Lil' Kleine

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!.

Lil' Kleine
Lil' Kleine in 2017
Born
Jorik Scholten

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

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.[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]

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

References
  1. "Lil' Kleine – Officiële website". www.lilkleine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. "Lil' Kleine". Spotify. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. "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. "Lil' Kleine breekt meerdere records in Nederlandse hitlijsten". NU.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. "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. https://www.hln.be/showbizz/nu-te-koop-via-een-prijzige-cursus-het-succes-van-boef-en-lil-kleine~a8e388cd/
  15. Segers, Maxime (9 June 2019). "Rapper Lil' Kleine voor het eerst vader geworden". De Stentor. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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