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Joost Klein

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Joost Klein is a Dutch musician, rapper, singer and former YouTuber, born in 1997 in Leeuwarden and raised in the Frisian village of Britsum. In 2010 he started his YouTube channel EenhoornJoost, with sketches and mini-documentaries. When he was thirteen his father died of cancer, and a year later his mother. His older brother and sister looked after him afterwards. In 2016 his debut EP Dakloos was released, after which he focused on music. He was briefly with TopNotch, then founded his own label, Albino Sports.

Music and breakthrough

He released the mixtape Scandinavian Boy in 2017, in 2018 the album M van marketing together with the rapper Donnie, and also in 2018 the little poetry collection Albino, named after his 2019 album. His best-known songs are Wachtmuziek from 2022, Friesenjung from 2023 with Ski Aggu and Otto Waalkes, and Europapa from 2024. He has made ten studio albums, two of which reached the top ten of the Dutch Album Top 100. His music is mainly hip hop, with influences from drum and bass, hardstyle, hyperpop and gabber.

Influence

Europapa was chosen to represent the Netherlands at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest and became his first number one in the Dutch Top 40 and the Single Top 100. He came second in his semi-final but was disqualified by the EBU shortly before the final over allegations of misconduct. The Swedish prosecution authority dropped the case in August 2024, because it could not prove any criminal conduct. He is still making music, became a coach on The Voice of Flanders and will go on his first international tour in 2026.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Europapa and notice the contrast between the festive, hardstyle-like beat and the simple, almost childlike repetition in the lyrics.

Discography

Studio albums

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