Eefje de Visser

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Eefje de Visser
Eefje de Visser Vooruit 2022.jpg
Eefje de Visser (middle) performing on the Bitterzoet tour in Vooruit, 2022
Background information
Born (1986-02-08) 8 February 1986 (age 39)
Voorburg, Netherlands
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2009–present
Website eefjedevisser.com

Eefje de Visser (born 8 February 1986) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She won the Grote Prijs van Nederland, a national competition for musicians, in 2009. [1] She released her first album, De Koek, in 2011, a breakthrough year in which she performed (accompanied by a four-man band called Most Unpleasant Men) at three major Dutch festivals: [2] the Oerol Festival, Lowlands, [3] and the Uitmarkt. [2]

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On 14 December 2015 Eefje de Visser released a new song, "Scheef", on YouTube. The album Nachtlicht followed the next year. In 2020 she released her fourth album Bitterzoet, followed by a European tour supporting Balthazar. [4]

Personal life

De Visser is married to Pieterjan Coppejans, who is also her sound engineer and has co-produced her work starting with Bitterzoet. Their son Pablo was born in 2021. [5] They currently reside in the Belgian city of Ghent. [6] She is bisexual. [7]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
NLD
[8]
BEL
(FL)

[9]
GRE
[10]
De Koek35
Het Is
  • Released: 7 September 2013
  • Label: Eefjes Platenmaatschappijtje, Rough Trade
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
367
Nachtlicht
  • Released: 8 January 2016
  • Label: Eefjes Platenmaatschappijtje, Rough Trade
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
813
Bitterzoet
  • Released: 24 January 2020
  • Label: Eefjes Platenmaatschappijtje, Sony
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
31
Bitterzoet – Live
  • Released: 1 December 2023
  • Label: Eefjes Platenmaatschappijtje, Sony
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
3753
Heimwee
  • Released: 13 September 2024
  • Label: Eefjes Platenmaatschappijtje, Sony
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
4127
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. Wander, Wil (12 December 2009). "Grote prijs van Nederland voor Eefje de Visser". Maxazine.nl. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Lindhout, Sterre (31 August 2011). "Eefje de Visser: Een fladderig, pittig, schattig muziekmeisje". de Volkskrant . Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  3. Lier, Heleen van (20 August 2011). "Eefje de Visser groot succes op Lowlands". de Volkskrant . Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. Kuyper, Amanda (29 January 2020). "Eefje de Visser: 'Ik hou mijn teksten graag beeldend en fluïde'". NRC.
  5. Linnemann, Esma (2022-08-20). "Melancholie is haar uitlaatklep, maar waar haar liedjes precies over gaan, vertelt Eefje de Visser liever niet". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  6. "'Wij hebben gelukkig nog geen echte hit': Eefje de Visser en Luwten wuiven de festivalzomer uit". 28 August 2018.
  7. Raes, Tom (2016-08-08). "'Ik ben helemaal niet lief of schattig.' Schijn bedriegt: Eefje de Visser, singer-songwriter". Humo (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  8. "Discografie Eefje de Visser". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. "Discografie Eefje de Visser". Ultratop . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  10. "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 30/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.