Current logo of 3voor12
Former logo of 3voor12

3voor12 (lit. '3 [minutes] to 12') is a multimedia platform for alternative pop music of the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.

3voor12 had 2 digital television channels (a clip-channel and a concert-channel), different radio channels (ranging from punk and alternative rock to heavy metal), radio programs on NPO 3FM, a website, and a weekly live event (Club 3voor12). In addition, 3voor12 is present at several festivals (Noorderslag, Lowlands, Motel Mozaïque, Pinkpop). 3voor12 has been awarded several times. Among the awards are the UPC Digital Award, the Pritchett-award, the BNN Rookie-Award, and the Gouden Pixel.

Similar in approach to the In a Van Sessions and The Take-Away Shows, the platform presents live performances of many touring artists recorded in elevators and other small rooms in the Netherlands under the umbrella name Behind Closed Doors.[1] These videos are presented on their website, as well as an official 3voor12 YouTube account.

Radio

On radio, 3voor12 broadcasts almost every day between 21:00 and 00:00. The programs are: Club 3voor12 (Eric Corton, live music) and Whitenoise (Dave Clarke, techno music), both broadcast on Dutch radio station NPO 3FM.

Song of the Year

Since 1985, the listeners of 3voor12 have voted for the Song of the Year (Song van het Jaar) every year. All listeners can vote on a longlist at the end of the year. The Song of the Year will then be awarded during a concert evening organized by 3voor12. The Song van het Jaar has had nine Dutch winners with Osdorp Posse (1998), Krezip (2000), Johan (2001), Kyteman (2009), Dotan (2014), De Staat (2016), Kensington (2018), MEROL (2019) and Froukje (2021, 2022 and 2023). Pixies (1988 and 1989), The Smashing Pumpkins (1993 and 1995) and Radiohead (1996 and 1997) have won twice. Only Froukje has won three times and this was in consecutive years.

YearArtistTrack
1985The Jesus and Mary Chain"Just Like Honey"
1986Elvis Costello"I Want You"
1987R.E.M."The One I Love"
1988Pixies"Gigantic"
1989Pixies"Monkey Gone to Heaven"
1990Living Colour"Love Rears Its Ugly Head"
1991Nirvana"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
1992Pearl Jam"Alive"
1993The Smashing Pumpkins"Disarm"
1994dEUS"Suds & Soda"
1995The Smashing Pumpkins"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
1996Radiohead"Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
1997Radiohead"Paranoid Android"
1998Osdorp Posse"10 Jaar O.P."
1999Red Hot Chili Peppers"Scar Tissue"
2000Krezip"I Would Stay"
2001Johan"Tumble and Fall"
2002Queens of the Stone Age"No One Knows"
2003The White Stripes"Seven Nation Army"
2004Franz Ferdinand"Take Me Out"
2005Kaiser Chiefs"Oh My God"
2006The Raconteurs"Steady, As She Goes"
2007Editors"Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors"
2008Kings of Leon"Sex on Fire"
2009Kyteman"Sorry"
2010Mumford & Sons"The Cave"
2011Gotye ft. Kimbra"Somebody That I Used to Know"
2012Ben Howard"Keep Your Head Up"
2013Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams"Get Lucky"
2014Dotan"Home"
2015Tame Impala"Let It Happen"
2016De Staat"Make The Call, Leave It All"
2017Arcade Fire"Everything Now"
2018Kensington"Slicer"
2019MEROL"Hou je bek en bef me"
2020The Weeknd"Blinding Lights"
2021Froukje"Ik wil dansen"
2022Froukje ft. S10"Zonder Gezicht"
2023Froukje"Als Ik God Was"

See also

References

  1. ↑ Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine


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