Paul Elstak
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 ›
Chances for 2027
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
Stature
- Gold and platinum
- the Netherlands: 1 album, 1 single
- May the Forze Be with You platina, 2025
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Qmusic NL 16 3,7 per week Joe 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationQmusic NL 34 1,8 per week since Jul 2026 NPO 3FM 20 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Qmusic 14 0,2 per week since Feb 2025 Studio Brussel 4 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Joe 4 0,1 per week since May 2026 - Home act
- 68% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Of | 2011 | – | #55 (6 wk) | – |
| May the Forze Be with You | – | – | platinum NL |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 0, the Netherlands 1.
How popular is Paul Elstak compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the Netherlands and Belgium than you would expect; smaller in the United Kingdom.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
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.
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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joe | Netherlands | Rainbow In The Sky 3 · Luv U More 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Rainbow In The Sky 10 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | Rainbow In The Sky 14 · Luv U More 9 · The Promised Land 6 · Rave On 3 · Life Is Like A Dance 2 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Rainbow In The Sky 2 · Turbo 1 |