Reigning champion 2026
Nick Stricker
Singer from Hoorn, known for his Jan Smit act and shows at the Formula 1 in Zandvoort. After the 2024 final and a second attempt in 2025 he won in 2026.
Jantjes Talentenjacht
The biggest pub talent show in the Netherlands
An honest and open talent show: singers from all over the country take our stage and show what they have got. Four heats from the weekend after carnival, seventy contestants, two semi-finals and the final at Easter. Who gets the whole bar singing along and becomes the new house singer of Jantjes Verjaardag?
10 editions · 10 winners · since 2014
From our stage to the Ziggo Dome
Ten editions, ten winners. Yves Berendse (2015) calls his win at Jantjes "the real beginning" and plays the Ziggo Dome twice in November 2026. Quido van de Graaf (2014) sells out AFAS Live. And winners come back: Quido sat on the jury in 2015, Danilo Kuiters and Bart van Dishoeck in 2026.
Winner 2025
Jaimy van Kempen
Singer from Nieuwkuijk. Reached the final in 2024 and took the title in 2025.
Winner 2024
Joey Nicolay
The win earned him a record deal with Bronks Music. Tinto de verano became his summer hit of 2026, with more than half a million streams.
Winner 2023
Mike Oskam
Won the recording of De beer is los and became house singer. Signed with Bronks Music; latest singles Madame Bonjour and Hoef niet te weten.
2020 – 2022
- 2020 Halted because of covid
- 2021 Closed because of covid
- 2022 Closed because of covid
Winner 2019
Bart van Dishoeck
Chosen by a jury that included Tino Martin. Then I Can See Your Voice and The Headliner, and live almost every week at Encore in Scheveningen. On the jury in 2026.
Winner 2018
Bryan Stricker
Singer from Hoorn on PVT Records. Played his own show with a band in Schouwburg Het Park and released Het is genoeg in October 2026.
Winner 2017
Jeffrey Kuipers
Known for Ware liefde. After his win he played Muziekfeest op het Plein, opened for Tino Martin in the Ziggo Dome and reached the final of De Hollandse Nieuwe.
Winner 2016
Danilo Kuiters
From house singer to a gold record with Laat ze allemaal..., The Voice of Holland and a duet with Gerard Joling. In 2026 he sat on the jury himself.
ThenWinner 2015
Yves Berendse
Calls his win at Jantjes "the real beginning". Since then a number 1 hit with Terug in de tijd, the final of The Masked Singer and the Ziggo Dome on 14 and 15 November 2026.
ThenWinner 2014
Quido van de Graaf
The first winner and house singer of Jantjes. Then The Voice of Holland, duets with Tino Martin and a sold-out AFAS Live on 27 November 2026.
The Jantjes Talentenjacht 2027
The Jantjes Talentenjacht 2027: seven Sundays in a row, from the first heat on 14 February to the grand final on Easter Sunday, 28 March.
- Heat 1Sunday 14 February
- Heat 2Sunday 21 February
- Heat 3Sunday 28 February
- Heat 4Sunday 7 March
- Semi-final 1Sunday 14 March
- Semi-final 2Sunday 21 March
- Grand finalSunday 28 March, Easter Sunday
Can you see yourself up there?
Sign-up for the Jantjes Talentenjacht 2027 is open. Sign up with a link to your social media and, if you have one, a demo or a video.
How it works
Heats
Four Sundays, from the weekend after carnival
Contestants
70 singers
Semi-finals
Two nights with 18 singers each
Final
On Easter Sunday, on the Jantjes Verjaardag stage