by the Belgian music trio K3. The album was released on 5 September 2003 through label Studio 100. The album is a typical kids-pop album with summer-vibes. Four singles were released to promote the album: "De 3 biggetjes", "Oya lélé", "Frans liedje" and "Hart verloren". The album reached the peak position in both the Dutch and Flemish album charts.
Kristel Philemon Charlotte Verbeke is a Flemish singer, actress and host. She is most known for being a member of the first K3 group, from 1998 until 2015. In 2015 she became the manager of the new K3, remaining in this position until 2017. Since then, Verbeke focused on TV producing and acting.
Josina Cornelia "Josje" Huisman is a Dutch singer, actress, dancer, host and writer best known as the second blonde member of the girl group K3. She was the winner of the televised talent show K2 zoekt K3 in 2009 and was part of the group until 2016.
Kathleen Aerts is a Belgian singer, actress and host. She was a member of the successful girl group K3.
Gerwin Pardoel, better known by his stage name Gers Pardoel or mononymously as Gers, is a Dutch rapper. He rose to fame in 2009, due to his successful collaboration with The Opposites on the single "Broodje Bakpao". Pardoel's debut studio album Deze wereld is van jou was released in November 2011 and was certified Platinum by the NVPI. The Nederhop artist is best known for his number-one single "Ik neem je mee", which became the most successful Dutch-language and Dutch-artist hit in the Dutch Top 40 ever.
Solar power in the Netherlands has an installed capacity of around 23,904 megawatt (MW) of photovoltaics as of the end of 2023. Around 4,304 MW of new capacity was installed during 2023.
The Belgian Basketball Cup, for sponsorship reasons the Lotto Basketball Cup, is the top tier national basketball cup competition in Belgium. The tournament is played in a knock-out format, in which teams are drawn against each other. Oostende is the most successful club in the competition's history, as it won 19 titles. Antwerp Giants are the last team to have won the Cup, having won the 2023 edition.
The Pro Basketball League (PBL) Star of the Coaches was an annual Pro Basketball League award given to the player who got the most votes for being the league's best player from coaches in the league. The award was discontinued in 2018, when it was decided that coaches' votes would contribute to elect the season MVP, and no longer used for a separate award.
Gert Tony Hubert Verhulst is a Belgian presenter, entrepreneur, singer,director, actor, screenwriter, composer, film producer, and business magnate. As a prominent figure within the children's entertainment industry in the Benelux, he is regarded as a Flemish cultural icon, known for his influence and contributions to children's entertainment in the Benelux and founder of Studio 100.
Klaasje Ietje "Alieke" Meijer is a Dutch singer, actress and flautist. Meijer rose to fame as one of the members of the Belgian-Dutch girl group K3, where she sang from 2015 until 2021, replacing Josje Huisman. In 2022, Meijer won the SBS6 reality game show The Big Balance.
DeWereldMorgen is a free Belgian Dutch-language alternative media website, started in March 2010 as a joint initiative of the Belgian Dutch-language globalization website Pala.be and the Belgian section of the Independent Media Center. It is operated by a core of professional journalists and receives contributions from about 300 volunteers annually. DeWereldMorgen‘s total revenue in 2010 was €366,707.28, but nevertheless made a loss of €9,000. The core editorial team is paid a monthly salary.
Kom Toch Eens Kijken was a Flemish children's TV series, broadcast between 1955 and 1960 on the Flemish public TV channel NIR 1. It was hosted by Bob Davidse and Terry Van Ginderen, who both presented themselves to their young viewers as Nonkel Bob and Tante Terry.
Philippe Geubels is a Flemish stand-up comedian.
Plopsaqua is a chain of waterparks in Belgium, owned and operated by Plopsa. It currently consists of two waterparks: Plopsaqua Hannut-Landen in Hannut, Liège in the French-speaking Wallonia which opened in 2021, and Plopsaqua De Panne, which is part of the Plopsaland De Panne complex in De Panne, West Flanders in the Dutch-speaking Flanders, which opened in 2015.
Glenn Roggeman is a Belgian entrepreneur and producer, best known as the CEO of AED Studios, one of the largest film and TV studio complexes in Europe. Roggeman is recognized for his contributions to the development of the Belgian audiovisual sector and his investments in sustainable technologies for the film industry.
