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 ›
Chances for 2027
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2022, Rock Werchter 2023, Pinkpop 2023
- Active since
- 2022
- Albums
- Observing Chaos 2026
- Hits since 2015
- abcdefu (Gayle) BE #2, 2021
- abcdefu (Gayle) NL #4, 2021
- New album
- Observing Chaos · 18/09/2026
- Concerts per year
- 2026 1
- 2025 1
- 2023 51
- 2022 46
- 2021 1
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- MTV Award genomineerd x3 2022
- American Music Award genomineerd 2022
- Billboard Music Award genomineerd 2022
- Grammy Award genomineerd 2023
- Discogs
- 102 times in a collection
- 59 on a wishlist
- 7 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Orange Peel 2020 · 2
- Dumbass 2020 · 2
- Abcdefu 2021 · 5
- A Study Of The Human Experience Volume One 2022 · 67
- A Study Of The Human Experience Volume 2 2022 · 23
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Qmusic 9 2,1 per week MNM 8 1,9 per week 1LIVE 4 0,9 per week Studio Brussel 3 0,7 per week MDR Sputnik 1 0,2 per week FM4 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationQmusic 170 1,8 per week since Feb 2025 Studio Brussel 128 0,8 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 48 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 32 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 MNM 14 1,5 per week since Sep 2026 1LIVE 4 0,8 per week since Oct 2026 MDR Sputnik 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 FM4 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- Lauren Spencer-Smith, P!nk, Nessa Barrett, Upsahl, Girli, Anne-Marie
Records and awards
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observing Chaos | 2026 | – | – | – |
Discogs: 102 times in a collection. 59 times on a wishlist.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| MTV Award | – | 3 |
| American Music Award | – | 1 |
| Billboard Music Award | – | 1 |
| Grammy Award | – | 1 |
How popular is GAYLE 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 | 16 | C | 59 / 137 | – | 19 | 16 | – | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2023 | 22 | C | 44 / 95 | – | 24 | 22 | 16 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pinkpop 2023 | 21 | C | 28 / 49 | – | 24 | 22 | 12 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 1): Tussen licht en donker | Dansende Beren | 30/06/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pinkpop 2023 | Pinkpop 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Kleurrijke momenten op een grijze dag | Dansende Beren | 19/06/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 3): Lekker blijven hangen | Dansende Beren | 21/08/2022 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert (the last three and what is planned). Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ▲Thursday, July 2023 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Sunday, June 2023 · Pinkpop
- ▲Saturday, August 2022 · 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 of Wikipedia and search volume.
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 | Abcdefu 15 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Abcdefu 146 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Abcdefu 58 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | Abcdefu 3 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Abcdefu 1 |