Brainpower

Born on February 5, 1975 in Antwerp, Belgium as son of a progressive Reverend. Brainpower was raised in Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands, where he became a fan of hip hop and rap. In 1994, he enrolled at University of Amsterdam and studied Communication Sciences.

Based out of Amsterdam, In 1998, as Brainpower, he entered the Grote Prijs van Nederland — a national talent show in music—in the categories R&B and hip hop, winning both the jury prize and the public's appreciation prize. In 1999, he had his first Top-40 hit together with several other Dutch-language rap artists, all featuring on the Extince track Zoete Inval . In 2000, Brainpower was both seen and heard in the video clip of the song Als niet Als .

In 2001, Brainpower released his first album, named after the hit single Door Merg en Brain. It contains a number of songs with an emotional touch, like the famous Je Moest Waarschijnlijk Gaan , referring to the suicide killing of one his best friends. In 2002, Brainpower received a TMF Award in the category Best National Hip Hop Act.

In that same year, Dansplaat was released, a single that swiftly topped the charts in both the Netherlands and Belgium. Also in 2002, Brainpower won an MTV Award for best Dutch act. In 2003, Brainpower won a second TMF Award as well as an Edison award for Best National R&B/Hip Hop act.

He started a new project called ADHD, altering the acronym's meaning to Aanbevolen Dagelijkse Hoeveelheid Dopeness . In 2005, Brainpower returned with the hit Even Stil , it has the same name as his new album