Maan de Steenwinkel

Biography

Maan de Steenwinkel (born 10 February 1997), also known mononymously as Maan, is a Dutch singer. She first came to prominence after winning season six of The Voice of Holland. She has subsequently taken part in the Dutch television series De beste zangers van Nederland and in the Dutch version of Dance Dance Dance.
In 2019, de Steenwinkel became the first The Voice of Holland winner to have a number-one single on the Dutch Top 40 with "Hij is Van Mij×Hij is van mij21 December 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hij is van mij3:34". In 2023, her song "Stiekem×Stiekem4 November 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Stiekem3:23" with Goldband became the biggest Dutch-language hit single of all time, according to the Dutch Top 40.

Early life

De Steenwinkel was born in Utrecht. The family moved to Bergen, North Holland a year later. Her father Siebe de Steenwinkel is a television director for talk show programmes such as Pauw and De Wereld Draait Door and her mother was a handicraft teacher.
She attended Murmellius Gymnasium in Alkmaar.

Career

In 2015, de Steenwinkel auditioned for season six of The Voice of Holland, where she was a member of Team Marco. She performed "The Power of Love" in her blind audition, where all four coaches turned their chairs. On 29 January 2016, de Steenwinkel went on to win the competition. Following her win, she released the single "Perfect World" produced by Hardwell, which was certified gold and peaked within the Top 40 in the Netherlands. Her follow-up single, "Ride It×Ride It1 April 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ride It3:40", achieved similar levels of success. In 2016, she voiced Becky the porcupine in the Dutch dub of the animated film Sing.
In 2017, de Steenwinkel became involved with season ten of De beste zangers van Nederland and season three of Dance Dance Dance. In December, de Steenwinkel was performing live at Radio 538 when a nude streaker ambushed the stage, causing her to burst into tears mid-performance. It was later revealed that the station's DJ Frank Dane initiated the prank, which led to controversy.
In February 2019, "Hij is Van Mij×Hij is van mij21 December 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hij is van mij3:34", her song with Kris Kross Amsterdam, Bizzey and Tabitha, reached number one on the Dutch Top 40, and Maan became the first The Voice of Holland winner to record a number-one single.
In January 2020, she released her debut album Onverstaanbaar×Onverstaanbaar31 January 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Onverstaanbaar3:022Niet Alleen3:413Ze Huilt Maar Ze Lacht3:0647 Maanden3:155Nog Even Niet2:556Als Ik Ga (ft. Sevn Alias)3:527Spiegel3:398Kom Maar2:449Zo Kan Het Dus Ook2:3410Vergeet Je Niet3:0911Jij En Ik Tegen De Wereld2:4212Spiegelbeeld3:12.
In March 2021, Maan had her second number-one single "Blijven slapen×Blijven slapen26 February 2021 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Blijven slapen2:51", a collaboration with Snelle. In November 2022, she released "Stiekem×Stiekem4 November 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Stiekem3:23", a song with the Dutch pop group Goldband, shortly after publicising her relationship with member Karel Gerlach. "Stiekem" spent nine weeks at number two in 2022 and 2023. In May 2023, it became the biggest Dutch-language hit single of all time, according to the Dutch Top 40.

Personal life

Maan was in a relationship with Dutch DJ Tony Junior beginning in 2017 when they met at the Mysteryland festival, but in December 2019, she announced their breakup on Instagram. In August 2022, Goldband's Karel Gerlach announced at Lowlands that he was dating Maan.