Winston Bergwijn (born April 20, 1978), known professionally as Winne, is a Dutch rapper.
Career
Winne was born in
Paramaribo
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,
Suriname
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, and moved to
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...
at a young age. He started rapping in English, initially under the name Static, until his friends encouraged him to rap in Dutch. With his group D.C.O., he performed at various locations in Rotterdam. In 2005, Winne suddenly became known to a wider audience when his track "Top 3 MC", produced by Kapitein Mo, was released on the internet. A few months later, the track "Pomp Die Shit!" was released on the compilation album ''What's da Flavor?!'', which left its mark on the Dutch hip hop scene. Then he appeared on albums of
Opgezwolle
Opgezwolle () was a Dutch rap group consisting of MCs Sticky Steez and Phreako Rico, and beatmaker DJ Dippy Delic.
Biography
In 2001 Opgezwolle competed in a contest called "De Oogst van Overijssel". After winning the final in Enschede in May 20 ...
and
U-Niq. In 2006, he was signed by the label
TopNotch
TopNotch is a Dutch record label specializing in hip-hop. The label was founded in 1995, and is run by Vincent Patty. After some commercial success (with rap acts such as De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, The Opposites, Def Rhymz, Postmen, and Extince) ...
.
In 2007, he released his debut EP ''Onoverwinnelijk'', which included the tracks "Top 3 MC", "Pomp die Shit!" and "Begrijp me niet verkeerd". For the latter he won a State Award in 2008 for the best music video of that year.
In 2009, he followed up with his debut studio album ''Winne Zonder Strijd''. The album contained the live and internet hits "W.I.N.N.E.", "Alles Wat Ik Wil" featuring GMB and "Lotgenoot". The same year he released the compilation mixtape ''So So Lobi'', in collaboration with Patta.
In 2011, he was seen with
Henny Vrienten
Henny Vrienten (27 July 1948 – 25 April 2022) was a Dutch musician best known as the singer and bassist of the popular 1980s ska pop band Doe Maar. He also composed music for television and film.
Biography Early days
Vrienten began his car ...
of
Doe Maar
Doe Maar (; ) was a Dutch pop band that combined punk, ska, and reggae influences. Formed in 1978, they broke up in 1984, reunited in 2000, and remained sporadically active from then until 2021, when their frontman, Henny Vrienten, died. Th ...
in an episode of ''Ali B op volle toeren''.
Other activities
Winne, a Rotterdam resident, narrated the Dutch docuseries ''
That One Word – Feyenoord'' (''Dat ene woord – Feyenoord'') released on
Disney+
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, which in its first season centers around the
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
association football club
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Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...
during its
2020–21 season.
Discography
;Albums
* ''Onoverwinnelijk EP'' (2007)
* ''Winne Zonder Strijd'' (2009)
* ''Oprecht Door Zee'' (2018)
References
External links
Profile at AllMusicProfile at TopNotch
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1978 births
Living people
Dutch male rappers
Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
Musicians from Paramaribo
Musicians from Rotterdam