Hannah Mae | |
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![]() Mae performing at the Zuiderpark in Den Haag in 2022 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Hannah Schoonbeek |
Born | Emmen, Netherlands | 16 November 1998
Genres | |
Instrument | Guitar |
Labels | Spark Records |
Website | https://www.hannahmae.nl |
Hannah Mae Schoonbeek (born 16 November 1998), known professionally as Hannah Mae, is a Dutch singer-songwriter from Emmen, Drenthe.
Hannah Mae began writing songs when she was sixteen. Her song "Back to You" reached first place in the Tipparade in 2019 [1] and would be used in an advertisement for the Dutch supermarket PLUS. During the filming of a local music program, she said that Ilse DeLange was a musical inspiration. Shortly after, DeLange signed her to her record label, Spark Records. [2]
In 2021, after the COVID-19 lockdown had ended, Mae started her "Little Things Tour" through the Netherlands and released her first Dutch song "De kerkstraat". [2] [3] She decided soon after to only write songs in Dutch. In November 2022, she released "Wat wil je van mij", a duet with the Belgian singer Metejoor. [4]
In November 2023, she released "Waterdicht", a personal song written for her mother which addresses topics of mental health. In the song, Mae emphasizes that showing emotion is not a weakness but rather a path to connection and empathy with others. The song reached number nine in the Dutch Top 40. [5] [6] In May 2024, she released "Ik wil dat je liegt" with Belgian singer Maksim, which won the Radio 2 Summer Hit award in Belgium. [7] She participated in season 17 of Beste Zangers , which began airing in September 2024. [8]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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NLD Dutch Top 40 [9] | NLD Single Top 100 [10] | BEL (FL) [11] | |||
"Back to You" | 2019 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Little Things" | 2020 | — | — | — | |
"Wat wil je van mij" (with Metejoor) | 2022 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
"Zonder" | 2023 | — | — | — | |
"Waterdicht" | 9 | 7 | — | ||
"Ik wil dat je liegt" (with Maksim) | 2024 | 8 | 18 | 1 | |
"Rode draad" | 29 | 75 | — |