Monique Smit

This article is about the Dutch media personality. For the South African golfer, see Monique Smit (golfer).

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

Monique Smit
Smit in 2010
Born	Margaret Gertrude Mary Smit (1989-04-09) April 9, 1989 (age 36) Volendam, Netherlands
Occupations	Singer, television presenter

Early life

Monique grew up in Volendam as the younger sister of 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.^[1] She presented the show Zapp Kids Top 20 for TROS and Wild van Muziek broadcast on 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. 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. 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)^[6]