Kathleen Aerts
Kathleen Aerts (born 18 June 1978 in Geel, Belgium) is a Belgian singer, actress and host. She was a member of the successful Flemish girl group K3.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kathelijne Elisabeth Maria Aerts |
Born | Geel, Belgium | 18 June 1978
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, host, musicalactress |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Studio 100, Sony BMG (with K3) |
Associated acts | K3 (1998 to 2009) |
Website |
Personal life
Kathleen Aerts married Sven van Hoof, a police officer, in 2010. Their first child, a boy, was born on 26 January 2011. Their second boy was born in December 2013. In 2015, she moved with her husband, sons and mother to Paarl, South Africa.
Career
From 1998 to 2009 Aerts was a member of the famous and successful girl group K3. In 2009 she decided to stop being a member of K3 and to start her solo career. Her first song, named "Zumba Yade", was made in cooperation with Unicef. Aerts spent for each bought CD some cents to Unicef. She sold more than 10,000 CDs in Belgium and the Netherlands. In 2010 Kathleen became a member of the "Ketnetband". In 2010 she also decided to go back to children's music. So she made a song, named "Boerderij blues" (en. Farm blues). She will make just three other songs for children. Since 2007 there is a wax figure of Kathleen Aerts in the museum of Madame Tussauds in Amsterdam.
Books
- 2009: Mijn leven als K1 (Author: Kathleen Aerts, ISBN 978-94-6099-000-7, published by Kwagga in Dutch)
- 2015: Voor altijd mijn mama. Leven met jongdementie (Author: Kathleen Aerts, ISBN 978-94-0142-877-4, published by Lannoo in Dutch)
- 2017: Lilly en Max in de wereld van Oma (Author: Kathleen Aerts, ISBN 978-94-0144-489-7, published by Lannoo in Dutch)
Musicals
- 1998: Sneeuwwitje (as Sneeuwwitje, en. "Snow White")
- 2002: Doornroosje (as one of the good "fairies", en. Sleeping Beauty)
- 2003: De drie biggetjes (as Knorri, one of the "Three little pigs")
- 2005: De kleine zeemeermin (as The "Little Mermaid")
- 2007: De drie biggetjes (as Knorri, one of the "Three little pigs")
Films
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
2002 | K3 in Zwitserland | Kathleen, main role | |
2003 | K3 in de Ardennen | Kathleen, main role | |
2004 | K3 en het Magische Medaillon | Kathleen, main role | First K3 theater movie |
2006 | K3 en het Ijsprinsesje | kathleen, main role | |
Piet Piraat en het Vliegende Schip | The Yellow Flesh-eating Plant | Voice only | |
2007 | K3 en de Kattenprins | Kathleen, main role | |
K3 in de sneeuw | Kathleen, main role | ||
2012 | Sint & Diego en de magische bron van Myra | Mother, supporting role | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1999 | Euosong 1999 | Herself, candidate | casting show |
2000 | Samson & Gert | Herself, guest appearance | "K3 Komt Op Bezoek" |
2000–2005 | Top of the Pops NL | Herself, 9 episodes | |
2002 | Samson & Gert | Herself, guest appearance | "K3 Komt Niet" |
2003–2009 | De Wereld van K3 | Herself, host | Talkshow |
2009–2010 | Ranking the stars | Herself | 8 episodes |
2009 | K2 zoekt K3 | Herself, guest appearance | Casting show |
2009 | Hit the road | Herself, guest appearance | 3 episodes |
2009 | Junior Eurosong 2009 | Herself, judge | casting show |
2010 | My name is... | Herself, judge | Casting show |
2012 | Junor Eurosong 2012 | Herself, vocal coach | casting show |
2013 | Vlaanderen muziekland | Herself | |
2013 | Op stap met Dirk Scheele | Herself |
Discography
Singles
- For her work with K3, see K3 discography.
Year | Title | BE | NL | Notes |
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2009 | Zumba Yade | 11 | 3 | together with Soweto Gospel Choir, Sold: 10.000+ |
2012 | De sinterklaas polonaise | 14 | – | |
2012 | Feest voor iedereen | – | 59 | feat. Diego Piet |
2013 | Hey Chicke | 15 | – | |
2013 | Vliegen | 17 | – | |
2013 | Juffrouw | 53 | – | |
2016 | De Roos | – | – | |
2017 | Afrika | – | – | |
Albums
Year | Title | BE | NL | Notes |
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2009 | Kathleen in symfonie | 21 | – | |
2012 | Dag Sinterklaasje | 14 | 53 | |
2013 | Vlinders | 24 | – | |
Sources
- "Chart Stats: K3". ultratop.be (Page in Dutch)
- "Chart Stats: K3". dutchcharts.nl (Page in Dutch)
- http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=G5H2BD5V7 (Page in Dutch)
- http://www.nieuwsblad.be/video/videoplayer.aspx?videoid=8427183 (Page in Dutch)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100617032915/http://album.gva.be/foto-album/ex-k3-kathleen-trouwt.aspx (Page in Dutch)
- http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlboulevard/nieuws/articleview/)/components/actueel/rtlboulevard/2009/03_maart/entertainment/articles/23032009_kathleen_k3.xml (Page in Dutch)
- http://nlpop.blog.nl/hit-of-shit/2009/11/28/hit-of-shit-kathleen-en-danny-de-munk-dat-afgezaagde-zinnetje-video (Page in Dutch)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110612022633/http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/944/Celebrities/article/detail/1011026/2009/10/06/Kathleen-Aerts-ex-K3-was-jarenlang-depressief.dhtml (Page in Dutch)
- http://zwanger.blog.nl/beroemde-mamas/2010/08/10/kathleen-aerts-ex-k3-zwanger-blonde-baby-in-verwachting (Page in Dutch)
- http://www.nu.nl/achterklap/2341083/kathleen-blijft-kinderen-zingen.html (Page in Dutch)