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| Birth name | Joost Klein |
| Also known as | EenhoornJoost |
| Born | 10 November 1997 Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
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Joost Klein (Dutch pronunciation: [joːst klɛin]; born 10 November 1997), known mononymously as Joost, is a Dutch musician, writer and former YouTuber. Mainly a hip hop artist, his songs and performances often include influences of electronic music, such as drum and bass, hardstyle and gabber.[1][2] As part of his career he has released eight studio albums two of which have reached the top ten of the Dutch Albums Charts.
He has also amassed four chart entries on the Dutch Singles Chart and is best known for "Scandinavian Boy", "Wachtmuziek" and "Friesenjung". Joost is set to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.
Early life
Klein was born on 10 November 1997 in Leeuwarden, Friesland and grew up in the nearby village of Britsum. In 2008, he started a YouTube channel under the name EenhoornJoost (lit. 'UnicornJoost'). He attended the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Leeuwarden, but did not complete the curriculum.[3] At the age of twelve, he lost his father to cancer.[4] One year later, in 2011, his mother died of a cardiac arrest.[4] Following the death of his parents, Klein was looked after by his older brother and sister.[5]
Career
While active as a YouTuber, Klein published videos ranging from sketches to mini-documentaries.[3] In 2016, he released his debut extended play Dakloos (transl. 'Homeless'), after which he began focusing on a career in music. "Bitches" was his first music video that would reach a million views on YouTube.[6] He was briefly signed to TopNotch in 2017 and 2018, but eventually decided to set up his own record label, Albino Records.[7]
On 20 October 2017, Klein released the mixtape Scandinavian Boy, followed by the singles "Meeuw" (trans. 'Seagull') and "Ome Robert" (trans. 'Uncle Robert') in 2018. On 3 August 2018, Klein released the studio album M van Marketing together with Dutch rapper Donnie. To promote the album, the duo organised a one-time concert titled Viraal in Carré in the Carré theatre in Amsterdam.[8]
Klein wrote a small book of poems titled Albino, which was published on 14 November 2018. Klein has mentioned that he wrote the book because of his father, who had also written a book and encouraged him to do the same.[9] To promote his studio album of the same title, Klein organised the Het gaat niet zo goed (trans. 'It is not going too well') concert tour in 2019, during which he visited venues such as Paard, De Oosterpoort, Doornroosje and Paradiso.[10] He concluded the tour in Paradiso on 3 March 2019. The following summer, Klein performed at major Benelux festivals such as Pukkelpop, Pinkpop, Lowlands and Zwarte Cross.
On 15 November 2019, Klein released the album 1983, of which the title refers to the birth year of Klein's older brother.[11] Klein collaborated with music producers Mick Spek, Kauwboy and Tantu Beats on the album. On 24 April 2020, Klein released the album Joost Klein 7, which consists of seven songs, including a collaboration with Canadian rapper bbno$. On 7 August of the same year, he released the single "Ik wil je" (trans. 'I want you'), a remix of the eponymous song by the Belgian band De Kreuners.[12]
Klein released his eighth studio album on 13 September 2022, titled Fryslân after his home province Friesland. The album features the singles "Florida 2009", "Wachtmuziek" and "Papa en mama", and was fully produced by producer Tantu Beats. Various samples can be heard on the album, such as samples of the Dutch ska band Doe Maar and Crazy Frog. In "Florida 2009", Klein reflects on the death of his parents. He premiered the song at the 2022 edition of Pinkpop.[13]
In 2023, Klein scored his first hit in Germany with the single "Friesenjung", a collaboration with German rapper Ski Aggu and an adaptation of a song by East Frisian comedian Otto Waalkes. The song reached first place on the German Single Top 100.[14] That same year, Klein expressed his interest in representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. A petition was launched by the NPO 3FM radio programme VoorAan of PowNed in an attempt to realise this goal.[15] On 11 December 2023, AVROTROS announced that Klein had been selected as the Dutch representative for the contest.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [17] |
BEL (FL) [18] | |||
| Dakloos |
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— | — | |
| Scandinavian Boy |
|
12 | 121 | |
| M van Marketing (with Donnie) |
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10 | 79 | |
| Albino |
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5 | 43 | |
| 1983 |
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18 | 25 | |
| Joost Klein 7 |
|
— | 14 | |
| Albino Sports, Vol. 1 (with Brunzyn) |
|
— | 70 | |
| Fryslân |
|
2 | 5 | |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [17] |
AUT [27] |
BEL (FL) [18] |
GER [28] |
SWE [29] |
SWI [30] | |||
| "Feminist on da Block" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Meeuw" (with Stefano Keizers) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Albino |
| "Ome Robert" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Parmezaan & Linkerbaan" (with Donnie) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | M van Marketing | |
| "Chubby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Glaassie Water" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Buurman" | 2019 | — | — | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | 1983 |
| "Absurd" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Midlife Crisis" | — | — | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | ||
| "Joost Klein 2" | — | — | —[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | 1983 | |
| "Mayo, No Fries!" (with bbno$) |
2020 | — | — | —[upper-alpha 4] | — | — | — | Joost Klein 7 |
| "Ham?" | — | — | —[upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | ||
| "Ik wil je" | — | — | —[upper-alpha 6] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Hallo Nederland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gewoon goed" (with Brunzyn and Donnie) |
2021 | — | — | —[upper-alpha 7] | — | — | — | Albino Sports, Vol. 1 |
| "Albino Sports Anthem" (with Brunzyn) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fok de blok" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Papa en Mama" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fryslân | |
