Famke Louise

Famke Jantina Louise Meijer (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə jɑnˈtinaː luˈʋiːzə ˈmɛiər]; born 9 December 1998), better known as Famke Louise, is a Dutch YouTuber, model and singer from Amsterdam. She took part in the 19th season of the Dutch television series Expeditie Robinson.^[1]

Famke Louise
Famke Louise at De Wereld Draait Door in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Famke Jantina Louise Meijer
Born	(1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 26) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Origin	Netherlands
Genres	Pop R&B Hip hop Nederhop
Occupations	YouTuber model singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Website	www.famkelouise.nl

Life and career

Meijer was born in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. In February 2016, Meijer started her own YouTube channel under her nickname Famke Louise. After she became known, she began using Famke Louise as her stage name. At first Meijer made prank videos with several friends; several of her videos were criticized for being fake. Because of this criticism Meijer decided to delete all her previous videos.^[2] She then began making videos about beauty, fashion and started vlogging. In 2017 she appeared in the Dutch television series Models in Paris: Het Echte Leven, where she was guided into the life of modelling; after the series ended, Meijer took part in photo-shoots with various Dutch magazines.^[3]

At the end of 2017, Meijer started working on her singing career. In November 2017 she released the single "Op Me Monnie", (Dutch/Surinamese mixed slang for: "I'm on my Paper/ On my money") which received attention from national media in The Netherlands several times.^[4][5] After this Meijer released the singles "Vroom" and "Lit".^[6] In March 2018, she released the single "Fan" in collaboration with rapper Ronnie Flex. The single achieved one million streams within one day and reached first place on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart.^[7] Meijer then released various singles like "Evoluatie", "High", "Slangen"(Snakes) and "Zonder Jou".(Without You) ^[8][9] In June 2018, Meijer released the single "Wine Slow (Remix)" in collaboration with the Dutch rappers Ronnie Flex, Idaly and Bizzey.^[10] Rapper Bizzey was also Meijer's manager from end 2017 until November 2018, he helped her with the start of her career.^[11]

Meijer appeared on the 19th season of the Dutch television series Expeditie Robinson in September 2018 and in StukTV's Jachtseizoen in November 2018.^[12] In November Meijer got her own documentary series on Videoland, which premiered at the Tuschinski cinema in Amsterdam. Since the end of 2018, Meijer has been signed to the Dutch Record label SPEC [nl] by Ali B.^[13] and Breghje Kommers.

In June 2019, Meijer won a FunX Music Award in the category Artist of the Year – Female;^[14] she was the first to win the Award in that category.^[15][16] In 2019 Meijer was guest jury member in Holland's Next Top Model and she appeared on Ik hou van Holland.^[17]

In 2020 she made a documentary called Bont Girl (translated as Fur Girl) in which she exposed the Chinese fur industry.^[18][19] That same year she appeared as Monkey in the Dutch television series The Masked Singer.^[20] In November 2020 Meijer released her debut album NEXT.^[21]

She faced criticism in September 2020 after she uploaded a video where she said she would no longer be following COVID-19 restrictions. She later removed the video and issued an apology.^[22]

Personal

Meijer dated rapper Ronnie Flex from mid-2018 to early-2019; they confirmed this in their Christmas song "Alleen door jou".^[23]

On 10 August 2021 Meijer confirmed here relation with former professional footballer Denzel Slager after they appeared together on the cover of the Dutch Cosmopolitan.^[24] On January 9, 2022, Meijer gave birth to their first child, a son.^[25]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	NL 100 [26]
		Peak	Weeks
2020	"NEXT"	64	1

