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Kraantje Pappie
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Kraantje Pappie

Popularity today
39
Belgium 41 · the Netherlands 51 · Worldwide 11 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Pukkelpop 2025
21
Belgium 14 · Netherlands 38 · Worldwide 12 · level C

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

Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 53 points (B), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Very unlikely
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
2.362.375
Deezer 44.336 · streams per day 60.347
Last.fm listeners
82.208
rank 2150 in Belgium · rank 1391 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
335.990
@kraantjepappie · updated on 04/11/2026
Search interest
76
Belgium 76 · the Netherlands 94 · Worldwide 45 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
38.716
EN 3.738 · NL 34.978 · FR 0

Hip-hop & R&BnederhopHip-HopdutchAllgroningen

Career

Line-ups
Pukkelpop 2017, Pukkelpop 2019, Pinkpop 2019, Pukkelpop 2025
Active since
2012
Albums
  • Crane IV 2025
  • DADDY 2018
  • Crane III 2016
  • Crane II 2014
  • Crane 2012
Hits since 2015
  • Ja! (Bizzey feat. Kraantje Pappie, Chivv & Yung Felix) NL #1, 2018
  • Lil Craney NL #2, 2018
  • Drup (Bizzey, Kraantje Pappie, Jonna Fraser & Ramiks) NL #2, 2019
  • Moment (Kris Kross Amsterdam, Kraantje Pappie & Tabitha) NL #5, 2019
  • Pompen BE #6, 2017
  • Liefde in de lucht (Kraantje Pappie feat. Joshua Nolet) NL #6, 2018
Concerts per year
  • 2026 12
  • 2025 13
  • 2024 14
  • 2019 28
  • 2018 49
  • 2017 40
  • 2016 11
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Gold and platinum
Belgium: 0 albums, 2 singles
  • Pompen platina, 2017
  • Pompen goud, 2017
the Netherlands: 3 albums, 27 singles
  • Crane III platina, 2022
  • Daddy platina, 2022
  • DADDY goud, 2018
Discogs
  • 496 times in a collection
  • 143 on a wishlist
  • 11 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Wat Nou Als Het Lukt? / Waar Is Kraan? ? · 2
  • Crane 2011 · 140
  • Semi Bekend EP 2012 · 33
  • Alles Gaat Voorbij 2012 · 1
  • Crane II 2014 · 58
  • Handen Omhoog 2014 · 9
  • Crane III 2016 · 56
  • Daddy 2018 · 37
  • Nacht / Het Is Een Nacht.. (Levensecht) 2020 · 138
  • Crane IV 2025 · 21
All 11 releases
  • Wat Nou Als Het Lukt? / Waar Is Kraan? ? · 2
  • Crane 2011 · 140
  • Semi Bekend EP 2012 · 33
  • Alles Gaat Voorbij 2012 · 1
  • Weekend 2013 · 1
  • Crane II 2014 · 58
  • Handen Omhoog 2014 · 9
  • Crane III 2016 · 56
  • Daddy 2018 · 37
  • Nacht / Het Is Een Nacht.. (Levensecht) 2020 · 138
  • Crane IV 2025 · 21
Biggest own venue
  • Grote Zaal, Groningen
  • ±1.500 plaatsen
  • 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
NPO 3FM184,2 per week
MNM51,2 per week
Since we track the station
NPO 3FM2161,4 per weeksince Nov 2023
Studio Brussel80,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
MNM70,7 per weeksince Sep 2026
Qmusic NL50,3 per weeksince Jul 2026
Qmusic20,0 per weeksince Feb 2025
Home act
92% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)

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.

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinumDiscogs collections
Crane IV2025–#99 (1 wk)–21
DADDY2018#59 (4 wk)#2 (55 wk)gold NL, platinum NL37
Crane III2016#57 (35 wk)#22 (88 wk)platinum NL56
Crane II2014#62 (5 wk)#13 (3 wk)–58
Crane2012#73 (19 wk)#8 (11 wk)–140

Discogs: 496 keer in een collectie. 143 times on een verlanglijst; singles met goud of platina: Belgium 2, the Netherlands 27.

How popular is Kraantje Pappie compared with other countries?

Much bigger in the Netherlands and Belgium than you would expect; smaller in Germany and the United Kingdom.

Netherlands×56
Belgium×10
Spain×0,4
Germany×0,3
Italy×0,2
Denmark×0,2
France×0,2
Zweden×0,1
Poland×0,1
United Kingdom×0,0

Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

De Manier
Crane III
op Deezer
Nacht
Nacht
op Deezer
Pompen
Crane III
op Deezer

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.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Pukkelpop 201720C28 / 11915356515Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pukkelpop 201925B16 / 111–487120Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pinkpop 201929B25 / 52–517220Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pukkelpop 202521C30 / 12822226119Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Pukkelpop 2025Pukkelpop 2025 (Festivaldag 3): A volontéDansende Beren17/08/2025dagverslag
Pukkelpop 2019Pukkelpop 2019 (Dag 2): Topdag onder een muzikale vlagDansende Beren17/08/2019dagverslag

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

198 earlier dates

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
StationCountryMost played
MNMBelgiumSpijt Komt Later 8 · Traag 1 · Waar Is Kraan? 1 · De Manier 1
NPO 3FMNetherlandsSpijt Komt Later 10
QmusicBelgiumTraag 2
Qmusic NLNetherlandsFeesttent 3 · Liefde In De Lucht 2
Studio BrusselBelgiumOverdosis 2 · Feesttent 1 · Pompen 1 · Traag 1
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