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 ›
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2017, Pukkelpop 2018
- Active since
- 2012
- Albums
- Te Whare Tīwekaweka 2025
- My Boy 2022
- Plastic Bouquet 2020
- Make Way for Love 2018
- Marlon Williams 2015
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
FluxFM 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 14 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2024 FluxFM 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Whare Tīwekaweka | 2025 | – | – | – |
| My Boy | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Plastic Bouquet | 2020 | – | – | – |
| Make Way for Love | 2018 | #149 (1 wk) | #60 (1 wk) | – |
| Marlon Williams | 2015 | #100 (6 wk) | #66 (3 wk) | – |
| Sad but True, Volume Three: Juke Box B-Sides | 2014 | – | – | – |
| Sad but True, Volume 2 | 2013 | – | – | – |
| Sad but True, Volume 1: The Secret History of Country Music Songwriting | 2012 | – | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, stature | |
| Pukkelpop 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2018 | Pukkelpop 2018: Festivaldag 4, Afsluiten in stijl | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2018 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | Best of Best Kept Secret 2017 Dag 3 | Dansende Beren | 20/06/2017 | 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
- ▲August 2018 · Pukkelpop
- ▲June 2017 · Best Kept Secret
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KEXP | United States | Aua Atu Rā 4 · What's Chasing You 1 · I Wonder Why 1 · Arahura 1 |