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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2022, Rock Werchter 2023, Pukkelpop 2024
- Active since
- 2021
- Albums
- ten days 2024
- Secret Life 2023
- Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) 2022
- Actual Life 2 (February 2 - October 15 2021) 2021
- Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020) 2021
- Hits since 2015
- Marea (We've Lost Dancing) (Fred Again.. & The Blessed Madonna) NL #11, 2021
- Marea (We've Lost Dancing) (Fred Again.. & The Blessed Madonna) BE #12, 2021
- Adore U (Fred Again.. & Obongjayar) BE #45, 2023
- Adore U (Fred Again.. & Obongjayar) NL #80, 2023
- Concerts per year
- 2026 12
- 2025 26
- 2024 61
- 2023 63
- 2022 50
- 2021 7
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- Grammy Award gewonnen 2024
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 0 albums, 1 single
- Leavemealone goud, 2024
the Netherlands: 0 albums, 2 singles- Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing) platina, 2022
- Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing) platina, 2022
- Discogs
- 14,191 times in a collection
- 4,774 on a wishlist
- 19 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020) 2021 · 1.022
- USB001 2022 · 4.903
- Secret Life 2023 · 3.184
- Ten Days 2024 · 3.615
- USB002 2025 · 943
- Biggest own venue
- Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ±17.000 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Studio Brussel 66 2.2 a day BBC Radio 1 43 1.4 a day NPO 3FM 21 0.7 a day BBC Radio 6 Music 4 0.1 a day egoFM 3 0.1 a day France Inter 2 0.1 a day 1LIVE 2 0.1 a day FluxFM 2 0.1 a day Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 3.139 2.9 a day since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 1.652 1.5 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 1.098 1.0 a day since Nov 2023 KEXP 173 0.2 a day since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 78 0.1 a day since Nov 2024 egoFM 3 0.1 a day since Oct 2026 France Inter 2 0.1 a day since Oct 2026 1LIVE 2 0.1 a day since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- Swimming Paul, Nimino, Romy, Sammy Virji, Jamie XX, Barry Can't Swim
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ten days | 2024 | #3 (24 wk) | #11 (3 wk) | – | 3.615 |
| Secret Life | 2023 | #57 (7 wk) | – | – | 3.184 |
| Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) | 2022 | #10 (68 wk) | #11 (5 wk) | – | – |
| Actual Life 2 (February 2 - October 15 2021) | 2021 | #70 (8 wk) | – | – | – |
| Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020) | 2021 | #41 (62 wk) | #65 (13 wk) | – | 1.022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USB002 | 2025 | #32 (2 wk) | – | – | 943 |
| Skepta .. Fred | 2025 | #148 (2 wk) | – | – | – |
| Tiny Desk, 13th March 2023 | 2024 | #79 (1 wk) | – | – | – |
| USB | 2023 | #8 (39 wk) | #11 (1 wk) | – | – |
Discogs: 14.191 keer in een collectie. 4.774 times on een verlanglijst; singles met goud of platina: Belgium 1, the Netherlands 2.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | 1 (2024) | – |
How popular is Fred Again.. 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 2022 | 12 | D | 74 / 137 | 45 | 13 | 13 | – | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | 27 | C | 33 / 95 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 22 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2024 | 43 | A | 5 / 108 | 14 | 45 | 41 | 37 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2024 | Fred again.. @ Pukkelpop 2024: Onthoofd door de regen | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2024 | about this act |
| Pukkelpop 2024 | Pukkelpop 2024 (Festivaldag 2): Uitgeregend, nog niet uitgedanst | Dansende Beren | 17/08/2024 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Fred again.. @ Rock Werchter 2023: Zweet, chaos en anthems | Dansende Beren | 02/07/2023 | about this act |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Geen huis zonder kruis | Dansende Beren | 02/07/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 4): En op het einde wint de groove | Dansende Beren | 22/08/2022 | 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
- ●10/10/2025 · Gare Maritime, Brussels
- ▲Friday, August 2024 · Pukkelpop
- ●16/09/2023 · ING Arena, Laken / Laeken
- ●15/09/2023 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●14/09/2023 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ▲Saturday, July 2023 · Rock Werchter
5 earlier dates
- ●01/12/2022 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●25/11/2022 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ▲Sunday, August 2022 · Pukkelpop
- ●07/04/2022 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●06/04/2022 · Oude Zaal, Amsterdam
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Marea (We've Lost Dancing) 1 · Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This) 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | You're A Star 144 · Delilah (pull Me Out Of This) 89 · Marea (we've Lost Dancing) 85 · Adore U 80 · Sexy Magic 78 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | Turn On The Lights Again 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | adore u (feat. Obongjayar) 2 · Victory Lap 1 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Mike (Desert Island Duvet) 1 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | places to be 1 |
| FIP | France | Secret 1 |
| FluxFM | Germany | Hannah (The Sun) 1 |
| France Inter | France | Te Estoy Correteando 1 |
| KEXP | United States | you’re a star 7 · Piensas En Mi 5 · Alvafro 4 · Last 1s Left 4 · Facilita 4 |
| egoFM | Germany | Dermot (If You Could See Yourself In My Eyes) 1 |