It is not only the summer of Frenna, but perhaps the year of Frenna. His popularity went through the roof in recent months. He was one of the absolute tastemakers at the annual pop festival Lowlands. At the beginning of this year he won an Edison for the song Pretty girls That scored well in the summer last year. Then the Hagenees had to take pleasure with a seventh place and let Yves Berendse take precedence with Back in time.
Radio maker Fernando Halman of the Senter FunX said about Frenna in July: “His music touches you in your soul. The whole of the Netherlands is going to get the Frenna fever.”
Alex Warren
Other frequently listened summer hits in the Netherlands were this year Ordinary by the American Alex Warren and Real love is for sale, The debut single by Samuel Welten.
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In the top ten are six songs from our own soil., Including I sing and Dot. The Flemish Pommelien Thijs also scores a place in the top ten with a Dutch song. It does indicate that the popularity of Dutch -language music is a clear trend in our country.
Zoë Livay did well this summer and wants to go to the Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands. © Aldo Allession
That is what Marta Belay of Spotify Nederland says: “The 10 most listened songs from the last summer confirm a national trend that we have seen for some time: Dutch -language music continues to grow in popularity. The great thing is that music lovers not only opt for big names this summer, but also new Dutch talent is also receiving a stage. That proves how strong the local music scene is.”
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Sabrina Carpenter
Internationally, a top 5 has been announced and the American songwriter Ravyn Lenae leads the list of the most streamed singles. SOMBR and Sabrina Carpenter can also be found in that list.
Top 10 summer hits in the Netherlands:
Zaazaa, Frenna & Shallipopi
Ordinary, Alex Warren
Real love is for sale, Samuel Welten
Baila de Gasolina, effe seriously
I sing, Snel & Zoë Livay
Lotje, Jopke van Dobbenburgh and Roeland Beelen
Mona Lisa, Robert van Hemert
Atlas, Pommelien Thijs
Blessings, Calvin Harris
Azizam, Ed Sheeran
SOMBR is now good for 54 million listeners per month on Spotify. © ANP / HH
Top 5 summer hits worldwide:
Love Me Not, Ravyn Lenae
Ordinary, Alex Warren
Shake It To The Max, Moliy and Silent Addy
Back to Friends, SOMBR
Manchild, Sabrina Carpenter