Singles

Year	Title	NL 100 [26]		Certifications
		Peak	Weeks
2017	"Op Me Monnie"	3	10	NVPI: Gold
	"Vroom" (featuring Bokoesam)	7	4
2018	"Lit" (featuring LouiVos)	16	2
	"Fan" (featuring Ronnie Flex)	1	15	NVPI: Platinum
	"High"	29	2
	"Evoluatie" (featuring Bokoesam)	52	1
	"Zonder Jou"	Tip 9	2
	"Slangen"	23	2
	"Wine Slow (Remix)" (featuring Ronnie Flex, Idaly and Bizzey)	3	35	NVPI: Platinum
	"Ben Je Down?" (featuring Jayh & Badd Dimes)	20	8
	"Slide" (featuring Caza)	6	26	NVPI: Platinum
	"Alleen door jou" (featuring Ronnie Flex)	3	5
2019	"Derrière"	8	5
	"Boing Boing" (featuring Lauwtje & Poke)	21	6
	"Alleen jou" (featuring Idaly)	55	3
	"Boss Bitch"	36	4
	"Alleen wij" (featuring Numidia)	25	6
	"Badgyal" (featuring Jiri11 and Idaly)	Tip 16	1
	"Faka" (featuring Poke)	36	4
	"Powerwoman"	Tip 11	1
2020	"Sexy Loca" (featuring Afro Bros)	66	1
	"Amira" (featuring Numidia)	Tip 10	1
	"Jouw moment"	-	-
	"Emotieloos"	Tip 2	4
	"Gister"	-	-
	"Laten Zien"	-	-
2021	"Vieren" (featuring Vanessa Van Cartier, My Little Puny and Vivaldi)	-	-

References

1. "Top 40 - Famke Louise". Top40.nl (in Dutch).
2. "SnapKing vriendin Famke Louise reageert op het "oplichting" nieuws, Of ze spijt heeft van pranks en meer | AXED". AXED (in Dutch). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
3. "Een blik achter de schermen in: 'Models In Paris: Het Echte Leven'". Radio.NL (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 September 2018.
4. "Wie is Famke Louise en wat heeft zij in godsnaam gedaan?". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 September 2018.
5. "Famke Louise wint een prijs met Op Me Monnie en reageert geweldig op haters". Cosmopolitan (in Dutch). 14 December 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
6. "Nieuwe single Famke Louise". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
7. "Miljoen streams in één dag voor Ronnie Flex en Famke Louise". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 September 2018.
8. "Famke Louise brengt nieuwe single uit: 'Het is een heel oprecht liedje'". NU.nl. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
9. "Eindelijk: nieuwe plaat Famke Louise is uit". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
10. "Ronnie Flex, Famke Louise én Bizzey knallen dikke remix online". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
11. "Famke Louise breekt met managers Bizzey en JayJay". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 5 November 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
12. "Corry Konings en Famke Louise laatste twee deelnemers Expeditie Robinson". NU.nl. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
13. "Ali B. neemt Famke Louise onder zijn vleugels". Algemeen Dagblad. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
14. "Winnaars FunX Music Awards 2019". FunX.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
15. "FunX Music Awards voor Frenna, Broederliefde en Famke Louise". nos.nl (in Dutch). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
16. "Bizzey en Famke Louise Artist of the Year bij NPO FunX Music Awards 2019". Pers.NPO.nl (in Dutch). 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
17. "Famke Louise schiet jury Holland's Next Top Model te hulp". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
18. "Bontfoto Famke Louise was dekmantel om Chinese markt te ontmaskeren". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
19. "Famke Louise lanceert heftige docu over Chinese bontindustrie". Telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
20. "Bijna 3 miljoen kijkers zien ontmaskering van bekende influencer bij The Masked Singer". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
21. "Famke Louise lanceert debuutalbum". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
22. "Dutch celebs face backlash over Covid rebellion". BBC News. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
23. "Nieuwe kersthit Famke en Ronnie bevestigt relatie". Metronieuws.nl (in Dutch). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
24. "Famke Louise en Denzel Slager maken hun relatie officieel". FunX.nl (in Dutch). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
25. "Famke Louise bevallen van zoontje". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
26. "Dutchcharts Top 100 - Famke Louise". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 November 2020.

External links

• Media related to Famke Louise at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Dutch)
• Famke Louise's channel on YouTube
• Famke Louise on Instagram
• Famke Louise at IMDb