# Monique Smit > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Monique_Smit > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Monique_Smit.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Smit > Source revision: 1339513884 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Dutch singer and television presenter This article is about the Dutch media personality. For the South African golfer, see [Monique Smit (golfer)](/source/Monique_Smit_(golfer)). Monique Smit Smit in 2010 Born Margaret Gertrude Mary Smit (1989-04-09) April 9, 1989 (age 37) Volendam, Netherlands Occupations 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](/source/Volendam) as the younger sister of [Jan Smit](/source/Jan_Smit_(singer)). 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*.[1] She presented the show *Zapp Kids Top 20* for [TROS](/source/TROS) and *Wild van Muziek* broadcast on [Sterren 24](/source/Sterren_24).[2] 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](/source/Xander_de_Buisonj%C3%A9). 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".[3] Smit has released four music albums and several music singles.[4] In 2023, she made headlines by inspiring a hate-campaign against Dutch poet Pim Lammers.[5] Smit was a contestant in the 2017 season of the show *[Het Perfecte Plaatje](/source/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.[6] In April 2023, she appeared in an episode of the television game show *[Alles is Muziek](/source/Alles_is_Muziek)*. ## Albums - *Stel je voor [limited edition]* (2008) - *Verder [14 tracks]* (2010) - *Grenzeloos* (in partnership with [Tim Douwsma](/source/Tim_Douwsma)) (2013) - *2 kleine kleutertjes* (2015) - *Sinterklaas is in het land* (2016) - *Kerstliedjes* (2017)[7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Aflevering 3 - Gewoon Jan Smit"](http://www.npo.nl/gewoon-jan-smit/17-09-2010/TROS_1247432). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015218/https://www.npo.nl/gewoon-jan-smit/17-09-2010/TROS_1247432) from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tatum Dagelet en Monique Smit in nieuw seizoen 'Vier handen op Eén Buik' - TVvisie"](http://tv-visie.be/inhoud/nederland/tatum-dagelet-en-monique-smit-in-nieuw-seizoen-vier-handen-op-een-buik_81494/). [Archived](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/) from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Smit](https://open.spotify.com/artist/5z4lUxGyk6fWkbqoITgJTv/about/Monique) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190947/https://open.spotify.com/artist/5z4lUxGyk6fWkbqoITgJTv/about/Monique) 2018-01-23 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Jumbo bundelt krachten met maatschappelijke organisaties, artiesten en klanten voor fijnere kerst voor iedereen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063239/http://pers.jumbo.com/jumbo-bundelt-krachten-met-maatschappelijke-organisaties-artiesten-en-klanten-voor-fijnere-kerst-v). Archived from [the original](http://pers.jumbo.com/jumbo-bundelt-krachten-met-maatschappelijke-organisaties-artiesten-en-klanten-voor-fijnere-kerst-v) on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Een notoir leeghoofd als Monique Smit wakkerde nota bene de blinde haat voor een schrijver aan | Özcan Akyol | AD.nl"](https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/een-notoir-leeghoofd-als-monique-smit-wakkerde-nota-bene-de-blinde-haat-voor-een-schrijver-aan~a11f8cd5/). [Archived](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/) from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Jelka van Houten en Kaj Gorgels doen mee aan Superstar Chef"](https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/5214359/jelka-van-houten-en-kaj-gorgels-doen-mee-aan-superstar-chef.html). *[NU.nl](/source/NU.nl)* (in Dutch). 9 April 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Smit](https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000303741/POPULAR/Monique-Smit/Monique) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231229115327/https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000303741/POPULAR/Monique-Smit) 2023-12-29 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018 ## External links - Media related to [Monique Smit](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Monique_Smit) at Wikimedia Commons Authority control databases International ISNI Artists MusicBrainz This article about a Dutch singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Netherlands-singer-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ANetherlands-singer-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Netherlands-singer-stub) This Dutch biographical article related to television is a stub. 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