Winne

Winston Bergwijn (born April 20, 1978), known professionally as Winne, is a Dutch rapper.

Winne
Winne in 2014
Background information
Birth nameWinston Bergwijn
Born (1978-04-20) April 20, 1978
Paramaribo, Suriname
OriginRotterdam, Netherlands
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2005–present
LabelsTopNotch

Career

Winne was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, and moved to Rotterdam at a young age. He started rapping in English, initially under the name Static, until his friends encouraged him to rap in Dutch. With his group D.C.O., he performed at various locations in Rotterdam. In 2005, Winne suddenly became known to a wider audience when his track "Top 3 MC", produced by Kapitein Mo, was released on the internet. A few months later, the track "Pomp Die Shit!" was released on the compilation album What's da Flavor?!, which left its mark on the Dutch hip hop scene. Then he appeared on albums of Opgezwolle and U-Niq. In 2006, he was signed by the label TopNotch.[1][2]

In 2007, he released his debut EP Onoverwinnelijk, which included the tracks "Top 3 MC", "Pomp die Shit!" and "Begrijp me niet verkeerd". For the latter he won a State Award in 2008 for the best music video of that year.[1][3]

In 2009, he followed up with his debut studio album Winne Zonder Strijd. The album contained the live and internet hits "W.I.N.N.E.", "Alles Wat Ik Wil" featuring GMB and "Lotgenoot". The same year he released the complilation mixtape So So Lobi, in collaboration with Patta.[1][4]

In 2011, he was seen with Henny Vrienten of Doe Maar in an episode of Ali B op volle toeren.[1]

Discography
Albums
  • Onoverwinnelijk EP (2007)
  • Winne Zonder Strijd (2009)
  • Oprecht Door Zee (2018)

References
  1. "Winne". Top-notch.nl.
  2. Rapper Winne wil mensen naar het licht brengen: ‘Rappers zijn de preachers van deze tijd’, Trouw.nl, 1 December 2018
  3. The Opposites en Kempi grote winnaars 'State Awards 2008', TVvisie.be, 8 December 2008
  4. Rapper Winne: ‘Als ik de stilte verbreek, ga ik waarde spreken’, Nrc.nl, 22 August 2018
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