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
- Best Kept Secret 2018
- Active since
- 2014
- Albums
- OPEN, BLOOT ’N PARANOÏDE 2022
- HEMELSCHIP 2021
- BUMMY BOYS 3 2019
- FUE 2018
- Zwart 2018
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
VRT Radio 1 2 0,5 per week NPO 3FM 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationNPO 3FM 8 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 6 0,6 per week since Sep 2026 Studio Brussel 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Home act
- 98% 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, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN, BLOOT ’N PARANOÏDE | 2022 | – | – | – |
| HEMELSCHIP | 2021 | – | – | – |
| BUMMY BOYS 3 | 2019 | – | – | – |
| FUE | 2018 | – | – | – |
| Zwart | 2018 | – | #96 (1 wk) | – |
| MUBBY YOBS 2.0 | 2014 | – | – | – |
How popular is Ray Fuego compared with other countries?
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.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2018 | Best Kept Secret 2018: Festivaldag 1 | Dansende Beren | 09/06/2018 | 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
- ▲June 2018 · Best Kept Secret
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Sleutels Tussen Vingers 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Sleutels Tussen Vingers 2 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Sleutels Tussen Vingers 5 · Het Zwarte Gat 1 |