3voor12 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.
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.
Since 1985, the listeners of 3voor12 have voted for the Song of the Year 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.
| Year | Artist | Track |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Just Like Honey" | |
| 1986 | "I Want You" | |
| 1987 | "The One I Love" | |
| 1988 | Pixies | "Gigantic" |
| 1989 | Pixies | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" |
| 1990 | "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" | |
| 1991 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
| 1992 | "Alive" | |
| 1993 | The Smashing Pumpkins | "Disarm" |
| 1994 | "Suds & Soda" | |
| 1995 | The Smashing Pumpkins | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" |
| 1996 | Radiohead | "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" |
| 1997 | Radiohead | "Paranoid Android" |
| 1998 | Osdorp Posse | "10 Jaar O.P." |
| 1999 | "Scar Tissue" | |
| 2000 | Krezip | "I Would Stay" |
| 2001 | Johan | "Tumble and Fall" |
| 2002 | "No One Knows" | |
| 2003 | "Seven Nation Army" | |
| 2004 | "Take Me Out" | |
| 2005 | "Oh My God" | |
| 2006 | "Steady, As She Goes" | |
| 2007 | "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" | |
| 2008 | "Sex on Fire" | |
| 2009 | Kyteman | "Sorry" |
| 2010 | "The Cave" | |
| 2011 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | |
| 2012 | "Keep Your Head Up" | |
| 2013 | "Get Lucky" | |
| 2014 | Dotan | "Home" |
| 2015 | "Let It Happen" | |
| 2016 | "Make The Call, Leave It All" | |
| 2017 | "Everything Now" | |
| 2018 | Kensington | "Slicer" |
| 2019 | "Hou je bek en bef me" | |
| 2020 | "Blinding Lights" | |
| 2021 | "Ik wil dansen" | |
| 2022 | Froukje ft. S10 | "Zonder Gezicht" |
| 2023 | Froukje | "Als Ik God Was" |