Yves Berendse
Yves Berendse is a Dutch singer from Zandvoort, North Holland.
In 2024, his song "Terug in de tijd" was number one in the Netherlands for six weeks.
Career
Born in Haarlem and raised in Zandvoort, Berendse never had a professional ambition to be a singer. He worked at a sandwich shop. Then, on his 19th birthday, Berendse began singing during his party. While it started as a joke, he would continue to sing at parties on weekends. He finished his education at Hotelschool The Hague, then took singing lessons, performed at bars and wrote songs to develop his skills as a musician.In 2015, he participated in the SBS6 talent competition Bloed, zweet & tranen, but was eliminated after one episode. He released two self-financed singles, which were picked up by AVROTROS and helped him sign with the label Dino Music. He released his debut album Het einde van het begin in 2018. Berendse had a stable fanbase with songs such as "Zin in jou" and "Lust", allowing him to sell out at a concert at Amsterdam's AFAS Live in November 2023.
Berendse's song "Terug in de tijd" went viral on TikTok in May 2024. In August, it reached number one on the Dutch Top 40, where it stayed for six weeks. The success of the song led to him playing two shows at the Ziggo Dome in June 2025. His second album Voor altijd was released on 16 May 2025.
Berendse reached the final in the 2025-2026 season of the television show The Masked Singer.