| "Wachtmuziek" (with StuBru) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Florida 2009" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rookpauze 2" (with Vieze Asbak) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Normalje Bass" (with Russian Village Boys) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Bruder + Schwester" (with Gladde Paling) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Friesenjung" (with Ski Aggu and Otto Waalkes) |
47 | 1 | — | 1 | 100 | 7 | ||
| "Droom groot" | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [17] |
BEL (FL) [18] | |||
| "Scandinavian Boy" | 2017 | 77 | —[upper-alpha 8] | Scandinavian Boy |
| "Albino" (featuring Tice) |
2019 | — | —[upper-alpha 9] | Albino |
| "Bus gemist" (featuring Mick Spek and Daan Koens) |
— | —[upper-alpha 10] | ||
| "Fryslân Bop" (featuring Jack Parow) |
2022 | 60 | — | Fryslân |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Notes
- ↑ "Buurman" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
- ↑ "Midlife Crisis" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
- ↑ "Joost Klein 2" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but peaked at no. 29 on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
- ↑ "Mayo, No Fries!" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
- ↑ "Ham?" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
- ↑ "Ik wil je" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but peaked at no. 18 on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
- ↑ "Gewoon goed" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
- ↑ "Scandinavian Boy" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
- ↑ "Albino" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but peaked at no. 30 on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
- ↑ "Bus gemist" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[31]
References
- ↑ Pek, Norbert (18 August 2023). "LL23: Pompeblêden of verzuipen met Joost". 3voor12 (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ Raes, Tom (19 August 2023). "Muzikaal is er geen ruk aan, de rest valt niet te snappen. Toch treft Joost weer doel op Pukkelpop ★★★☆☆" [Musically there is no fuss, the rest is impossible to understand. Yet Joost scores again at Pukkelpop ★★★☆☆]. De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- 1 2 Kraak, Haro (19 November 2019). "Joost Klein begon op YouTube, schreef een dichtbundel en stond als rapper in Carré en op Lowlands: 'Het was opeens een ding'" [Joost Klein started on YouTube, wrote a collection of poems and appeared as a rapper in Carré and Lowlands: 'It suddenly became a thing']. De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- 1 2 Lê Van, Elmo (24 November 2023). "Zijn naam is klein, zijn droom is groot: Joost Klein voor beginners". De Morgen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 November 2023.
- ↑ Roobol, Birgit (11 December 2023). "Het verdrietige verhaal achter de vrolijke nummers van Songfestivalkandidaat Joost Klein". Libelle (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "In de spotlight: Joost Klein" [In the spotlight: Joost Klein]. Teenmag (in Dutch). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Miljard views op Top Notch Youtube kanaal" [Billion views on Top Notch channel]. Emerce (in Dutch). 5 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Ja hoor: Donnie & Joost treden op in Carré" [Yes: Donnie & Joost will perform in Carré]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 28 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ Visser, Jelmer (13 November 2018). "Albino: 'Een roetsjbaanrit door een fucked up brein'" [Albino: 'A roller coaster ride through a fucked up brain']. Metro (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Joost negen clubs langs met z'n 'Het gaat niet zo goed' tour" [Joost will visit nine clubs with his 'Het gaat niet zo goed' tour]. Podiuminfo.nl (in Dutch). 17 October 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ Palmans, Lucas (15 November 2019). "Joost – 1983 (★★★½): Geld en verdriet, met nonsens en een dikke beat" [Joost – 1983 (★★★½): Money and sadness, with nonsense and a big beat]. Dansende Beren (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Joost Klein brengt versie uit van 'Ik Wil Je' van De Kreuners" [Joost releases version of 'Ik Wil Je' of De Kreuners]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ Pisart, Timo (1 October 2022). "Joost Klein: 'De eerste veertig luisterbeurten moest ik alleen maar huilen'" [Joost Klein: 'The first forty listens I just had to cry']. 3voor12 (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Otto Waalkes Kultsong "Friesenjung" wird zur Musik-Sensation" [Otto Waalke's cult song "Friesenjung" becomes a music sensation]. Das Erste (in German). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "NPO 3FM start petitie om Joost Klein naar Songfestival te krijgen" [NPO 3FM starts a petition to get Joost Klein to the Eurovision Song Contest]. RadioWereld.nl (in Dutch). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ↑ "Joost Klein to represent the Netherlands at Eurovision 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Discografie Joost". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Discographie Joost". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Dakloos - Album by Joost". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Scandinavian Boy - Album by Joost". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "M Van Marketing - Album by Donnie, Joost". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Albino - Album by Joost". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "1983 - Album by Joost". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Joost Klein 7 - Album by Joost". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Albino Sports, Vol. 1 - Album by Joost". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Fryslân - Album by Joost". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Discographie Joost". Austrian Charts (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Ski Aggu, Joost & Otto Waalkes - Friesenjung" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 41" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Discographie Joost" (in German). Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Joost - Scandinavian Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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