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Jan Smit (born 31 December 1985) is a Dutch singer, television host, and actor. Smit mostly sings songs in the Dutch language, in a genre known as palingsound. In addition to his solo career, in 2015 Smit joined the schlager trio KLUBBB3, and in 2017 The Toppers.
- He Was A Child Star
- He’S from The City of Volendam
- He’S A Member of Both Klubb3 and The Toppers
- He’S A TV Host
- He Retains Strong Ties to His Homeplace
- He Has A Ship Named After Him
- He Has Released Almost 30 Albums
- He’S Also An Actor
- His Sister Monique Is Also A Singer and Presenter.
- His Eurovision Involvement Goes Beyond Commentary
The Netherlands first heard of Jan when he was just 10 years old. The Dutch band BZN discovered his singing talent and decided to perform a duet with him: “Mama”. At this point, his artist name was still Jantje Smit — Jantje can be translated as ‘little Jan’. Later, he would lose the name and go simply by Jan. After this duet, BZN would produce mor...
Jan hails from the village of Volendam, in the province of North-Holland. Volendam is a harbour village, located directly on the lake Markermeer. The village is known for many things, particularly for its singing talent. Besides Jan, BZN — the band who discovered him — also come from the village. BZN are considered important interpreters of the Dut...
Jan is not only a solo singer. He is also active in two different bands. The first is The Toppers — Yes, the same group that participated in Eurovision 2009 with “Shine“. However, Jan wasn’t part of the group then. He joined in 2017. Jan is also part of KLUBBB3. This is a schlager band with three singers from three different countries. The other tw...
Next to singing, Jan is also a familiar face on television. He has presented hows such as Beste Zangers, Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala, and Muziekfeest. Since 2011, Jan has been the Dutch Eurovision commentator, along with Cornald Maas. In the clip below, you can watch Jan’s reaction, after Duncan Laurence won Eurovision 2019 for The Netherlands. Jan...
Jan’s ties with Volendam remain strong. He still lives there and is very much of part of the village’s public life. For starters, he is on the board of the local football team FC Volendam. This team plays in the second-highest division — theKeuken Kampioen Divisie. Jan takes care of general affairs, includingfundraising, sponsorship, marketing and ...
Not many people can say this, but Jan actually has a boat named after him. Volendam’s shipping company Volendam Marken Express called one of its four boats after the singer. Volendam Marken Express organises a tourist-ferry boat line from Volendam to Marken and back. Next to that, they rent their fleet for all kinds of events and arrangements. The ...
Despite his relatively young age, he’s is 35, Jan has been releasing music since forever, or so it seems. In 2016, he celebrated his 20-year anniversary in the industry. Over that period of time, he released 29 albums (including records with The Toppers and Klubbb3). Almost 50 of his songs have charted in the Dutch charts. His latest album Met Ande...
Next to singer and presenter, Jan is also an actor. He played a side role in the Dutch series Flikken Maastricht. But his big debut as an actor was the leading role in the movie Het Bombardement (The Bombardment). The film is a Dutch production from 2012 that tells the story of a young couple during World War II. Jan played the leading role of Vinc...
Jan’s sister Monique is also active in the world of showbiz. The public first met Monique Smit when she was part of the real-life docu-soap Gewoon Jan Smit (Just Jan Smit). The show was broadcast in The Netherlands, Germany and Austria. From then on, she came to be in the spotlight much more. She has released four solo albums and charted with 15 so...
Jan Smit has been around for a while in Eurovision. As mentioned, he has been a Eurovision TV commentator for the Dutch broadcast AVROTROS since 2011. Next to that, he also has been a member of the Dutch selection comitteeé for Eurovision. He was the one who publicly announced they would try to get OG3NE. Once the discussion began as to who should ...
1 day ago · In 1997 bracht Smit zijn eerste kerstplaat uit, Kerstmis met Jantje Smit, gevolgd door de Duitse versie Weihnachten mit Jantje Smit (1999) en Kerst in Volendam (2005). Privé nieuwsbrief.
1 day ago · Fans van de kerstmuziek van Jan Smit hebben flink wat geduld moeten hebben, maar 22 november komt de Volendamse zanger weer met nieuwe muziek voor de feestdagen. Negen jaar geleden bracht Smit ...
Dutch recording artist Jan Smit has released 24 studio albums, three compilation albums, three live albums and 33 singles since 1997. Most of his albums are Dutch, but he released also a few German albums.
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