Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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
- Hits since 2015
- Man I Need NL #1, 2025
- Man I Need BE #1, 2025
- So Easy (To Fall In Love) BE #1, 2025
- Rein Me In (Sam Fender & Olivia Dean) NL #3, 2026
- So Easy (To Fall In Love) NL #7, 2025
- Nice To Each Other NL #26, 2025
Stature
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 1 album, 6 singles
- The Art Of Loving platina, 2026
the Netherlands: 1 album, 0 singles- THE ART OF LOVING platina, 2026
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
MNM 103 3.4 a day Studio Brussel 68 2.3 a day BBC Radio 1 66 2.2 a day delta radio 57 1.9 a day Qmusic 51 1.7 a day Qmusic NL 48 1.6 a day NPO 3FM 34 1.1 a day DR P3 32 1.1 a day Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 3.271 3.0 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 1.842 1.7 a day since Nov 2023 Qmusic 1.731 2.7 a day since Feb 2025 Studio Brussel 1.347 1.2 a day since Nov 2023 Qmusic NL 207 1.6 a day since Jul 2026 MNM 160 2.4 a day since Sep 2026 delta radio 57 1.6 a day since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 6 Music 44 0.1 a day since Oct 2024 - Airplay Top 40 (NL)
- 63 weeks in the last twelve months, best position 1
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | 2026 | #9 (1 wk) | #6 (1 wk) | – |
| The Art Of Loving | 2025 | #1 (57 wk) | #1 (57 wk) | platinum BE, platinum NL |
| Messy | 2023 | #23 (55 wk) | #17 (63 wk) | – |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 6, the Netherlands 0.
How popular is Olivia Dean compared with other countries?
Bigger in the United Kingdom than you would expect.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (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.
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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MNM | Belgium | So Easy 147 · Man I Need 20 · Rein Me In 15 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | The Hardest Part 2 · Rein Me In 2 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Man I Need 936 · So Easy 795 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | So Easy 117 · Man I Need 90 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Rein Me In 499 · Man I Need 357 · So Easy 343 · Baby Steps 81 · Nice To Each Other 25 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Man I Need 4 · Baby Steps 3 · So Easy 3 · No One’s Watching Me 2 · Nice To Each Other 1 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | So Easy 2 · Man I Need 2 · Nice To Each Other 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | Man I Need 2 · It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be 1 · Rein Me In 1 · So Easy 1 · Nice To Each Other 1 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | Baby Steps 14 · So Easy 12 · Man I Need 3 · Nice To Each Other 2 · Ok Love You Bye 1 |
| FIP | France | A Couple Minutes 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Man I Need 3 · Nice To Each Other 1 |
| FluxFM | Germany | Man I Need 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Nice To Each Other 9 · So Easy 5 · Man I Need 4 · No One’s Watching Me 2 · I've Seen It 1 |
| MDR Sputnik | Germany | Man I Need 1 |
| Radio Nova | France | Man I Need 2 |
| delta radio | Germany | Rein Me In 6 · So Easy 4 · Man I Need 2 |