Doe Maar was a Dutch pop band that combined punk, ska, and reggae influences. Formed in 1978, they broke up in 1984, reunited in 2000, and remained sporadically active from then until 2021, when their frontman, Henny Vrienten, died. They are considered to be one of the most successful pop bands in Dutch history. Throughout their career, the band released five studio albums, four live albums, ten compilations, and numerous singles.
Petrus Antonius Laurentius Kartner was a Dutch musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who performed under the stage name Vader Abraham. He wrote around 1600 songs.
Anouk Schemmekes, professionally known by the mononym Anouk, is a Dutch singer and songwriter. After her 1997 breakthrough rock single "Nobody's Wife", she had additional hit records in the Dutch and Belgian charts. Many of her albums topped the Dutch album charts, most of them going Platinum and several debuting in the number 1 position. Her most famous singles include "Michel", "It's So Hard", "R U Kiddin' Me", "Girl", "Lost", "Modern World", "Three Days in a Row", "Birds", and "Woman".
Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw, known for the music project Caro Emerald, and latterly The Jordan is a Dutch pop and jazz singer who mainly performs in English. Active since 2007, she rose to prominence in 2009 with debut single, "Back It Up". Follow-up single "A Night Like This" topped charts in the Netherlands.
Dennis Princewell Stehr, known professionally as Mr. Probz, is a Dutch record producer, singer and singer-songwriter.
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Belgian Act.
The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Dutch Act.
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.
ShortCutz Amsterdam is an annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam, Netherlands held the whole year through.
Sofiane Youssef Samir Boussaadia, known professionally as Boef, is a Dutch-speaking rapper and vlogger of Algerian-French nationality. Within a year of his start in 2015, he became one of the most popular rappers in the Netherlands after Lil' Kleine and Ronnie Flex. He released an album and various singles. His vlog and rap videos were viewed many millions of times on the internet.
Janieck van de Polder, better known by his stage name Janieck Devy or just the mononym Janieck, is a Dutch singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Pluk in the 2004 film Tow Truck Pluck and the single "Reality" by Lost Frequencies, in which he took the melody, guitar, vocals and lyrics into account.
Jorik Scholten, professionally known as Lil' Kleine, is a Dutch rapper, actor and singer. He collaborated with fellow rapper Ronnie Flex to produce the number one single "Drank & Drugs" and the number one album WOP!.
Leendert "Leo" Roelandschap, better known by his stage name Bizzey, is a Dutch hip hop and music electronic rapper and DJ.
Famke Jantina Louise Meijer, better known as Famke Louise, is a Dutch YouTuber, model and singer from Amsterdam. She took part in the 19th season of the Dutch television series Expeditie Robinson.
Anas, known professionally as 3robi, is a Dutch rapper of Moroccan origin. Born in Amsterdam, he started his musical career in 2013. His debut studio album, Jonge jongen naar de top, was released in 2017 and reached at number-one on the Dutch Album Top 100. In 2019, 3robi founded his own record label Spow Business and released his second album in the next year.
Jermano Ashwin van Rabenswaay, known professionally as Maneaux, is a Dutch artist and music producer. Maneaux has collaborations with many artists which include: Murda, Yssi SB, OFB, Sevn Alias, Josylvio, Kempi, Delly Ranx, Anthony B, Re-Play and Tee Set.
This is a list of events that took place in 2022 related to television in the Netherlands.
The Libris History Prize rewards history books originally written in Dutch, that appeal to a general audience. Originality, readability and historical soundness are the most important criteria. Established in 2007, it is awarded annually since 2009 by Libris, an association of independent Dutch booksellers, and amounts to €20,000 for the winner. All applications go through a selection process out of which a longlist of ten books are selected and announced. Subsequently, another selection round takes place which nominates a shortlist of the five best books. The author of each shortlisted book receives €1,500. Typically, the (independent) jury's selection is discussed and criticized in the Dutch press.
Robin Kester is a Dutch musician and songwriter from Rotterdam. Her band consists of Sam van Hoogstraten (guitar), Thijs Visscher (bass), Joep van Osch (drums) and Stef Koenis (keyboards). Her music style is often compared with that of Beth Gibbons and Weyes Blood.
