{"id":51,"date":"2022-04-03T17:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T15:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-01-03T13:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T12:54:44","slug":"featured-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/?page_id=51","title":{"rendered":"Featured Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"51\" class=\"elementor elementor-51\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a6b896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a6b896\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d9df98\" data-id=\"5d9df98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6962a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6962a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Featured Artist of the month January 2025<\/h4><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-509\" src=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/januari-2025-aron-michaels-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/januari-2025-aron-michaels-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/januari-2025-aron-michaels.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/p><p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Aron Michaels, who lives in Brabant and was born as Michael Saedt on March 8, 1965 in Nijmegen, started his singing career in Dordrecht in an unexpected way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">After much urging from friends, he decided to sing an Elvis song as a joke during a local performance.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The enthusiastic and positive audience gave Aron the confidence to continue singing.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">This led to him taking part in talent shows, the first of which took place in Rotterdam.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">He quickly became a welcome guest and managed to impress with his performances.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">After numerous successful talent shows, where he always took home the first prizes, Aron decided to take his passion for music seriously.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">His breakthrough followed quickly, with invitations to perform on popular TV programs such as Winkel van Sinkel, CallTV, Hart voor Muziek, and the Op naar de Top Festival.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">He even performed in prestigious locations such as the RAI and Ahoy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">In collaboration with Muijs-Entertainment Services, his career continued to grow, with a busy schedule of performances throughout the Netherlands and Belgium.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">In 2010, Aron took a new path when he came into contact with Martin van Gent, former lead singer\/guitarist of New Four.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">This led to the release of his first single, the Dutch song \u201cFoto aan de Wand\u201d, the accompanying video clip of which was regularly shown on TV Oranje.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Shortly afterwards, the song \u201cIk Mis Je Steeds Meer\u201d followed, which was also successfully broadcast.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">After a period of silence, Aron returned in 2018 with the song \u201cDe Zon Zal Voor Jou Schijnen\u201d, in collaboration with Dutch Music Artist.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Aron, an avid Elvis fan from a young age, increasingly felt the urge to sing English songs.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">His performances took on a country slant, with covers of greats such as Elvis Presley, Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">After a period of silence, Aron returned in 2018 with the song \u201cDe Zon Zal Voor Jou Schijnen\u201d, in collaboration with Dutch Music Artist.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Aron, an avid Elvis fan from a young age, increasingly felt the urge to sing English songs.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">His performances took on a country slant, with covers of greats such as Elvis Presley, Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Written by Cor Winkels<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><h4>Featured Artist of the month August 2024<\/h4><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yara-beeks-hoes-foto-augustus-2024-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yara-beeks-hoes-foto-augustus-2024-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yara-beeks-hoes-foto-augustus-2024-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yara-beeks-hoes-foto-augustus-2024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yara-beeks-hoes-foto-augustus-2024-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yara-beeks-hoes-foto-augustus-2024-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yara-beeks-hoes-foto-augustus-2024-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yara-beeks-hoes-foto-augustus-2024.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>Yara Beeks is a young ( 26 june 2004 Country singer-songwriter from The Netherlands.<\/p><p>&#8216;Where the Road Leads Me&#8217;: Yara Beeks releases new Country single.<\/p><p>Yara Beeks enthusiastically announces the release of her latest single &#8216;Where the Road Leads Me&#8217;. This song, arranged in collaboration with her band, is about the adventure of going out into the wide world, finding your own way and making your own mistakes. &#8216;Where the Road Leads Me&#8217; is an energetic and inspiring track that takes listeners on a musical journey. The song was recorded at Neo Music in Bovensmilde, where the unique collaboration between Yara and the band came to life. Stay informed of all the news and updates by following Yara on social media. Don&#8217;t miss the opportunity to discover the latest music and be part of the musical journey.<\/p><p>With thanks to: Geert Hakze<\/p><p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yarabeeks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.yarabeeks.com\/<\/a><\/p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YaraBeeks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YaraBeeks<\/a><\/p><h4>Featured Artist of the month Februari 2023<\/h4><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-271\" src=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Image1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Image1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Image1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Image1-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Image1.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><div class=\"module--translations-translatedtext js-module--translations-translatedtext is-placeholder\" data-size=\"s\">Vitoria Eman a singer of European\/Indonesian origin comes from a very musical family.