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Lucky Fonz III
Person · male · Kingdom of the Netherlands · Gouda · born 1981
Dutch singer, singer-songwriter and writer
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1980s
Biography
English biography226 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374193708
Biography
Lucky Fonz III (born in 1981 as Otto Fons Wichers) is a Dutch singer-songwriter from Rotterdam, Netherlands.
History
Wichers studied at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Edinburg when he recorded his first titleless album in 2005. After winning the Grote Prijs van Nederland in the category singer-songwriter, Lucky Fonz III received more media attention. In 2007 the second album, called Life is short was released. In 2008 he did a serie of monthly live performances at VARA's De Wereld Draait Door, a Dutch talkshow on Nederland 3. In 2009 he did his first US tour including a performance at SxSW. In 2009 A family like yours. The single Ik heb een meisje entered the Dutch charts in May 2010 and is a precursor of the new album Hoe je honing maakt, which was released on 8 October 2010.
He has released several albums since, including 'All of Amsterdam' (2013), 'In je Nakie' (2016), 'Multimens' (2019), 'Hemellichamen' (2022) and 'De Zachte Krachten' (2026).
His debut novel 'Van de goden vervuld' was published in 2024 and nominated for the Hebban Debut Award 2025.
Albums
Lucky Fonz III, 2005
Life is short, 2007
A family like yours, 2009
Hoe je honing maakt, 2010
All of Amsterdam, 2013
In je nakie, 2016
Multimens, 2019
Hemellichamen, 2022
De Zachte Krachten, 2026
Singles
Ik heb een meisje, 2010
Diana, 2011
Zondag, 2017
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Wikipedia language versions | 3 | 16th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
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Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 3 | 16th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucky_Fonz_III.pngcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1823998seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Fonz_IIIbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Fonz_III
Why this artist is in the database
- List of singer-songwriters
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Pleuntje · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1823998 · MusicBrainz: 154c1798-b8ca-46ae-8710-dd1ad12b7961