Snelle
{{Short description|Dutch rapper and singer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Snelle
| image = File:Snelle-1557695721 (cropped).jpeg
| caption = Snelle in 2019
| birth_name = Lars Sebastiaan Bos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|3}}
| birth_place = Deventer, Netherlands
| origin = Gorssel, Netherlands
| genre = Nederhop, rap
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2007–present
| label = Roq 'n Rolla
| occupation = Rapper
}}
Lars Sebastiaan Bos (born 3 October 1995), known professionally as Snelle, is a Dutch rapper and singer from Gorssel, Gelderland.
He is known for his Dutch number-one singles "Reünie", "Smoorverliefd", "17 miljoen mensen" and "Blijven slapen", which topped the charts between 2019 and 2021.
Early life
Bos was born in Deventer. He grew up in Gorssel.{{Cite web |last=Regterschot |first=Remco |date=2021-01-05 |title=Snelle koopt droomhuis in de buurt van Gorssel: ‘Ik ben terug aan De Overkant!’ |url=https://www.bd.nl/show/snelle-koopt-droomhuis-in-de-buurt-van-gorssel-ik-ben-terug-aan-de-overkant~a1659f33/ |website=Brabants Dagblad}} Born with a cleft lip, he was bullied for his appearance.{{Cite web |title=Deze hit zorgde 4 jaar geleden voor Snelle's grote doorbraak! |url=https://www.skyradio.nl/throwback/deze-hit-zorgde-4-jaar-geleden-voor-snelles-grote-doorbraak |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Sky Radio}}
Bos studied at the Herman Brood Academie. He adopted the stage name "Snelle" (meaning "fast" in Dutch), because he gets drunk quickly when consuming alcohol.{{Cite web |last=Matthys |first=Herlinde |date=2023-11-17 |title=Snelle (28): ‘Ik was niet een van de coole jongens, ik hoorde er niet bij’ |url=https://www.flair.be/nl/talks/interviews/snelle/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Flair.be |language=nl-BE}}
Career
In 2019, Snelle saw a breakthrough. His singles "Scars" and "Plankgas" were certified Platinum.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-08 |title=Snelle tijdens show door zijn vader verrast met platina plaat voor Scars |url=https://www.puna.nl/xtra/snelle-tijdens-show-door-zijn-vader-verrast-met-platina-plaat-voor-scars |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Puna.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite web |title=Snelle: van 3FM Talent tot Best World Wide Act |url=https://www.npo3fm.nl/nieuws/3fm-talent-nieuws/52e300bd-e846-4a5e-b46f-51dd3026668f/snelle-van-3fm-talent-tot-best-world-wide-act |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=NPO 3FM |language=nl}} In September, "Reünie" reached number one on the Dutch Top 40.{{Cite web |title=Vandaag: Snelle pakt zijn eerste nummer 1-hit {{!}} Top 40-nieuws |url=https://www.top40.nl/vandaag-nieuws-vandaag-snelle-pakt-zijn-eerste-nummer-1-hit |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl}} The song and its music video were about the bullying that Snelle faced in his childhood over his cleft lip, emphasising that he will come out stronger.
