Janieck Devy Explained

Janieck Devy
Birth Name:	Janieck van de Polder
Birth Date:	24 June 1994^[1]
Birth Place:	Noordwijk, South Holland, Netherlands
Module:	Embed: yes Years Active: 2004–present

Janieck van de Polder (pronounced as /nl/; born 24 June 1994),^[1] better known by his stage name Janieck Devy or just the mononym Janieck, is a Dutch singer-songwriter, musician and actor.^{[2] [3] [4]} He is best known for his portrayal of Pluk in the 2004 film Tow Truck Pluck and the single "Reality" by Lost Frequencies, in which he took the melody, guitar, vocals and lyrics into account.^[5]

Early life

Van de Polder was born on 24 June 1994^[1] in Noordwijk, Netherlands. He learned to play the guitar while waiting for the film set and wrote melodies and lyrics for his friends band Lost Fox,^[6] as well as made his own songs.^[1] At the age of 14, he wrote his first song he ever recorded titled "A Better Man".^[7]

Career

Acting

Van de Polder began acting at the age of ten and his first starring role was a titular role in the 2004 movie Tow Truck Pluck. Afterwards, he appeared in the 2006 movie Crusade in Jeans as Pepin. His next role was Punkjongen in the 2009 movie My Queen Karo.^[8] He also played in television series like Van Speyk, Villa Neuzenroode and Grijpstra en de Gier, as well as in the music video of "Deep Blue Sea" by Twarres' Mirjam Timmer and Simple Minds' Jim Kerr.^[9]

Music

Van de Polder made his debut as a singer in 2012, where he sent demos of his songs to producers Rowin Schumm and Tjaart Venema of SBV Music Entertainment who wanted to make a track with him, and his official first release was the single "Six String Thing", which was released on 17 December.^[10] Since then, he began using the stage name "Yannick Devy". In 2013, he released his second single titled "Inspire Me".^[11] In July 2014, he released his debut studio album titled Survival Guide, simultaneously with the single "Better Man".^[12] In 2015, he was featured in Lost Frequencies' single "Reality",^[13] which topped the charts in over ten countries for the Belgian DJ.^[14] That same year, he was featured in Sascha Braemer's single "Drifting" from his debut album No Home.^[15] His single "Don't Give Up on Us" was featured in the 2015 German comedy film Fack ju Göhte 2.^[16]

In February 2016, it was announced that van de Polder signed a deal with Spinnin' Records,^[17] with whom he released a single titled "Feel the Love", which was edited by Sam Feldt, on 6 May.^[18] The single became a summer hit^[19] and charted in the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden.^[20] Since then, he began using the mononym "Janieck". On 22 June 2016, to celebrate his birthday, he performed at Giel on NPO 3FM.^[21] Shortly afterwards, he and Radboud Miedema co-write "Madison" for Alle Farben's album Music Is My Best Friend.^[22] Dutch radio station 100% NL nominated van de Polder as "Breakthrough of the Year" and his single "Feel the Love" as "Hit of the Year".^[23]

On 20 January 2017 he released the single "Just Wanna Be with You" on Spinnin' Premium.^[24] The single was available as a free download on Spinnin' Records website until 3 February, after that date it was released on iTunes, Beatport and Spotify. On 7 April 2017 he released "Little Hollywood", a collaboration with Alle Farben.^[25] A remix pack for the song was released two months later featuring remixes from Krono and Aligee & Lovra.^[26]

In December 2017, Janieck released his single "Does it Matter".^{[27] [28]} The song "Does it Matter" samples "Better Off Alone" (1999) by Alice Deejay.^[29]

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result
2015	Buma Awards	Buma Award National	"Reality"	^[30]
		Buma Award International
2016	100% NL	Breakthrough of the Year	Himself	^[31]
		Hit of the Year	"Feel the Love" (Sam Feldt Edit)
	Buma Awards	Buma Award International			^[32]

