Niels Destadsbader ( Dutch: Niels Destadsbader , August 19, 1988 , Kortrijk , Belgium ), Belgian actor, host and singer. He graduated from the Department of Diction and Drama at the Ghent Art Institute in 2006. In 2007, he studied at the Department of Recitation and Drama at the City Academy of Word and Music by Peter Benoit in Harelbek.
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| Date of Birth | August 19, 1988 ( 31) |
| Place of Birth | Kortrijk , Belgium |
| Citizenship |  Belgium |
| Profession | actor, host and singer |
| Career | 2009 - now |
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Biography
Television career
Destadsbader started working as a presenter on the Flemish youth channel Ketnet on September 3, 2009. On September 6, 2014, he stopped working on Ketnet
and switched to the Flemish commercial television channel VTM , where he hosted the 'Dansdate' dance competition and was a jury member in the fourth season of the Belgium's got talent show, based on the British Got Talent format, whose Russian version calls Minute of Fame .
In 2015, Destadsbader, along with the Dutch singer and presenter Gerard Joling, presented 'K2 zoekt K3' (Russian 'K2 is looking for K3') on the Flemish TV channel VTM and on the Dutch television channel SBS 6. Three new singers for the Belgian girl-girl were found at the talent show K3 groups. Also in 2016, 2017 and 2018, he hosted various VTM programs, including 'The Wall' and two seasons of 'De Wensboom'.
The program 'Dance as one', which Niels Destadsbader presented with Nicolette van Dam , was shown in the fall of 2018 on the Flemish channel VTM and the Dutch channel SBS6.
On January 16, 2019, Destadsbader hosted the gala concert ' De Gouden Schoen ' (Russian 'Golden Boots') along with Martin Breckx and Birgit Van Mol . 'De Gouden Schoen' is a trophy that is awarded annually to the best male Belgian League footballer in the calendar year ended.
Work on the radio
From the summer of 2013 until the next summer of 2014, Destadsbader combined his work at Ketnet with his work as a radio host at MNM . During the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, he commented on the matches of the Belgian national team together with Miguel Wils in the program 'FC Niels & Wiels' on Radio 2.
Acting career
In 2007, Destadsbader played a cameo role in the series ' Spring ' on the Ketnet youth channel. In 2008-2011, he played his first major role in the children's series ' Amika ', also on Ketnet. In 2008, he received a cameo role in the series 'Aspe' on VTM, in the detective series on the books of Peter Aspe . In 2008, he received the role of Pim in Flanders' oldest and most famous soap opera, ' Familie ' (Russian 'Family').
From 2010 to 2011, Destadsbader played the role of Ronald Decock in the popular Flemish series 'FC De Kampioenen' (Rus. 'F.S. Champions') on the public channel één. In the period 2013-2017. appeared three films 'FC De Kampioenen', in which he also played the role of Ronald Decoc. The fourth film is currently in the process of being shot. At the end of 2019, the film will be released.
Singer career
In 2008, Niels Destadsbader took part in the competition of singers with VIPs 'Steracteur Sterartiest' (English ' Soapstar Superstar ') on the Belgian public television station één . He reached the semi-finals and finally took fourth place. Then he began a solo musical career. On August 8, 2009, Destadsbader won the prize for 'Best Children's Pop' at the ' Radio 2 Summer Hit ' competition with the song 'Jij bent van mij' (Russian 'You're Mine'). In 2011, he joined the Flemish musical group 'Café flamand' , which promotes Flemish music in Flanders.
On the night of April 13-14, 2012, Destadsbader's bassist and friend Robbie Van Eckhout died in a car accident. To survive the pain, he decided to take a break with the group and canceled the scheduled performances in the summer of 2012. Since 2014, Destadsbader and his band have again started making music. The song 'Speeltijd' (2016) was written in memory of his friend Robbie.
October 21, 2016 released his first album 'Speeltijd'. On February 2, 2017, Niels Destadsbader received the MIA (Music Industry Award) in the Flemish Popular Music category. He performed at the Werchter Boutique festival on July 8, 2017, among such famous singers as Robbie Williams and Marco Borsato.
August 13, 2017 he won the competition 'Radio 2 Summer Hit' with the song ' Skwon Meiske' . In Flanders, his album 'Speeltijd' in 2017 was the third best-selling and, at the same time, best-selling Dutch-language album in Belgium.
On January 30, 2018, Destadsbader was nominated 3 times for the MIA. He won the Flemish Popular Music Award again. In 2018, he participated in the program 'Liefde voor Muziek ' (Russian. 'Love for music') on the VTM along with other famous Flemish and Dutch artists. The program artists make their own versions of the songs of other participants. Thanks to his participation in the program, his popularity grew rapidly, and he really became a famous singer in Flanders. Five of his songs from the program were simultaneously in the Flemish top 50. May 30, 2018 released his second album 'Dertig' (Rus. 'Thirty'). This album contains four songs from the program 'Love for Music'.
On August 12, 2018, he became the winner of the 'Radio 2 Summer Hit' contest for the second time with his song 'Verover mij', his version of K's Choice's Believe song in the program 'Love for Music'. He also received a prize as 'Best Solo Artist'.
At the 2018 MIA contest (awarded on February 7, 2019), he was nominated 7 times. As a result, he won 5 MIA: in the categories of 'Dutch-language music', 'Flemish popular music', 'Solo artist', 'Pop' and 'Best album'.
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Links
- Own website: https://nielsdestadsbader.be/