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.

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 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", 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 .

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. 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.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2015–16 The Voice of Holland HerselfWinner 2016 Kerst met de Zandtovenaar Mary 2017 De beste zangers van Nederland HerselfParticipant Dance Dance Dance HerselfParticipant

Discography

Studio albums Title Details NLD Onverstaanbaar Released: 31 January 2020 Format: CD, Digital download1 Leven Released: 14 October 2022 Format: CD, LP, Digital download11 Eclips Released: 6 September 2024 Format: Digital download—

Extended plays Title Details NLD AM Released: 17 November 2017 Format: Digital download— PM Released: 24 November 2017 Format: Digital download— Waar ga je heen Released: 26 October 2018 Format: Digital download15

Singles + List of singles, with selected Top 100 chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album NL 40 NL 100 BEL (FL) "Warrior" 2015 — — — rowspan="5" "Halo" — — — "Let It Go" 2016 — — — "I Don't Believe You" — — — "New York, New York & Empire State of Mind" — — — "Perfect World" 31 25 — AM/PM "Ride It" 28 58 — "DJ" (with Jack $hirak) 59 — — "Give You All I Got" 54 — — "Someone That I Never Knew" 2017 — — — "Jij bent de liefde" 45 83 — "Nessun Dorma" — — — rowspan="5" "Vraag jezelf eens af" — — — "They Don't Play Our Love Song Any More" — — — "I Won't Give Up" — — — "Wereld zonder jou" (with Brace) — — — "In Amsterdam" (with Sevn Alias) 52 3 — Picasso (Sevn Alias) "Almost Had It All" 50 — — AM/PM "Pockets Full of Change" 57 — — "Me" — — — "Another Lonely Christmas" — — — rowspan="2" "Blijf bij mij" (with Ronnie Flex) 2 1 59 "Spijt" (with Jonna Fraser) 2018 32 25 96 Waar Ga Je Heen "Lief zoals je bent" 16 12 — "Waar ga je heen" — 100 — "Hij is van mij" (with Kris Kross Amsterdam, Bizzey & Tabitha) 1 1 72 rowspan="2" "Ik kom eraan" 2019 59 — — "Zo kan het dus ook" 12 7 54 Onverstaanbaar "Jij en ik tegen de wereld" 55 68 — "Ze huilt maar ze lacht" 3 8 — "Onverstaanbaar" 2020 — 28 — "Als ik ga" (with Sevn Alias) — 37 — "Rode wijn" (with Kraantje Pappie) 23 28 — "Nog even niet" 53 — — Onverstaanbaar "Zo kan het dus ook Part 2" — 98 75 rowspan=2 "Als ik je weer zie" (with Thomas Acda, Paul de Munnik & Typhoon)2021 6 5 59 "Blijven slapen" (with Snelle) 1 2 10 Leven "Niks is heilig"1540— "Leven" 15 45 — Leven "Naar de maan" 2022 9 19 — "Sowieso overhoop" 39 55 — "Stiekem" 2 1 2 "Paranoia" 2024 — — — Eclips "Rondje van de zaak" — — — "Lilly" — — — "Vermomd entree" — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Certifications YearSongStatusRef2016Perfect WorldGold2016Ride ItGold2018Blijf Bij MijX2 Platinum2018SpijtGold2018Lief zoals je bentGold2019Waar ga je heenGold2019Hij is van mijPlatinum

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