Discography

Singles

Charted singles

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Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
NLD ^[33]	AUT ^[34]	BEL (Fl) ^[35]	BEL (Wa) ^[36]	FIN ^[37]	FRA ^[38]	GER ^[39]	SWE ^[40]	SWI ^[41]	UK ^[42]
2015	"Reality" (Lost Frequencies featuring Janieck Devy)	3	1	1	1	8	2	1	10	2	29	NVPI Platinum^[43] BEA 4× Platinum^[44] BPI Silver^[45] BVMI 3× Gold^[46] GLF 3× Platinum^[47]	rowspan="7"
2016	"Feel the Love" (Sam Feldt Edit) (as Janieck)	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	62	—	—	GLF: Gold
2017	"Just Wanna Be with You" (as Janieck)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Little Hollywood" (as Janieck, with Alle Farben)	—	8	—	—	—	—	14	—	51	—	IFPI AUT: Gold^[48] IFPI SWI: Gold^[49]
	"Does It Matter" (as Janieck)	68	—	43	—	12 ^[50]	—	—	—	—	—
2018	"You Don't Have to Like It" (with Lucas & Steve)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	"Narcotic" (with Younotus and Senex)	28	11	—	—	—	92 ^[51]	16	—	18	—	BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Gold^[52]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Non-charted singles

^{[53] [54] [55] [56]}

• 2012: "Six String Thing" [SBV Music Entertainment]
• 2013: "Inspire Me" [SBV Music Entertainment]
• 2014: "Better Man" [SBV Music Entertainment]
• 2015: "Reality" (Lost Frequencies featuring Janieck Devy) [The Bearded Man (Armada)]
• 2015: "Drifting" (Sascha Braemer featuring Janieck Devy) [WhatIPlay Records]
• 2015: "Don't Give Up On Us"
• 2016: "Feel the Love" (Sam Feldt Edit) (as Janieck) [Spinnin' Records]
• 2016: "Madison" (Alle Farben featuring Janieck) [Ultra]
• 2017: "Just Wanna Be with You" (as Janieck) [Spinnin' Premium]
• 2017: "Little Hollywood" (as Janieck, with Alle Farben) [Synesthesia Recordings]
• 2018: "Maybe" (with BUNT.) [Spinnin' Records]
• 2018: "To Rome" (with Deepend) [PIAS]
• 2019: "Somebody New" [Spinnin' Records]
• 2020: "How (Do I Love You) [Spinnin' Records]
• 2021: "Northern Lights [Armada Music]
• 2021: "Life" [Armada Music]

Filmography

Credits adapted from IMDb; sorted by year.

• Tow Truck Pluck (2004) - Pluk
• Crusade in Jeans (2006) - Pepin
• My Queen Karo (2009) - Punkjongen

