Lil' Kleine

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Lil' Kleine
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Lil' Kleine in 2017
Born
Jorik Scholten

(1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 26)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation
  • Musician
  • actor
Years active2005–present
Partner(s)Jaimie Vaes
Children1
Musical career
GenresNederhop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsTopNotch
Associated acts
Websitelilkleine.nl

Jorik Scholten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔrɪk sxɔltən]; born 15 October 1994), professionally known as Lil' Kleine (pronounced [lɪl ˈklɛi̯nə]), is a Dutch musician and actor. He collaborated with fellow rapper Ronnie Flex to produce the number one single "Drank & Drugs" and the number one album WOP!.

Career[]

1994–2013: Early life and career beginnings[]

Scholten was born on 15 October 1994 in the Nieuwmarkt district of Amsterdam, Netherlands. At the age of one, he was diagnosed with leukemia in his back that required surgery.[1] He spent the first seven years of his life in De Wallen, moving to Amsterdam-Oost with his father after his parents divorced.[1][2]

Scholten was signed with talent agencies at an early age and made his acting debut in the 2005 film Diep. After befriending rapper Lange Frans, Scholten began performing with Lange Frans' band D-Men on-stage. In 2012, Scholten adopted the stage name "Lil' Kleine" and released his first EP, "Tuig van de Richel".[2][3] The following year, the song "Zo Verdomd Alleen", which he recorded with Danny de Munk, reached the Single Top 100.

2013–present: "Drank & Drugs", WOP!, Alleen and other endeavours[]

After signing with hip-hop label TopNotch in 2013, Scholten collaborated with fellow rapper Ronnie Flex to produce the single "Drank & Drugs", a song about alcohol, drugs and sex, which reached number one on the Single Top 100 and was certified double platinum.[2][3] "Drank & Drugs" won the 3FM Award for Best Single in March 2016.[4]

In February 2016, Scholten released his debut album WOP!.[3] In the album’s first week, all eleven of its tracks ranked within the top 35 of the Single Top 100 and the album reached number 1 on the Album Top 100 – it is the first hip hop/rap album in the Netherlands to accomplish these feats.[5][6] WOP! also became the most-streamed new album on Spotify in Dutch history, being streamed over 1.5 million times during the 24 hours after its release, beating the previous record holder, Justin Bieber's Purpose.[6][7][8] Also in its first week, all of the album’s tracks ranked within Spotify's Netherlands Top 50, with singles "Niet Omdat Het Moet" and "1, 2, 3" (both featuring Ronnie Flex) at numbers 1 and 2 respectively.[7] "Niet Omdat Het Moet" received over half a million views on YouTube during its first few days, being the most viewed YouTube video in the Netherlands at the time.[6][7]

Scholten’s second album, Alleen, was released in May 2017. All eleven of its tracks reached Spotify's Netherlands Top 25, with songs "Krantenwijk" (featuring Boef) and "Alleen" at numbers 1 and 2 respectively. Collectively, Scholten’s songs were streamed by 1.84 million listeners on Spotify during the month preceding the album’s release – the first time an individual Dutch artist’s music was streamed by that many listeners in the space of a month.[9][10]

In 2017, Scholten was one of fifteen celebrities who competed on the nineteenth season of Expeditie Robinson. He was the first contestant to leave the competition, having been voted off at his own request after three days.[11]

In 2018, Scholten became a coach on the ninth season of The Voice of Holland and served as a coach until the tenth season.[12]

In 2020, Scholten released his third album, Jongen Van De Straat.[13]

From 2021, Scholten offers entrepreneurial courses together with Boef.[14]

Personal life[]

Scholten is engaged to Jaimie Vaes, and they have a son born in June 2019.[15]

On 23 May 2021, Scholten was arrested in Ibiza for beating his partner, Jaimie Vaes, and breaking her phone. After spending the night at the Civil Guard, he was provisionally released and his case was provisionally dismissed by the Violence Against Women Court. The complainant did not appear before the court and had reportedly left the country.[16][17] The incident made the theme of domestic violence a much discussed subject in the Dutch media that week.[18][19][20][21]

On 2 June 2021, the couple released a joint video in which they denied physical violence had taken place.[22]

Discography[]

  • WOP! (2016)
  • Alleen (2017)
  • Jongen van de straat (2020)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lil' Kleine – Officiële website". www.lilkleine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lil' Kleine". Spotify. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lil' Kleine". BNNVARA (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Dit zijn de winnaars van de 3FM Awards". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Lil' Kleine breekt records: heel WOP in de Single Top 100 – stories". 3VOOR12 (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lil' Kleine breekt meerdere records in Nederlandse hitlijsten". NU.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lil Kleine breekt records met debuutalbum WOP". www.puna.nl (in Dutch). 15 February 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Lil' Kleine breekt records met debuutalbum WOP". Metronieuws. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Lil Kleine breekt records met zijn nieuwe album Alleen". www.puna.nl (in Dutch). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Lil Kleine met zijn complete album in de top 25". TopNotch (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Lil' Kleine verlaat als eerste Expeditie Robinson". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Lil' Kleine nieuwe coach The Voice". RTL Nieuws. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Lil Kleine breekt Spotify-record met album 'Jongen van de Straat'". FunX.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  14. ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate".
  15. ^ Segers, Maxime (9 June 2019). "Rapper Lil' Kleine voor het eerst vader geworden". De Stentor. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  16. ^ Pérez, Paco S. (24 May 2021). "Detenido en Ibiza el rapero 'Lil' Kleine por agredir a su pareja". Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  17. ^ Santegoeds, Evert (23 May 2021). "Lil Kleine vast op Ibiza". De Telegraaf. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Vertrekken bij gewelddadige partner moeilijk: 'Man belooft vaak beterschap'". RTL Nieuws. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  19. ^ Koelewijn, Rinskje. "Partnergeweld is meer dan een privéprobleem". NRC. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  20. ^ van Leeuwen, Marlies. "Het blijft stil rondom Lil' Kleine na verdenking huiselijk geweld: 'Niet zo'n lieverdje als fans denken'". AD. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  21. ^ van den Heuvel, John (26 May 2021). "Reactie Lil Kleine herkenbaar bij huiselijk geweld". De Telegraaf. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Jaimie Vaes en Lil Kleine delen videoboodschap over incident in Spanje". Nu.nl. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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