Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Joost Klein

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Joost Klein made an impact.

Joost Klein, known as Joost, is a Dutch musician, rapper, singer, and former YouTuber. His music, primarily hip hop, incorporates elements of electronic genres like drum and bass, hardstyle, and gabber. He has released seven studio albums, with two reaching the Dutch Album Top 10. He's had four entries on the Dutch Top 40, notable for songs like "Wachtmuziek" and "Europapa," and collaborations such as "Friesenjung" with Ski Aggu and "Trafik!" with Käärijä.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

2008: Start of YouTube channel

In 2008, Joost Klein started a YouTube channel under the name EenhoornJoost.

2016: Release of Dakloos album

In 2016, Joost Klein released his debut studio album Dakloos and began focusing on his music career.

2017: Signed to TopNotch

In 2017, Joost Klein was briefly signed to TopNotch.

2018: Departure from TopNotch

In 2018, Joost Klein decided to leave TopNotch and set up his own record label, Albino Sports.

March 2022: Release of "Jackass"

In March 2022, Joost Klein collaborated with Russian musician Ruslan Tushentsov on "Jackass," a song about his love for Russian women.

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2022: Release of "Wachtmuziek"

In 2022, Joost Klein released the song "Wachtmuziek," which became one of his best-known tracks.

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February 2023: Collaboration with Russian Village Boys

In February 2023, Joost Klein released a song with Saint Petersburg-based group the Russian Village Boys.

December 2023: Selection as Dutch representative for Eurovision

On December 11, 2023, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS announced that Joost Klein had been selected as the Dutch representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.

2023: Collaboration on "Friesenjung"

In 2023, Joost Klein collaborated with German rapper Ski Aggu on the song "Friesenjung".

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February 2024: Release of "Europapa"

On February 29, 2024, Joost Klein's Eurovision entry, titled "Europapa," was released.

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2024: Releases of "Europapa", "Luchtballon", "Trafik!"

In 2024, Joost Klein released "Europapa" and "Luchtballon", and collaborated with Käärijä on "Trafik!".

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2025: Declined Eurovision 2025 Participation

In 2025, after deciding to participate, AVROTROS offered Joost Klein the opportunity to represent the Netherlands in Eurovision 2025; however, despite having already written a new song for possible participation, he ultimately declined.