Notes

• A "Feel the Love" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[35]
• B "Feel the Love" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Walloon Ultratip chart.^[36]
• C "Just Wanna Be with You" did not enter the Singles Top 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Tipparade chart.^[33]
• D "Just Wanna Be with You" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Flemish Dance Bubbling Under chart.^[35]
• E "Just Wanna Be with You" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 18 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart.^[36]
• F "Little Hollywood" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 19 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart.^[36]
• G "You Don't Have to Like It" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 32 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[35]
• H "Narcotic" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 11 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[35]
• I "Narcotic" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.^[36]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Janieck Top 40-artiesten. Top 40. nl.
2. Web site: Janieck Devy's Biography. Last.fm.
3. Web site: 'Plukkie' droomt van Melkweg. Annemieke. Ruggenberg. March 23, 2013. De Volkskrant. nl.
4. Web site: Exclusive interview Janieck: 'Looking for a feelgood vibe'. May 6, 2016. Spinnin' Records.
5. Web site: Buma Awards for Eva Simons, Janieck Devy and Radboud Miedema. February 16, 2016. Strengholt Music Group. September 20, 2017. April 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401080526/http://www.strengholtmusic.com/buma-awards-for-eva-simons-janieck-devy-and-radboud-miedema/. dead.
6. Web site: Janieck Devy. NPO Radio 2. nl.
7. Web site: Janieck. Strengholt Music Group.
8. Web site: Acteur Pluk van de Petteflet erg goed opgedroogd. Naomi. November 21, 2016. Grazia. nl.
9. Web site: Janieck Devy verruilt filmset voor popodium. March 26, 2013. RTL Nieuws. nl.
10. Web site: 'Inspire Me - Single' van Janieck Devy op Apple Music. iTunes. Apple Inc.
11. Web site: Janieck Devy single "INSPIRE ME". August 3, 2013. Noordwijk. nl.
12. Web site: Janieck Devy in Live uit Lloyd. September 15, 2014. RTV Rijnmond. nl.
13. Web site: Lost Frequencies meets Pluk van de Petteflet. July 3, 2015. Qmusic NL. nl.
14. Web site: 8th consecutive week #1 European Airplay Top 50 for Reality. November 4, 2015. Strengholt Music Group. September 25, 2017. August 25, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170825104626/http://www.strengholtmusic.com/8th-consecutive-week-1-european-airplay-top-50-for-reality/. dead.
15. Web site: Sascha Braemer heimatlos – Solodebütalbum "No Home". Tassilo. Dicke. April 13, 2015. FAZEmag. de.
16. Web site: Soundtrack: Fack Ju Göhte 2 » [Tracklist]]. S.. Wernke-Schmiesing. September 9, 2015. Dance-Charts. de.
17. Web site: Janieck Devy signs exclusive record deal with Spinnin' Records. February 25, 2016. Strengholt Music Group.
18. Web site: Janieck - Feel The Love (Sam Feldt Edit). Branka. Maxim. May 17, 2016. We Rave You.
19. Web site: Subtiele zomerhit van Janieck. May 11, 2016. Top 40. nl.
20. Web site: Janieck - Feel The Love (Sam Feldt Edit). Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
21. Web site: De jarige Janieck Devy live bij Giel. June 22, 2016. NPO 3FM. nl.
22. Web site: Janieck and Radboud Miedema co-write 'Madison' for Alle Farben album. June 3, 2016. Strengholt Music Group.
23. Web site: Finalisten 100% NL Awards 2016 bekend. January 4, 2017. Radio.nl. nl.
24. Web site: Premiere: Janieck - Just Wanna Be With You. Amy. Martine. January 20, 2017. We Rave You.
25. Web site: Alle Farben and Janieck team up for 'Little Hollywood'. April 7, 2017. Strengholt Music Group.
26. Web site: Alle Farben & Janieck - Little Hollywood (Remixes). Sophia. June 12, 2017. EDM Sauce.
27. News: ZIEN: Janieck Devy is weer even Pluk van de Petteflet. December 14, 2017. 100 Percent.
28. Web site: 8th consecutive week #1 European Airplay Top 50 for Reality. November 4, 2015. SR Music Group.
29. Web site: CLIPPRIMEUR: Janieck - Does It Matter . 2023-09-17 . Shownieuws.
30. Web site: Janieck and Radboud Miedema win Buma Awards for 'Feel The Love' and 'Reality'. March 7, 2017. Strengholt Music Group.
31. Web site: Genomineerden voor de 100% NL Awards 2016 bekend. Marianna. Beets. November 21, 2016. Nederlands MediaNieuws. nl.
32. Web site: Dit zijn de winnaars van de Buma Awards 2016. Marcus. Lucas. March 7, 2017. NLpop. nl.
33. Web site: Discografie Janieck Devy. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
34. Web site: Discographie Janieck Devy. Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
35. Web site: Discografie Janieck Devy. Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
36. Web site: Discographie Janieck Devy. Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
37. Web site: Discography Janieck Devy. Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
38. Web site: Discographie Janieck Devy. French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
39. Web site: Discographie Janieck. GfK Entertainment. 14 June 2019.
40. Web site: Discographie Janieck Devy. Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
41. Web site: Discographie Janieck Devy. Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
42. Web site: LOST FREQUENCIES/JANIECK DEVY | full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com/.
43. Netherlands. Janieck . 13 November 2021.
44. Belgium . 13 November 2021. 2020.
45. United Kingdom. Janieck . 13 November 2021.
46. Germany. Janieck . 13 November 2021.
47. Sweden. Janieck . 13 November 2021.
48. Austria. Janieck . 13 November 2021.
49. Switzerland. Janieck . 13 November 2021.
50. Web site: Singlet 15/2018 – Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikkituottajat . Ifpi.fi . 2020-03-14.
51. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 45, 2019). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111014246/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=45. dead. 11 November 2019. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 13 November 2019.
52. France. Janieck . 13 November 2021.
53. Web site: Janieck Devy Tracks on Beatport. Beatport.
54. Web site: Janieck Tracks on Beatport. Beatport.
55. Web site: Janieck Devy op Apple Music. iTunes. Apple Inc. nl.
56. Web site: Janieck on Apple Music. iTunes. Apple Inc.