Joost Klein
Joost Klein is a Dutch musician from Friesland who brings rap, gabber and happy hardcore together with playful humour and personal stories, from “Friesenjung” and “Europapa” to Kleinkunst.
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- Born
- 10 November 1997, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Roots
- Grew up in Britsum, Friesland
- Started online
- Humorous videos as EenhoornJoost on YouTube
- Breakout
- “Friesenjung” in 2023, followed by “Europapa” in 2024
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How it started.
Joost grew up in Britsum in the Dutch province of Friesland. Fans first knew him as EenhoornJoost, posting funny, inventive YouTube videos. He began sharing music on the channel in 2016, and music gradually became his main focus.
Finding his sound.
His songs bring personal writing together with rap and pounding gabber beats. Early festival appearances helped build his audience, while “Friesenjung” with Ski Aggu and Otto Waalkes took him to number one in Germany in 2023.
The story in Europapa.
Representing the Netherlands at Eurovision in 2024 fulfilled a childhood ambition. “Europapa” combines his love of happy hardcore with grief for the parents he lost when he was young. He described the song as a kind of letter to his father.
Still making things.
Unity followed in 2025, with Kleinkunst and Dutch Hardcore arriving in 2026. Alongside his own releases, Joost teamed up with Käärijä and Tommy Cash for Boyband and became a coach on The Voice van Vlaanderen.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Dutch HardcoreRecording artist
- 2026Boyband / I Miss UsPerformer with Käärijä and Tommy Cash
- 2026KleinkunstRecording artist
- 2025UnityRecording artist
- 2024EuropapaPerformer and co-writer; Netherlands’ Eurovision entry
- 2023FriesenjungPerformer with Ski Aggu and Otto Waalkes
- 2022FryslânRecording artist
Television
- 2026The Voice van VlaanderenCoach
Awards
- Schaal van Rigter 2025“Europapa” was the most-played Dutch track of the previous year on NPO 3FM.
- NPO Radio 2 Top 2000 Award 2024“Europapa” entered the Top 2000 at number 139, the highest new Dutch entry that year.
- Popprijs 2023Received at Noorderslag on 20 January 2024 for his impact on Dutch pop music during 2023.
Quotes
Ik ben dankbaar dat mensen de tijd hebben genomen om naar me te luisteren.Joost Klein, NOS Jeugdjournaal
Speaking in February 2026 about still performing “Europapa.” In English: he is grateful that people took the time to listen to him.
Trivia
- His early YouTube name, EenhoornJoost, means UnicornJoost.
- His older brother and sister introduced him to happy hardcore CDs, alongside Crazy Frog and K-Liber.
- He published a poetry collection after promising his father he would become a writer.
- He often brings the Frisian flag onstage as a nod to his home province.
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