Froukje Veenstra Explained

Froukje
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Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Froukje Veenstra
Birth Date:2001 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Nieuwkoop, Netherlands
Website:Official website

Froukje Veenstra (born 4 September 2001), known mononymously as Froukje, is a Dutch singer-songwriter.

Early life

Froukje Veenstra was born into a family of teachers, for whom music always played a central role. She used to play in the band Ginger Squad together with her father and her sister and later in other bands, including Chicks & Wings. In the late 2010s she enrolled at the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music. Her studies were disrupted from 2020 onward by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of the pandemic, she was also unable to perform in front of an audience.

Career

Her first song "Groter Dan Ik", a protest song about the climate crisis, was released in early 2020. The song had been streamed 1.7 million times in less than one year.[1] Later that year, her second song "Ik wil dansen" was released. With this single, she entered the Dutch Single Top 100 for the first time. In January 2021, her first EP Licht en donker was released. It reached the second position in the Dutch Album Top 100.

In 2022 her second EP Uitzinnig was released. Later that year she performed at Pinkpop Festival.

In January 2024 her Debut album Noodzakelijk verdriet was released, which is also her first LP record.

Musical style

Veenstra composes her own music with the help of a laptop, a guitar or a keyboard. Lyrically she is influenced by Maarten van Roozendaal and Theo Nijland. She is also inspired by Eefje de Visser, Typhoon and Stromae.[2] [3]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
NLD
[4]
BEL (FL)
[5]
Licht en donker
  • Released: 8 January 2021
  • Label: TopNotch
  • Format: streaming, digital download
261
Uitzinnig
  • Released: 18 March 2022
  • Label: TopNotch
  • Format: streaming, digital download
524

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NLD
"Groter dan ik"2020
"Ik wil dansen"74"Licht en donker"
"Licht en donker"
"Onbezonnen"2021
"Licht en donker (Remix)"
"Heb ik dat gezegd?""Licht en donker"
"Niets tussen"100"Uitzinnig"
"Een teken"65
"Uitzinnig"202292
"Zonder gezicht" 37
"Als ik god was"2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ‘Corona-artiesten’ veroveren muziekindustrie met miljoenen streams . Bouwman . Steef . Hansen . Hein. 26 July 2022 . nl . 1 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Popdebutant Froukje: 'Het klimaat is groter dan ik, maar niet groter dan wij'. nl-NL. 26 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Froukje: groen in quarantaineseizoen. nl-NL. 26 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Discografie Froukje. dutchcharts.nl. nl-NL. 26 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Discografie Froukje. Ultratop. nl. 26 July 2022.