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 tradionally a redhead, a brunette, and a blonde. Throughout its career, K3 has built a space within Dutch and Belgian pop culture. It became 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.
Huisman is an occupational surname of Dutch origin. "Huisman" translates to houseman, and is an archaic term for a farmer who owns his farm. Common variations are Huismann, Huismans, Huijsman, Huijsmans, Huysman, and Huysmans. Notable people with this surname include:
The discography of K3, a Flemish-Dutch pop group, consists of 21 studio albums, two live albums, ten compilation albums, three 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.
"MaMaSé" is the first single to be released from Flemish/Dutch girl group K3' tenth studio album MaMaSé!. It was written by Miguel Wiels, A. Putte, P. Gillis, and produced by Studio 100. The song premiered in October 2009, on the reality television show called K2 Zoekt K3, which was the search for a new third k3 member. It has charted in the Top 40 and the Ultra Top 50, and according to mid-week predictions, was already a massive success in its first week of release. The song later went platinum.
"De Revolutie!" was the last single from Flemish/Dutch girl group K3 with first blonde member Kathleen Aerts. It was written by Miquel Wiels, A. Putte, P. Gillis, and produced by Studio 100. The song premiered in 2008 in their 10th anniversary show. The song was supposed to be the leading single of their tenth album, but the album did not make it because Kathleen wanted to quit K3. However, a year later, when Josje Huisman was chosen to replace Kathleen, the song was rerecorded and put on the tenth album MaMaSé!
Kristel Philemon Charlotte Verbeke is a Flemish singer, actress, host and one of the first members of the girl group K3. After leaving K3 in 2015, she became the group's manager, remaining in this position until 2017. Since leaving K3, Verbeke focused on TV producing and acting.
MaMaSé! is the tenth studio album by the Belgian-Dutch girlgroup K3. The album is the first K3 album released featuring the new line-up: with Josje Huisman, who was found via a television contest called K2 zoekt K3, instead of Kathleen Aerts, who had left the group in March 2009. It was released on 20 November 2009 through label Studio 100.
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.
"De Politie" is the second single released from Flemish/Dutch girl group K3' tenth studio album MaMaSé!. It was written by Miquel Wiels, A. Putte, and P. Gillis. The producer was Studio 100. The song premiered in October 2009 on the reality television show K2 Zoekt K3, which was the search for a new third K3 member. It wasn't released as a single but only as a download. The song was released in Belgium in December 2009. It was released in the Netherlands in February 2010.
Kathleen Aerts is a Belgian singer, actress and host. She was a member of the successful girl group K3.
Hallo K3 is a Studio 100 comedy television series, created by Gert Verhulst, that follows the experiences of pop trio and best friends K3, portrayed by Karen Damen, Kristel Verbeke and Josje Huisman try to live in their apartment and trying to find a balance between being a pop star and live a normal life which turns out to be not so easy. The series debuted on 6 October 2010. This is the first Studio 100 Original Series to be shot and aired in high-definition from the beginning; it is shot on tape, but uses a "filmized" appearance.
K3 en het Magische Medaillon is a 2004 children's comedy film starring girl band K3 – Kathleen Aerts, Karen Damen and Kristel Verbeke – in their first full-length theater film.
Engeltjes is the twelfth studio album by the Belgian-Dutch girlgroup K3. The album was released on 23 November 2012 through label Studio 100. Three singles were released to promote the album: "Waar zijn die engeltjes", "Zeg eens AAA" and "Parapluutje". Engeltjes reached the peak position in the Dutch album charts.
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.
K3 en het Ijsprinsessje is a 2006 Flemish pre-teen adventure film written by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst, directed by Indra Siera, and starring the women of the K3 girl group in a sequel to their 2004 film K3 en het Magisch Medaillon. The sequel was shown on Zappelin, SBS 6, Ketnet, Kindernet and RTL Telekids.
K3 en de Kattenprins is the third movie of the Flemish girlband K3. The movie was released in 2007 and was directed by Matthias Temmermans. This was also their last movie to include former member of K3, Kathleen Aerts. The film was aired on Zappelin, Ketnet, Kindernet and RTL Telekids
K3 Bengeltjes is the fourth movie with K3. It was directed by Bart Van Leemputten. It is the first movie with new member Josje Huisman.
K3 Kan Het! is a series with the Flemish girlsband K3. In this series the girls are searching for adventures with their fans, where they make the wish of their fans come true. There were 2 seasons aired with 13 episodes each. The first episode was aired on 3 May 2014.
The Voice Kids is a Dutch-language Belgian music talent show for aspiring singers aged 8 to 15, based on the concept of the show The Voice van Vlaanderen. The first broadcast took place on 5 September 2014 on VTM. The winners of the seven seasons have been: Mentissa Aziza, Jens Dolleslagers, Katarina Pohlodkova, Jade De Rijcke, Gala Aliaj, Karista Khan, and Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua.
