Monique Smit

{{short description|Dutch singer and television presenter}} {{About|the Dutch media personality|the South African golfer|Monique Smit (golfer)}} {{Infobox person | name =Monique Smit | image = Monique Smit.jpg | alt = | caption = Smit in 2010 | birth_name = Margaret Gertrude Mary Smit | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|4|9}} | birth_place = [[Volendam]], [[Netherlands]] | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Singer, television presenter }}

'''Margaret Gertrude Mary (Monique) Smit''' (born 9 April 1989) is a Dutch singer and television presenter.

== Early life == Monique grew up in [[Volendam]] as the younger sister of [[Jan Smit (singer)|Jan Smit]]. After finishing school, she attended Don Bosco College, and later became a hairdresser.

==Career== Smit participated in her brother's reality series ''Gewoon Jan Smit''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npo.nl/gewoon-jan-smit/17-09-2010/TROS_1247432|title=Aflevering 3 - Gewoon Jan Smit|publisher=|accessdate=22 December 2016|archive-date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015218/https://www.npo.nl/gewoon-jan-smit/17-09-2010/TROS_1247432|url-status=live}}</ref> She presented the show ''Zapp Kids Top 20'' for [[TROS]] and ''Wild van Muziek'' broadcast on [[Sterren 24]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv-visie.be/inhoud/nederland/tatum-dagelet-en-monique-smit-in-nieuw-seizoen-vier-handen-op-een-buik_81494/|title=Tatum Dagelet en Monique Smit in nieuw seizoen 'Vier handen op Eén Buik' - TVvisie|publisher=|accessdate=22 December 2016|archive-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190821/http://tv-visie.be/inhoud/nederland/tatum-dagelet-en-monique-smit-in-nieuw-seizoen-vier-handen-op-een-buik_81494/|url-status=live}}</ref>

She also appeared in the reality show ''Just the Two of Us'' in 2007 where she came in second and performed in a duet with [[Xander de Buisonjé]]. Smit debuted with her solo "Wild", which was in top five in 2007. One year later she released her first solo album ''Stel Je Voor'', which contains singles like ""Vrouwenalfabet" and "Stel Je Voor".<ref>[https://open.spotify.com/artist/5z4lUxGyk6fWkbqoITgJTv/about/Monique Smit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190947/https://open.spotify.com/artist/5z4lUxGyk6fWkbqoITgJTv/about/Monique |date=2018-01-23 }} Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018</ref>

Smit has released four music albums and several music singles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pers.jumbo.com/jumbo-bundelt-krachten-met-maatschappelijke-organisaties-artiesten-en-klanten-voor-fijnere-kerst-v|title=Jumbo bundelt krachten met maatschappelijke organisaties, artiesten en klanten voor fijnere kerst voor iedereen|publisher=|accessdate=22 December 2016|archive-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063239/http://pers.jumbo.com/jumbo-bundelt-krachten-met-maatschappelijke-organisaties-artiesten-en-klanten-voor-fijnere-kerst-v|url-status= dead}}</ref> In 2023, she made headlines by inspiring a hate-campaign against Dutch poet Pim Lammers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/een-notoir-leeghoofd-als-monique-smit-wakkerde-nota-bene-de-blinde-haat-voor-een-schrijver-aan~a11f8cd5/ |title= Een notoir leeghoofd als Monique Smit wakkerde nota bene de blinde haat voor een schrijver aan | Özcan Akyol | AD.nl|access-date=2023-02-07 |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207010835/https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/een-notoir-leeghoofd-als-monique-smit-wakkerde-nota-bene-de-blinde-haat-voor-een-schrijver-aan~a11f8cd5/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Smit was a contestant in the 2017 season of the show ''[[Het Perfecte Plaatje]]''. She was a contestant in the 2018 cooking television show ''Superstar Chef'' in which duos composed of a celebrity and a chef compete against other duos to prepare the best dishes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 April 2018 |title=Jelka van Houten en Kaj Gorgels doen mee aan Superstar Chef |url=https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/5214359/jelka-van-houten-en-kaj-gorgels-doen-mee-aan-superstar-chef.html |access-date=20 February 2026 |work=[[NU.nl]] |language=nl}}</ref> In April 2023, she appeared in an episode of the television game show ''[[Alles is Muziek]]''.

==Albums== *''Stel je voor [limited edition]'' (2008) *''Verder [14 tracks]'' (2010) *''Grenzeloos'' (in partnership with [[Tim Douwsma]]) (2013) *''2 kleine kleutertjes'' (2015) *''Sinterklaas is in het land'' (2016) *''Kerstliedjes'' (2017)<ref>[https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000303741/POPULAR/Monique-Smit/Monique Smit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229115327/https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000303741/POPULAR/Monique-Smit |date=2023-12-29 }} Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Monique Smit}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smit, Monique}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century Dutch singers]]