Margaret Gertrude Mary (Monique) Smit (born 9 April 1989) is a Dutch singer and television presenter.

Early life

Monique grew up in

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as the younger sister of Jan Smit. After finishing school, she attended Don Bosco College, and later became a hairdresser.

Career

Smit participated in her brother's reality series ''Gewoon Jan Smit''. She presented the show ''Zapp Kids Top 20'' for

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and ''Wild van Muziek'' broadcast on Sterren 24. She also appeared in the reality show ''Just the Two of Us'' in 2007 where she came in second and performed in a duet with

Xander de Buisonjé Alexander Serge de Buisonjé (born 19 July 1973) is a Dutch singer who performs in Dutch and English. He is also a TV presenter best known for presenting ''Vrienden van Amstel LIVE!'' (2010) and ''Vrienden van Amstel zingen Kroonjuwelen'' (2012) ...

. Smit debuted with her solo "Wild", which was in top five in 2007. One year later she released her first solo album ''Stel Je Voor'', which contains singles like ""Vrouwenalfabet" and "Stel Je Voor". Smit has released four music albums and several music singles. In 2023, she made headlines by inspiring a hate-campaign against Dutch poet Pim Lammers. In April 2023, she appeared in an episode of the television game show ''

Alles is Muziek ''Alles is Muziek'' (Dutch for: ''Everything is Music'') was a 2023 Dutch television show presented by Marieke Elsinga. In the show, two teams compete by recreating songs using everyday objects. The team captains were Jeroen van Koningsbrugge and ...

''.

Albums

*''Stel je voor imited edition' (2008) *''Verder 4 tracks' (2010) *''Grenzeloos'' (in partnership with

Tim Douwsma Tim Douwsma (born 4 November 1987) is a Dutch singer. In 2007, he participated in the talent show ''So You Wanna Be a Popstar (Netherlands), So You Wanna Be a Popstar'' on Dutch television channel SBS 6. Career Douwsma was born in Drachten, Fr ...

) (2013) *''2 kleine kleutertjes'' (2015) *''Sinterklaas is in het land'' (2016) *''Kerstliedjes'' (2017)Smit
Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018

References

External links

* 1989 births Living people 21st-century Dutch singers {{Netherlands-bio-stub