Marthe De Pillecyn (born 16 July 1996) is a Belgian singer, actor, and television presenter. Since 2015 she has been a member of the Belgian–Dutch girl group K3.
Marthe De Pillecyn | |
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 De Pillecyn during a K3 performance | |
| Born | Marthe De Pillecyn 16 July 1996 Duffel, Belgium |
| Other name | The brunette of K3 |
| Alma mater | Sint-Norbertus Institute |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Notable work | K3 discography |
| Spouse |
Sinerjey Meyfroodt (m. 2022) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Label | Studio 100 |
| Member of | K3 |
| Website | www |
| Signature | |
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Early life
editDe Pillecyn has been active as the singer of the group K3 since 2015 and was the youngest member until the end of 2021. She studied at the Catholic Sint-Norbertus Institute in Duffel, but interrupted her studies to be part of the new K3.[1] In addition, she has been part of the Studio 100 choir since the age of 10, with whom she has performed among others at the Antwerp Sportpaleis and the Amsterdam ArenA. She has already sung in the background on several occasions during K3 performances.[2] She has also released a number of covers on her own YouTube channel.[3]
Career
editFrom 2009, De Pillecyn became a permanent background singer of De Grote Sinterklaasshow, an annual show in the Antwerp Sportpaleis in celebration of Sinterklaas.[4] In 2013, De Pillecyn participated in the television show Belgium's Got Talent as a member of the Young Artist Academy (the choir of Studio 100), a group made up of 53 singers aged 9 to 25.[5][6] She also had a role in the soap Galaxy Park.[7] A year later she had the role of a student of the music class in the series Ghost Rockers.[8][9]
In 2015, she participated in the television show K3 Zoekt K3 (K3 seeks K3), intended to find three new members for the pop group K3 to take over from Karen Damen, Kristel Verbeke and Josje Huisman. De Pillecyn was finally selected on 6 November 2015 and formed the new group with Klaasje Meijer and Hanne Verbruggen.[10][11]
Begin 2021, De Pillecyn covered the single Try by Colbie Caillat together with her brother. Which resulted the production of a music video and being broadcast by Qmusic.[12]
After Meijer announced in February 2021 that she would be leaving K3, De Pillecyn and Verbruggen started looking for a new colleague in the K2 zoekt K3 program in the same year. At the end of November 2021, Julia Boschman won the contest and completed the girl group again.[13][14]
In December 2024, De Pillecyn was a candidate in the program Bestemming X-mas.[15][16]
Personal life
editDe Pillecyn had been in a relationship for several years with Viktor Verhulst, the son of boss Gert Verhulst. In November 2017, they were voted "Favorite Couple of Flanders".[17] They broke up in 2018.[18] Since 2022, Marthe De Pillecyn has been married to Studio 100 choreographer Sinerjey Meyfroodt, with whom she has been in a relationship since 2019.[19] Together they also run a dance studio.[20] In early 2025, they became parents for the first time, and in early 2026 Marthe announced she was expecting a second child. [21] [22]
Discography
edit- Studio albums
- 2015: 10.000 Luchtballonnen
- 2016: Ushuaia
- 2017: Love Cruise
- 2018: Roller Disco
- 2019: Dromen
- 2020: Dans van de farao
- 2021: Waterval
- 2022: Vleugels
- 2024: Het lied van de zeemeermin
Filmography
edit
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | K3 Love Cruise | Marthe | K3 theater movies, main role |
| 2020 | K3 Dans van de Farao | ||
| 2024 | K3 en Het Lied van de Zeemeermin | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Belgium's Got Talent | Candidate | Part of the group Young Artist Academy |
| 2013 | Galaxy Park | Extra | |
| 2014 | Ghost Rockers | ||
| 2015 | K3 zoekt K3 | Candidate | Winner together with Hanne Verbruggen and Klaasje Meijer |
| 2015– | K3 - Muziekclips | Herself | |
| 2015 | Welkom bij K3 | ||
| 2015 | Iedereen beroemd | ||
| 2016 | Dit is K3 | ||
| 2016 | Wij zijn K3 | ||
| 2016 | Is er Wifi in Tahiti? | Candidate | Together with Hanne Verbruggen and Klaasje Meijer |
| 2016 | De avonturen van K3 | Marthe | Voice |
| 2016–2017 | Iedereen K3 | Presenter | |
| 2016–2017 | K3 Dansstudio | ||
| 2016 | 2 Meisjes op het Strand | ||
| 2016–2017 | Radio 2 Zomerhit | Candidate | Together with Hanne Verbruggen and Klaasje Meijer |
