Caroline Polachek
The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
Chances for 2027
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2023
- Active since
- 2019
- Albums
- Desire, I Want to Turn Into You 2023
- Pang 2019
- Concerts per year
- 2026 1
- 2025 4
- 2023 75
- 2022 51
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 3,255 times in a collection
- 1,362 on a wishlist
- 18 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- In The Crew Of Tea Time 2013 · 179
- Pang 2019 · 45
- Standing At The Gate: Remix Collection 2021 · 2.260
- Non Voglio Mai Vedere Il Sole Tramontare 2022 · 571
- Desire, I Want To Turn Into You 2023 · 137
- Biggest own venue
- Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ±1.500 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
VRT Radio 1 11 2,6 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 11 2,6 per week Studio Brussel 10 2,3 per week KEXP 6 1,4 per week BBC Radio 1 5 1,2 per week DR P3 5 1,2 per week Radio Nova 3 0,7 per week FluxFM 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 366 2,3 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 355 3,2 per week since Oct 2024 BBC Radio 1 204 1,3 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 135 0,9 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 34 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 17 1,8 per week since Sep 2026 DR P3 5 1,0 per week since Oct 2026 Radio Nova 3 0,6 per week since Oct 2026
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI), and how many Discogs members own the record. Data provided by Discogs.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desire, I Want to Turn Into You | 2023 | #48 (7 wk) | #35 (1 wk) | – | 137 |
| Pang | 2019 | – | – | – | 45 |
Discogs: 3,255 times in a collection. 1,362 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Caroline Polachek compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/06 to 06/06/2027 | Barcelona | Spain | Primavera Sound (bevestigd) | Primavera Sound 2027 |
| 26/06 to 03/07/2027 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde (bevestigd) | Roskilde 2027 |
On the map, until the end of September 2027
The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
Mind Loaded (feat. Caroline Polachek, Lorde & Mustafa)
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Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat
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Per edition, historical
Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | 16 | B | 18 / 50 | 43 | 17 | 14 | 19 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | Best Kept Secret 2023 (Festivaldag 1): Stralend van start | Dansende Beren | 10/06/2023 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ▲Friday, June 2023 · Best Kept Secret
- ●27/02/2023 · Trix, Borgerhout
- ●24/02/2023 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●03/11/2019 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.
Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Welcome To My Island 30 · Love Triangle 12 · On & On 12 · So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings 11 · Sunset 8 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Love Triangle 16 · Sunset 1 · Fly To You 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | Love Triangle 1 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings 1 · Bunny Is a Rider 1 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings 5 |
| KEXP | United States | The Field 35 · Welcome To My Island 16 · Mind Loaded 15 · Spring Is Coming With a Strawberry in the Mouth 14 · Tell me I never knew that 13 |
| Radio Nova | France | Love Triangle 3 |