Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
Chances for 2027
Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Hits since 2015
- Love Nwantiti (ah ah ah) (CKay feat. Joeboy & Kuami Eugene) NL #1, 2021
- Love Nwantiti (ah ah ah) (CKay feat. Joeboy & Kuami Eugene) BE #8, 2021
- Emiliana NL #21, 2022
Stature
- Gold and platinum
- the Netherlands: 0 albums, 2 singles
- Emiliana goud, 2022
- love nwantiti platina, 2022
- Biggest own venue
- Maassilo, Rotterdam
- ±2.500 plaatsen
- 2026 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 1 1 0,2 per week KEXP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 93 0,6 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 26 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 4 0,0 per week since Oct 2024 Studio Brussel 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKay The First | 2021 | – | #12 (19 wk) | – |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 0, the Netherlands 2.
How popular is CKay compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11/2026 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Maassilo | CKay - Rotterdam |
Best-known songs (Deezer)
love nwantiti (feat. ElGrande Toto) (North African Remix)
op Deezer
Per edition, historical
Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.
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Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ●10/11/2026 · Maassilo, Rotterdam (planned)
Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.
Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Love Nwantiti 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Kiss Me Like You Miss Me 5 · BODY 2 · Felony 1 · Love Nwantiti 1 |