| 2016 | Mijn Pop-uprestaurant | Herself | |
| 2016–2018 | Het dagboek van K3 | ||
| 2017 | Ligt er Flan op de Mont Blanc? | Candidate | Together with Hanne Verbruggen and Klaasje Meijer |
| 2017– | K3 Vlogt | Herself | |
| 2017 | Tegen de Sterren op | ||
| 2017 | Camping Karen & James | ||
| 2017 | Overal K3 | ||
| 2017 | Wedden dat ik het kan | ||
| 2017 | Knoop Gala | ||
| 2018 | De Wensboom | ||
| 2018 | De tafel van K3 | Presenter | |
| 2018–2020 | The Voice Kids | Judge/coach | Together with Hanne Verbruggen, Klaasje Meijer (2018–2020) and Julia Boschman (2022) |
| 2018 | Zet 'm op! | Herself | |
| 2018–2020 | K3 Roller Disco | Marthe | |
| 2019 | K3 Dromen | Marthie | |
| 2020 | Het Rad | Herself | |
| 2020, 2022 | Code van Coppens | Candidate | Together with Hanne Verbruggen and Julia Boschman |
| 2020 | K3 Roller Disco Club | Presenter | |
| 2021 | K2 zoekt K3 | Herself | |
| 2021 | K2 zoekt mee | ||
| 2021 | K3, een nieuw begin | ||
| 2022 | Marble Mania | Candidate | Together with Hanne Verbruggen and Julia Boschman |
| 2022 | K3, een nieuwe start | Herself | |
| 2022, 2024 | Zin in Zappelin | ||
| 2022 | K3 Vriendenboek | ||
| 2022 | K3, één jaar later | ||
| 2022 | The Big Show | ||
| 2023–2024 | Liefde voor muziek | Candidate | Together with Hanne Verbruggen and Julia Boschman[23] |
| 2023 | Team K3 | Herself | |
| 2023 | Een terugblik op 25 jaar K3 | ||
| 2024 | Bestemming X-mas | Candidate | |
| 2025 | Hallo Kroket! | Herself | |
| 2025 | The Masked Singer | Guest panelist | Together with Hanne Verbruggen and Julia Boschman |
| 2026 | James & co | Herself | |
External links
edit- Marthe De Pillecyn at IMDb
- Official site K3 (Dutch)
- K3 Ultratop.be (Dutch)
- K3 Dutch Charts (Dutch)
References
edit- ↑ "School schreeuwt Marthe naar finale". HLN (in Dutch). 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "K3 Zoekt K3: Marthe De Pillecyn". Showbizzsite.be (in Dutch). 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Marthe De Pillecyn". Youtube (in Dutch). 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "Marthe debuteerde al in 2009 op Sinterklaasshow". HLN (in Dutch). 17 December 2022.
- ↑ "Young Artist Academy blaast de jury omver | Belgium's Got Talent | VTM". YouTube (in Dutch). 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Verleden van Marthe van K3 duikt op". Showbizzsite.be (in Dutch). 27 November 2015.
- ↑ ""Galaxy Park" Episode #3.39 (TV Episode 2014) - IMDb". IMDb. 8 January 2014.
- ↑ "Marthe De Pillecyn: Leerling DAM". IMDb. 2014.
- ↑ "Marthe op stap met Marie Verhulst". Showbizzsite.be (in Dutch). 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Drie nieuwe dames voor K3 gevonden". Metro (in Dutch). 7 November 2015.
- ↑ ""We zijn snel volwassen moeten worden": 10 jaar geleden werden Hanne en Marthe een K3'tje". HLN (in Dutch). 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "GENIETEN! Marthe van K3 covert samen met haar broer een Engels nummer! ?". qmusic.be (in Dutch). 5 January 2021.
- ↑ "De Nederlandse Julia wint 'K2 zoekt K3' en wordt de nieuwe collega van Hanne en Marthe: "Dit is het ultieme golden ticket"". HLN (in Dutch). 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "K3 wordt met Julia een pittigere groep: 'Absurd hoe goed ze bij ons past'". Nu.nl (in Dutch). 10 December 2021.
- ↑ "Mysterie, misleiding en magie in kerstspecial Bestemming X-mas". Showbizzsite.be (in Dutch). 24 December 2024.
- ↑ "PREVIEW: besneeuwde bergtoppen en donkere grotten in het tweede seizoen van 'Bestemming X'". Flair (in Dutch). 26 December 2024.
- ↑ "'Favoriete koppel van Vlaanderen' Viktor en Marthe: "Misschien trekt het mysterie wel aan"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 27 November 2017.
- ↑ "Marthe (K3) en Viktor Verhulst zijn uit elkaar". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Marthe van K3 in alle geheim getrouwd". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Marthe en Sinerjey openen eigen dansstudio". Tagmag (in Dutch). 20 March 2023.
- ↑ "Marthe van K3 en echtgenoot Sinerjey ouders geworden van hun eerste kindje". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Klaasje Meijer neemt rol van Marthe over in Doornroosje, De Musical". Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ ""Lederen jurken, stoute teksten en zweepslagen? Dat was even wennen": Hanne, Marthe en Julia na hun 'Liefde voor muziek'-avontuur". HLN (in Dutch). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.