The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2017, Rock Werchter 2018, Rock Werchter 2022, Pukkelpop 2025
- Active since
- 2016
- Albums
- 333 2024
- RETROSPECT 2021
- Retrospect 2021
- Hits since 2015
- Fortune Cookie (Emma Bale feat. Milow) BE #1, 2015
- Run BE #2, 2015
- Worth It BE #16, 2016
- Cut Loose BE #20, 2018
- Curaçao BE #25, 2017
- Kijk niet weg BE #37, 2024
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 14
- 2024 11
- 2022 6
- 2021 16
- 2018 16
- 2017 16
- 2016 29
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- MTV Award gewonnen 2016
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 0 albums, 3 singles
- Fortune Cookie goud, 2016
- Run goud, 2015
- All I Want goud, 2015
- Discogs
- 180 times in a collection
- 26 on a wishlist
- 5 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- All I Want 2014 · 2
- My World Untouched 2015 · 52
- Run 2015 · 2
- Fortune Cookie 2015 · 1
- Retrospect 2021 · 123
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
MNM 5 1,2 per week Qmusic 2 0,5 per week VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 25 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 MNM 5 1,0 per week since Oct 2026 Qmusic 2 0,0 per week since Feb 2025 VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 - Home act
- 76% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI), and how many Discogs members own the record. Data provided by Discogs.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | 2024 | #137 (1 wk) | – | – | – |
| Retrospect | 2021 | #3 (17 wk) | – | – | 123 |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My World Untouched | 2015 | #10 (39 wk) | – | – | 52 |
Discogs: 180 keer in een collectie. 26 times on een verlanglijst; singles met goud of platina: Belgium 3, the Netherlands 0.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| MTV Award | 1 (2016) | – |
How popular is Emma Bale compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (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.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2017 | 19 | C | 32 / 119 | 100 | 36 | 20 | – | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2018 | 14 | D | 48 / 82 | 50 | 35 | 18 | – | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2022 | 23 | C | 42 / 83 | 33 | 44 | 24 | 15 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2025 | 22 | C | 28 / 128 | 50 | 38 | 18 | 14 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2025 | Pukkelpop 2025 (Festivaldag 1): Watermeloenen met pit | Dansende Beren | 15/08/2025 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2022 | Rock Werchter 2022 (Festivaldag 4): Fonkelend richting ontknoping | Dansende Beren | 04/07/2022 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2018 | Rock Werchter 2018: Festivaldag 3 | Dansende Beren | 08/07/2018 | dagverslag |
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
- ▲Thursday, August 2025 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Sunday, July 2022 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Saturday, July 2018 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Friday, August 2017 · Pukkelpop
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MNM | Belgium | Fortune Cookie 5 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Fortune Cookie 1 · All I Want 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Orange Tree 7 · Lavender Salt 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | The middle 1 |