Maan

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". In 2023, her song "Stiekem" with Goldband became the biggest Dutch-language hit single of all time, according to the Dutch Top 40. 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. 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", 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", 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. In March 2021, Maan had her second number-one single "Blijven slapen", a collaboration with Snelle. In November 2022, she released "Stiekem", 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.