Winston Bergwijn (born April 20, 1978), known professionally as Winne, is a Dutch rapper.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Winston Bergwijn |
| Born | April 20, 1978 Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Origin | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | TopNotch |
Career
editWinne was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, and moved to Rotterdam at a young age. He started rapping in English, initially under the name Static, until his friends encouraged him to rap in Dutch. With his group D.C.O., he performed at various locations in Rotterdam. In 2005, Winne suddenly became known to a wider audience when his track "Top 3 MC", produced by Kapitein Mo, was released on the internet. A few months later, the track "Pomp Die Shit!" was released on the compilation album What's da Flavor?!, which left its mark on the Dutch hip hop scene. Then he appeared on albums of Opgezwolle and U-Niq. In 2006, he was signed by the label TopNotch.[1][2]
In 2007, he released his debut EP Onoverwinnelijk, which included the tracks "Top 3 MC", "Pomp die Shit!" and "Begrijp me niet verkeerd". For the latter he won a State Award in 2008 for the best music video of that year.[1][3]
In 2009, he followed up with his debut studio album Winne Zonder Strijd. The album contained the live and internet hits "W.I.N.N.E.", "Alles Wat Ik Wil" featuring GMB and "Lotgenoot". The same year he released the compilation mixtape So So Lobi, in collaboration with Patta.[1][4]
In 2011, he was seen with Henny Vrienten of Doe Maar in an episode of Ali B op volle toeren.[1]
Other activities
editWinne, a Rotterdam resident, narrated the Dutch docuseries That One Word – Feyenoord (Dat ene woord – Feyenoord) released on Disney+, which in its first season centers around the Eredivisie association football club Feyenoord during its 2020–21 season.[5]
Discography
edit- Albums
- Onoverwinnelijk EP (2007)
- Winne Zonder Strijd (2009)
- Oprecht Door Zee (2018)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Winne". Top-notch.nl.
- ^ Rapper Winne wil mensen naar het licht brengen: ‘Rappers zijn de preachers van deze tijd’, Trouw.nl, 1 December 2018
- ^ The Opposites en Kempi grote winnaars 'State Awards 2008', TVvisie.be, 8 December 2008
- ^ Rapper Winne: ‘Als ik de stilte verbreek, ga ik waarde spreken’, Nrc.nl, 22 August 2018
- ^ "Winne verteller van 'Dat ene woord – Feyenoord'" (in Dutch). Official Feyenoord website. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.