Joost Klein
Joost Klein (pronounced [joːst klɛin]; born 10 November 1997), also known simply as Joost, is a Dutch rapper, writer and former YouTuber. He is best known for his songs "Scandinavian Boy", "Wachtmuziek", and "Friesenjung", and his albums M van Marketing (with Donnie), Albino and 1983. Although 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] He is set to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joost Klein |
| Also known as | EenhoornJoost |
| Born | 10 November 1997 Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2010–present (YouTube), 2016–present (music) |
| Labels | Albino Records |
Early life edit
Klein grew up with his parents in the Frisian village of Britsum. In 2008, he started a YouTube channel under the name EenhoornJoost. For high school, he went to Stedelijk Gymnasium in Leeuwarden, but eventually dropped out.[3]
Career edit
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Until 2016, Klein created YouTube videos under the name EenhoornJoost. His videos ranged from sketches to mini-documentaries.[3] Nowadays, Klein only uploads music video clips on YouTube. Most of his old videos have since been deleted, but a few are still viewable. Klein currently has over 225,000 subscribers, and his videos have been viewed more than a total of 23 million times.
"Bitches" was Klein's first single that would reach a million views on YouTube.[4] He was briefly signed to TopNotch in 2017 and 2018, but Klein eventually decided to set up his own record label, Albino Records.[5] On 20 October 2017, Klein released his mixtape Scandinavian Boy. He released his single "Meeuw" ('Seagull') on 21 March 2018. One month later, the single "Ome Robert" ('Uncle Robert') would follow.
On 3 August 2018, Klein released the album M van Marketing together with another Dutch rapper, Donnie. The album consists of 11 songs, such as "Stockholm", "Domme Patta", "Leipe Dennis" and "Vogel op de Hek". To promote the album, the duo organised a one-time performance called Viraal in Carré in Royal Theater Carré in Amsterdam.[6]
Klein wrote a small book of poems called Albino, which was published on 14 November 2018. Klein has mentioned that he wrote the book because of his father, who also wrote a book and encouraged Klein to do so too. Regarding this, Klein said: "He told me to write a book too, just like him. So when a publisher asked if I wanted to do that, I thought: wow this couldn't be better. I already had it in my head. It's really cool to have something tangible in my hands. On YouTube and with my music everything is virtual and this is very different."[7]
To promote his eponymous album Albino, Klein organised the Het gaat niet zo goed ('It is not going too well') tour on 25 January 2019. During this tour, he visited venues such as Het Paard, De Oosterpoort, Doornroosje, and Paradiso.[8] 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.[9] 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 7 songs among which a collaboration with Canadian rapper bbno$. On 7 August of the same year, he released the single "Ik wil je" ('I want you'), a remix of the eponymous song by the Belgian band De Kreuners.[10]
Klein released his eighth album on 13 September 2022. The album is called Fryslân, which is the Frisian name of Klein's birth 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, whom he lost at a young age. He revealed the song for the first time at the 2022 edition of Pinkpop.[11]
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 Top 100 Singles.[12] 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.[13] On 11 December 2023, AVROTROS announced that Klein had been selected as the Dutch representative for the contest.[14]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [15] | BEL (Fl) [16] | |||
| Dakloos |
| — | — | |
| Scandinavian Boy |
| 12 | 121 | |
| M van Marketing (with Donnie) |
| 10 | 79 | |
| Albino |
| 5 | 43 | |
| 1983 |
| 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 edit
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [15] | AUT [25] | BEL (Fl) [16] | GER [26] | SWE [27] | SWI [28] | |||
| "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 | — | — | —[A] | — | — | — | 1983 |
| "Absurd" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Midlife Crisis" | — | — | —[B] | — | — | — | ||
| "Joost Klein 2" | — | — | —[C] | — | — | — | 1983 | |
| "Mayo, No Fries!" (with bbno$) | 2020 | — | — | —[D] | — | — | — | Joost Klein 7 |
| "Ham?" | — | — | —[E] | — | — | — | ||
| "Ik wil je" | — | — | —[F] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Hallo Nederland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gewoon goed" (with Brunzyn and Donnie) | 2021 | — | — | —[G] | — | — | — | 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 edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [15] | BEL (Fl) Tip [16] | |||
| "Scandinavian Boy" | 2017 | 77 | —[H] | Scandinavian Boy |
| "Albino" (featuring Tice) | 2019 | — | 30 | Albino |
| "Bus gemist" (featuring Mick Spek and Daan Koens) | — | —[I] | ||
| "Fryslân Bop" (featuring Jack Parow) | 2022 | 60 | — | Fryslân |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ "Buurman" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[29]
- ^ "Midlife Crisis" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[29]
- ^ "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.[29]
- ^ "Mayo, No Fries!" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[29]
- ^ "Ham?" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[29]
- ^ "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.[29]
- ^ "Gewoon goed" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[29]
- ^ "Scandinavian Boy" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[29]
- ^ "Bus gemist" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 100 charts, but appeared on the Flanders Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.[29]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Discografie Joost". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Joost - Scandinavian Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
External links edit
- Joost at AllMusic
- Joost discography at Discogs
- Joost discography at MusicBrainz