<\/div><div class=\"module--translations-translatedtext js-module--translations-translatedtext is-placeholder\" data-size=\"s\">Her father, brother and sisters and her son Denzell of Spain and her daughter Indy of Spain can all sing well. But also the family on mother&#8217;s side is very musical. So it&#8217;s not surprising that Victoria had a good school.<\/div><div data-size=\"s\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"module--translations-translatedtext js-module--translations-translatedtext is-placeholder\" data-size=\"s\">In 1991 she started participating in talent shows together with her sister and as a duo they always finished high in the finals.<\/div><div data-size=\"s\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"module--translations-translatedtext js-module--translations-translatedtext is-placeholder\" data-size=\"s\">Eventually she stopped as a duo singer and was asked for various bands but because her solo career became so successful, she stopped in 2020.<\/div><div data-size=\"s\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"module--translations-translatedtext js-module--translations-translatedtext is-placeholder\" data-size=\"s\">In addition to many covers, she started in 2014 with original Country songs that are written by songwriters from the USA, Canada, Norway\u00a0 and UK.<\/div><div data-size=\"s\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"module--translations-translatedtext js-module--translations-translatedtext is-placeholder\" data-size=\"s\">Meanwhile, Victoria Eman is an indispensable part of all country charts around the world.<\/div><div data-size=\"s\">\u00a0<\/div><div data-size=\"s\">More of Victoria Eman you can find on her website: www.victoria-eman.eu, on her YouTube channel, on ReverbNation, on the Nashville Universe site and on her Facebook group: &#8216;Singer Victoria Eman<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c46b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c46b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Featured Artist of the month Januari 2023<\/h4><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-257\" src=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/My-next-new-year-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/My-next-new-year-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/My-next-new-year-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/My-next-new-year-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/My-next-new-year-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/My-next-new-year-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/My-next-new-year-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/My-next-new-year-225x225.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>Melanie Mutsers and Dennie van den Bosch have been able in the past year\u00a0 to credit many successes.<\/p><p>In addition to the successful singles, they were also regularly seen on TV. They don&#8217;t start 2023 with a Dutch sing-along, but cross the border and share the good intentions for the new year in English.<\/p><p>There is one thing in common with the hits from 2022 and that is that the fun is dripping off with this single &#8220;My New Next Year&#8221;.<\/p><p>Mel &amp; Den received support from Martine for this single and, like the previous singles, the single was released on the NL Hits label.<\/p><p>2023 will be a year in which we will hear and see a lot from this popular duo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f6bb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90f6bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Featured Artist of the month July<br><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-219\" src=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ab67616d00001e02e804d6706de4266929812f30-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ab67616d00001e02e804d6706de4266929812f30.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ab67616d00001e02e804d6706de4266929812f30-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ab67616d00001e02e804d6706de4266929812f30-225x225.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Hickory Hank<\/h4>\n<p>Has it been long? Nah, it&#8217;s not that long actually. So it wasn&#8217;t all that long ago that a number of musicians, relatively unknown to each other, got together to share their love of Country and Americana in particular. The men soon found common heroes in Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and Gram Parsons. There is also a common love for the more traditional instruments. This includes the guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass cymbal and whatever else is on the table.<\/p>\n<p>From their small town on the Rhine, the men are slowly but surely building up a solid live reputation. And they are welcome on and off the stage. Given their instruments, they have the freedom of movement to play in any cozy corner. In fact, that may be what they like best. Blessed with voices like nightingales, the polyphonic singing really adds value.<br>Besides playing covers, the band has also focused on writing, playing and recording their own material.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6273ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6273ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Featured Artist of the month June<\/h4><h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57\" src=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/blackfields-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/blackfields-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/blackfields-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/blackfields-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dutch-country-music-radio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/blackfields.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3><h4>Blackfields (Country Rebels)!<\/h4><p>Their repertoire mainly consists of country songs by Chris Stapleton, Johnny Cash, Tyler Childers, Etta James, the Judds &amp; Loretta Lynn, among others.<\/p><p>The band members know each other from their circle of friends and last year decided to make music together. It has since grown into a close-knit club. They are proud of what they do and hope to continue doing so for many years to come!<\/p><p>They also started writing their own songs and came into contact with John and Nienke from Neo Music. A warm contact has arisen with these 2 and they are now considered good friends. John and Nienke worked together with Blackfields to develop their first song into a full-fledged production. They are also on their way to a full album. Kelly, Rick, Tienus and Marcel (Blackfields) are a striking company, on their way to more!<\/p><p>Listen to their debut single \u201cDisappointed\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured Artist of the month January 2025 Aron Michaels, who lives in Brabant and was born as Michael Saedt on March 8, 1965 in Nijmegen, started his singing career in Dordrecht in an unexpected way. After much urging from friends, he decided to sing an Elvis song as a joke during a local performance. 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