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Nielson
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Nielson

Popularity today
25
Belgium 19 · the Netherlands 33 · Worldwide – · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Pinkpop 2023
21
Belgium 20 · the Netherlands 25 · Worldwide – · level C

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

Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 22 points (D), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
518.594
Deezer 24.359 · streams per day 48.865
Last.fm listeners
78.919
rank 1546 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
–
Not available yet
Search interest
–
not measured: the name also means something else
Wikipedia, 12 months
12.723
EN 2.335 · NL 10.388 · FR 0

popdutchAllthe netherlandsNederpop

Career

Line-ups
Pinkpop 2023
Active since
2014
Albums
  • Paarse Nachten 2025
  • NIELS 2023
  • Diamant 2018
  • Weet je wat het is 2016
  • Zo van aah yeah 2014
Hits since 2015
  • IJskoud NL #5, 2018
  • IJskoud BE #12, 2018
  • De man die niet kan gaan BE #23, 2015
  • Ik sta jou beter (Kris Kross Amsterdam & Nielson) NL #23, 2019
  • Glimp van de duivel (Ali B feat. Nielson) NL #32, 2017
  • Diamant BE #35, 2018
Concerts per year
  • 2026 0
  • 2025 9
  • 2023 9
  • 2022 26
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Gold and platinum
Belgium: 0 albums, 2 singles
  • Sexy als ik dans platina, 2015
  • Sexy als ik dans goud, 2014
the Netherlands: 1 album, 6 singles
  • Diamant goud, 2019
Discogs
  • 99 times in a collection
  • 30 on a wishlist
  • 4 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Sexy Als Ik Dans 2014 · 4
  • Sterrenstof 2015 · 1
  • Diamant 2018 · 79
  • Niels 2023 · 15
Biggest own venue
  • Ronda, Utrecht
  • ±2.000 plaatsen
  • 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
Qmusic NL30,7 per week
Qmusic20,5 per week
Since we track the station
NPO 3FM320,2 per weeksince Nov 2023
Qmusic NL140,8 per weeksince Jul 2026
Qmusic20,0 per weeksince Feb 2025
Studio Brussel10,0 per weeksince Nov 2023
Home act
29% 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.

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinumDiscogs collections
Paarse Nachten2025––––
NIELS2023–#27 (1 wk)–15
Diamant2018#52 (12 wk)#10 (45 wk)gold NL79
Weet je wat het is2016#153 (2 wk)#3 (19 wk)––
Zo van aah yeah2014#152 (2 wk)#2 (24 wk)––

Discogs: 99 keer in een collectie. 30 times on een verlanglijst; singles met goud of platina: Belgium 2, the Netherlands 6.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Sexy Als Ik Dans
Weet Je Wat Het Is
op Deezer
IJskoud
Diamant
op Deezer
Beauty & De Brains
Zo Van Ah Yeah
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.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Pinkpop 202321C26 / 4920405118Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Pinkpop 2023Pinkpop 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Kleurrijke momenten op een grijze dagDansende Beren19/06/2023dagverslag

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

169 earlier dates

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
StationCountryMost played
QmusicBelgiumSexy Als Ik Dans 2
Qmusic NLNetherlandsIJskoud 10 · Sexy Als Ik Dans 2 · Hoe 1 · Beauty & De Brains 1
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