Janieck van de Polder (; born ),[ better known by his stage name Janieck Devy or just the mononym Janieck, is a Dutch singer-songwriter, musician, actor and DJ.]
Early life
Van de Polder was born on 24 June 1994[ in Noordwijk, Netherlands. He learned to play the guitar while waiting for the film set and wrote melodies and lyrics for his friends band Lost Fox,][ At the age of 14, he wrote his first song he ever recorded titled "A Better Man".]
Career
Acting
Van de Polder began acting at the age of ten and his first starring role was a titular role in the 2004 movie Tow Truck Pluck. Afterwards, he appeared in the 2006 movie Crusade in Jeans as Pepin. His next role was Punkjongen in the 2009 movie My Queen Karo.
Music
Van de Polder made his debut as a singer in 2012, where he sent demos of his songs to producers Rowin Schumm and Tjaart Venema of SBV Music Entertainment who wanted to make a track with him,
In February 2016, it was announced that van de Polder signed a deal with Spinnin' Records,
On 20 January 2017 he released the single "Just Wanna Be with You" on Spinnin' Premium.
In December 2017, Janieck released his single "Does it Matter".
Awards and nominations
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| 2015 | Buma Awards | Buma Award National | "Reality" | rowspan="2" | |
| Buma Award International |
| 2016 | 100% NL | Breakthrough of the Year | Himself | rowspan="2" | |
| Hit of the Year | "Feel the Love" (Sam Feldt Edit) |
| Buma Awards | Buma Award International | | |
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Charted singles
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| 2015
! scope="row" | "Reality"
(Lost Frequencies featuring Janieck Devy) | 29 |
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NVPI: Platinum
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BEA: 4× Platinum
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BPI: Silver
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BVMI: 3× Gold
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GLF: 3× Platinum
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| 2016
! scope="row" | "Feel the Love" (Sam Feldt Edit)
(as Janieck) | — | |
| 2017
! scope="row" | "Just Wanna Be with You"
(as Janieck) | — | |
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| 2018
! scope="row" | "You Don't Have to Like It"
(with Lucas & Steve) | — | |
| 2019
! scope="row" | "Narcotic"
(with Younotus and Senex) | — |
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BVMI: Platinum
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IFPI AUT: Gold
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IFPI SWI: Gold
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SNEP: Gold
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Non-charted singles
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2012: "Six String Thing" SBV
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2013: "Inspire Me" SBV
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2014: "Better Man" SBV
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2015: "Reality" (Lost Frequencies featuring Janieck Devy) The
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2015: "Drifting" (Sascha Braemer featuring Janieck Devy) WhatIPlay
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2015: "Don't Give Up On Us"
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2016: "Feel the Love" (Sam Feldt Edit) (as Janieck) Spinnin'
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2016: "Madison" (Alle Farben featuring Janieck) Ultra
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2017: "Just Wanna Be with You" (as Janieck) Spinnin'
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2017: "Little Hollywood" (as Janieck, with Alle Farben) Synesthesia
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2018: "Maybe" (with BUNT.) Spinnin'
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2018: "To Rome" (with Deepend) PIAS
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2019: "Somebody New" Spinnin'
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2020: "How (Do I Love You) Spinnin'
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2021: "Northern Lights Armada
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2021: "Life" Armada
Filmography
Credits adapted from IMDb; sorted by year.
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Tow Truck Pluck (2004) - Pluk
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Crusade in Jeans (2006) - Pepin
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My Queen Karo (2009) - Punkjongen
Notes
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A "Feel the Love" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
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B "Feel the Love" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Walloon Ultratip chart.
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C "Just Wanna Be with You" did not enter the Singles Top 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Tipparade chart.
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D "Just Wanna Be with You" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Flemish Dance Bubbling Under chart.
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E "Just Wanna Be with You" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 18 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart.
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F "Little Hollywood" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 19 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart.
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G "You Don't Have to Like It" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 32 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
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H "Narcotic" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 11 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
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I "Narcotic" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.
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