In January 2020, Snelle scored his second number-one hit with "Smoorverliefd". The song was developed in collaboration with Dutch insurance company Interpolis to warn youth about the dangers of texting while biking.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-02 |title=Fantastisch nieuws voor rapper Snelle! |url=https://www.shownieuws.nl/entertainment/nieuws/artikelen/snelle-scoort-met-smoorverliefd-tweede-nummer-1-hit |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Shownieuws |language=nl}} His third came shortly after in March 2020 with "17 miljoen mensen", a new version of the Fluitsma & Van Tijn song "15 miljoen mensen". It was recorded with Davina Michelle live in an empty Rotterdam Ahoy during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. At one minute and 47 seconds long, it became the shortest number-one hit in Dutch history.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-03 |title=17 Miljoen Mensen is deze week de grootste hit van ons land |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/17-miljoen-mensen-is-deze-week-de-grootste-hit-van-ons-land~a441209b/ |website=Algemeen Dagblad}} File:Snelle (artiest) 20221223.jpg
In July 2020, Snelle was added as a judge to The Voice Kids.{{Cite web |last=Van Rijswijk |first=Cindy |date=2020-07-18 |title=Rapper Snelle nieuwe coach The Voice Kids |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/rapper-snelle-nieuwe-coach-the-voice-kids~ad2142f0/ |website=Algemeen Dagblad}} In August, he collaborated with fellow Gelderland duo Suzan & Freek on the single "De overkant", a tribute to the province and the Achterhoek region.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-21 |title=Dit is de ode van Suzan & Freek en Snelle aan de Achterhoek |url=https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/2460585/dit-is-de-ode-van-suzan-en-freek-en-snelle-aan-de-achterhoek |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.gld.nl |language=nl}}
In 2021, Snelle had his biggest hit yet with "Blijven slapen", a collaboration with Maan that stayed at number one for ten weeks.{{Cite web |title=Blijven Slapen is voor de tiende week nummer 1 {{!}} Top 40-nieuws |url=https://www.top40.nl/hitlijsten-nieuws-blijven-slapen-is-voor-de-tiende-week-nummer-1 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl}} A documentary about his life, Snelle: Zonder jas naar buiten, premiered on Netflix in April.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-08 |title=Wil je zien: de Netflix-docu over rapper en zanger Snelle |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/nl/entertainment/a35760629/rapper-snelle-docu-netflix/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=nl-NL}}
In 2022, he debuted as a presenter on the show I Want Your Song.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-28 |title=Snelle maakt debuut als presentator met I Want Your Song - BM |url=https://www.broadcastmagazine.nl/in-productie/snelle-maakt-debuut-als-presentator-met-i-want-your-song/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |language=nl-NL}} He also served as a judge on the music competition series Ministars and on the competition series De Bondgenoot.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=Snelle, Miss Montreal en Rolf Sanchez juryleden Ministars - BM |url=https://www.broadcastmagazine.nl/in-productie/snelle-miss-montreal-en-rolf-sanchez-juryleden-ministars/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |language=nl-NL}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-18 |title=Welke verrassing heeft De Bondgenoten nu weer in petto voor de deelnemers? |url=https://www.tvgids.nl/nieuws/televisie/de-bondgenoten-realityprogramma-jan-versteegh-verrassingen-spelprogramma-sbs6-tv |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=TVgids.nl |language=nl}}
Personal life
After becoming famous, Snelle moved to Amsterdam, but he was often harassed by fans at his home. Thus, he moved back to his birthplace of Deventer by early January 2021.{{Cite web |last=Kain |first=Rufus |date=2021-03-22 |title=Rapper Snelle vond de aandacht van fans ongemakkelijk: 'Ik voelde me echt een sukkeltje' |url=https://www.trouw.nl/cultuur-media/rapper-snelle-vond-de-aandacht-van-fans-ongemakkelijk-ik-voelde-me-echt-een-sukkeltje~b155a7fb/ |website=Trouw}}
In December 2024, he proposed to his girlfriend Sterre Kunzler in New York City's Central Park.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-31 |title=Snelle vraagt vriendin Sterre ten huwelijk in New York |url=https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/entertainment/artikel/5487474/snelle-vraagt-vriendin-sterre-ten-huwelijk |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=RTL Nieuws & Entertainment |language=nl}}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:4em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NLD {{cite web | url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Snelle | title=Snelle discography | website=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=19 April 2025}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL |
