Rondé

Rondé is an indie pop band from Utrecht in the Netherlands that was formed in 2014.^[1] The group consists of singer Rikki Borgelt, bassist Cas Oomen, guitarist Armel Paap and drummer Sharon Zarr.^[2][3] Rondé won the 3FM Serious Talent Award from Dutch radio station NPO 3FM in 2015.^[4][5]

Rondé
Rondé in 2022
Background information
Origin	Utrecht, Netherlands
Genres	Indie pop pop rock
Years active	2014–present
Members	Rikki Borgelt (vocals) Cas Oomen (bass) Armel Paap (guitar) Sharon Zarr (drums)
Past members	Adriaan Persons (keys) Isaï Reiziger (drums)
Website	www.rondeofficial.com

History

A school assignment at the Herman Brood Academie led to the formation of Rondé in the spring of 2014. In April of that year the band took part in "Herman Brood Academie on Tour", a short tour along various Dutch pop stages. As OOR Talent, the band participated in the Popronde in September 2014, which is a traveling music festival that visits numerous Dutch cities and towns each year.^[1][6][7]

In October 2014, their single Run were proclaimed 3FM Serious Talent and 3FM Megahit respectively.^[8][9] After their performance at Eurosonic Noorderslag in 2015,^[10] vocalist Rikki Borgelt had surgery on her vocal cords due to sustaining vocal cord nodules.^[11] In April 2015 the band won the 3FM Serious Talent Award,^[4][5] and a few days later their single We Are One became Rondé's second 3FM Megahit.^[12]

The band's first album, the eponymous Rondé, was released on 13 January 2017.^[13] Their second album Flourish was released on 8 March 2019,^[14] containing twelve songs including 3FM Megahit Calling.^[15][16] Another 3FM Megahit by Rondé, Get To You, was released in 2020.^[17][18] Their most recent track (and 3FM Megahit) is Hard To Say Goodbye,^[19] which was rewarded with the Harde Schijf and Favourite Track awards from Dutch station Radio 538 in August 2021.^[20][21]

Discography

Albums

Album title	Release date	Charting in the Dutch Album Top 100			Comments
		Date of entry	Highest	Weeks
Rondé	13-01-2017	21-01-2017	18	20
Flourish	08-03-2019	16-03-2019	8	3

Singles

Single title	Release date	Charting in the Dutch Top 40			Comments
		Date of entry	Highest	Weeks
Run	07-11-2014	14-02-2015	tip2	-	Gold record
We Are One	10-04-2015	02-05-2015	tip12	-
Run (East & Young remix)	26-06-2015	11-07-2015	tip7	-	Nr. 73 in the Dutch Single Top 100
Why Do You Care	19-08-2016	27-08-2016	tip1	-
Naturally	06-01-2017	11-02-2017	31	5
Headlights	2017	20-05-2017	tip11	-
City Lights	2017	16-09-2017	tip9	-
Calling	2018	15-09-2018	tip8	-
Be Mine	2019	19-01-2019	tip13	-
Real Feelings	20-11-2020
Hard to Say Goodbye	13-08-2021	18-09-2021	5	30	Nr. 20 in the Dutch Single Top 100 NVPI: Platinum record
Love Myself	2022	16-04-2022	5	20	Nr. 17 in the Dutch Single Top 100 NVPI: Platinum record
Bright Eyes	2022	07-10-2022	9	26	Nr. 38 in the Dutch Single Top 100
Break My Heart	08-06-2023	24-06-2023	29	2*
Undecided	25-01-2024

Awards

• 2015 - Winner 3FM Serious Talent Award
• 2018 - Winner Schaal van Rigter (with Naturally)

• Run: 3FM Megahit, two times Favoruudschijf
• We Are One: 3FM Megahit
• Why Do You Care: 3FM Megahit, Harde Schijf (Radio 538)
• Naturally: Topsong NPO Radio 2, Harde Schijf (Radio 538), Schaal van Rigter
• Headlights: Topsong NPO Radio 2
• Calling: Topsong NPO Radio 2, 3FM Megahit
• Get To You: 3FM Megahit
• Hard To Say Goodbye: Harde Schijf (Radio 538), Favourite Track (Radio 538), 3FM Megahit

References

1. "Rondé - Biografie" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Rondé" (in Dutch). Top 40. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
3. "BEVESTIGD: Locked & Live met Rondé, Wies, Hang Youth en meer" (in Dutch). Het Podium. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
4. "Rondé wint de 3FM Serious Talent Award 2015" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
5. "Rondé wint 3FM Serious Talent Award" (in Dutch). AD. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
6. "OOR goes Popronde: Rondé" (in Dutch). OOR. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
7. "Rondé (2014)". Popronde. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
8. "Rondé live in De Ochtendshow" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
9. "Kijk terug: Rondé in 3voor12 Radio" (in Dutch). Agents After All. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
10. Menno Visser (18 January 2015). "ESNS15: Tranen van geluk bij Pinkpopwaardig Rondé" (in Dutch). 3voor12. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
11. "Leadzangeres van Rondé onder het mes" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
12. "Rondé scoort tweede 3FM Megahit" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
13. "Rondé: "We hebben een album waar we echt heel trots op zijn"" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
14. "Rondé scoort met nieuw album na lancering met tranen" (in Dutch). AD. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
15. "Spotify luistertips week 10 2019: Rondé – Flourish" (in Dutch). JFK. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
16. "'Calling' van Rondé is 3FM Megahit" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
17. "RONDÉ speelt hun nieuwe single 'Get To You' live" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
18. "'Get To You' van RONDÉ is 3FM Megahit" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
19. "'Hard to Say Goodbye' van RONDÉ is 3FM Megahit" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
20. "RONDÉ pakt de derde Harde Schijf" (in Dutch). Radio 538. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
21. "Hard To Say Goodbye van Rondé is de nieuwe 538 Favourite" (in Dutch). Radio 538. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.