Biography
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Born
10 November 1997 (age 26)
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Born In
Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Fryslân, Netherlands
Joost Klein (Born November the 10th 1997, Leeuwarden) did not have an easy childhood. When he was only twelve years old, his father died of cancer. Less than a year later, his mother died of cardiac arrest. He continued as an orphan and started a YouTube channel: EenhoornJoost. It is difficult to put a label on him: he makes absurdist videos without a common thread - in no way comparable to standard child-friendly vloggers. Joost's sketches are often funny. For example, you see how he gets drunk with friends on his birthday. But it's not all craziness: he also made a documentary in which he goes back to Friesland, the province where he grew up, and in which he tells what it was like to lose both his parents at a young age.
He didn't just stop at videos on YouTube; he also decided to make music. This first started with a number of individual songs on YouTube and Soundcloud, but he soon dropped his EP Dakloos, with the most popular songs ''Dakloos'' and ''Zelfgemaakt''. A year later he also released the mixtape Scandinavian Boy, which sparked his breakthrough in the music world. His biggest hit was the song of the same name 'Scandinavian Boy'.
The fact that Joost owes a large part of his music career to Donnie has probably not escaped the attention of the outside world. Joost and Donnie had already released the song ''René Froger'' together, but they don't stop there. They released Marketing's album M together, with Parmesan and Linkerbaan as their most popular songs.
Six months later, Joost finally released his first album: Albino. This album contains previously released songs such as ''OmeRobert'' and ''Meeuw'', but mainly new music. The song of the same name ''Albino'' is by far the most popular, although ''Joost Klein'' and ''Bus Gemist'' (ft. Mick Spek) are also very popular.
In the following years, Joost dropped multiple projects: ''1983'' (named after the birthyear of his brother), ''Joost Klein 7'', ''Albino Sports, Vol. 1'' (Together with Brunzyn) and ''Fryslân''.
In 2023 it was announced that Joost will represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö.
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