|---|
| scope="row"| Lieve jongens
| 2018 | 34 | — |
| scope="row"| Beetje bij beetje
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | 2 | 42 |
| scope="row"| Vierentwintig
| 1 | 11 |
| scope="row"| Lars
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| scope="row"| Achtentwintig
| 2023 | 4 | 24 |
=EPs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of EPs, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:4em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL |
|---|
| scope="row"| Twee van vierentwintig
| 2019 | — || — |
| scope="row"| 1/3
| 2022 | 20 || 198 |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles or releases, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:4em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NLD Top 40 {{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/snelle|title=Snelle {{!}} Top 40-artiesten|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=19 April 2025}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Scars"
| rowspan=4|2019 | 22 | 4 | Tip | Beetje bij beetje |
| scope="row"| "Plankgas" (with Frenna) | 18 | 6 | Tip | rowspan="3"| Vierentwintig |
| scope="row"| "Reünie"
| 1 | 1 | 6 |
| scope="row"| "Lippenstift" (with Marco Borsato & John Ewbank) | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| scope="row" | "Smoorverliefd"
| rowspan="6" |2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Lars |
| scope="row" | "17 miljoen mensen" {{small|(with Davina Michelle)}} | 1 | 1 | — | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Kleur"
| 7 | 4 | — | rowspan="6"| Lars |
| scope="row"| "De overkant" {{small|(with Suzan & Freek)}} | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| scope="row"| "In de schuur" {{small|(with Ronnie Flex)}} | 12 | 10 | — |
| scope="row"|"Papa heeft weer wat gelezen" {{small|(with Thomas Acda)}} | 39 | 53 | — |
| scope="row"| "Blijven slapen" {{small|(with Maan)}} | rowspan="2"| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| scope="row"| "In m'n bloed"
| 14 | 22 | — |
| scope="row"| "Kijk ons nou" {{small|(with Metejoor)}} | rowspan="2"| 2022 | — | — | 3 | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "5 voor 12"
| 23 | 58 | — | rowspan="7"| Achtentwintig |
| scope="row"| "Terugweg"
| rowspan="6"| 2023 | 27 | 34 | 48 |
| scope="row"| "Alles al" {{small|(with Jonna Fraser)}} | — | 51 | — |
| scope="row"| "Ruggengraat" {{small|(with Kraantje Pappie)}} | 32 | 29 | — |
| scope="row"| "Radio"
| 39 | 41 | 29 |
| scope="row"| "Hoodiedate"
| 38 | 57 | — |
| scope="row"| "Rock 'n Roll in Nederland" {{small|(with Thomas Acda)}} | — | 60 | — |
| scope="row"| "Op jou heb ik gewacht" {{small|(with De Poema's)}} | rowspan="2"| 2025 | 36 | — | — | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Ik zing" {{small|(with Zoë Livay)}} | 9 | 9 | — |
=Featured in=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles or releases, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:4em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Tranen in de studio" (Philly Moré feat. Snelle) | 2019 | 27 | — | |
=Other charted songs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of songs, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:4em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Eredivisie"
| rowspan=18|2019 | 24 | — | rowspan=4|Beetje bij beetje |
| scope="row"| "Kibbelingkraam"
| 42 | — |
| scope="row"| "Niet Safe"
| 66 | — |
| scope="row"| "Wel varen"
| 88 | — |
| scope="row"| "Samen"
| 27 | — | rowspan="3" {{n/a|non-album songs}} |
| scope="row"| "Non verbaal" (with F1rstman) | 75 | — |
| scope="row"| "Nodig"
| Tip | — |
| scope="row"| "Ze kent mij" (with Yade Lauren) | 5 | Tip29 | rowspan=11|Vierentwintig |
| scope="row"| "Voor je deur"
| 3 | — |
| scope="row"| "Kapitein"
| 30 | — |
| scope="row"| "Hoofd omhoog" (with Jebroer) | 8 | — |
| scope="row"| "Vaarwater"
| 31 | — |
| scope="row"| "Dwars door me heen"
| 18 | — |
| scope="row"| "Op zoek naar Life" (with Kraantje Pappie) | 28 | — |
| scope="row"| "Nog steeds"
| 34 | — |
| scope="row"| "Hometown" (with Hef and Kevin) | 10 | — |
| scope="row"| "Goeie fles wijn"
| 33 | — |
| scope="row"| "Lang geleden" (with Emms) | 22 | — |
| scope="row"| "Niks mee te maken"
| rowspan="2"| 2022 | 46 | — | rowspan="2"| 1/3 |
| scope="row"| "Pizza met ananas"
| 68 | 47 |
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