Chantal Janzen

Chantal Janzen
Born (1979-02-15) 15 February 1979 (age 45)
Tegelen, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, presenter
Years active2002–present
Known forEurovision: Europe Shine a Light
Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Chantal Janzen (pronounced [ɕɑnˌtɑl ˈjɑnzə(n)]; born 15 February 1979) is a Dutch actress, singer and TV presenter. She had parts in The Preacher, Full Moon Party and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and presented Idols.

She also played Belle in the Dutch musical production of Beauty and the Beast (noted for being the first Belle with blonde hair) and Jane in Tarzan. From late 2011 to mid 2012, she starred as Glinda in the musical Wicked. She also sang a song against cancer, called "Vecht Mee" (English: Fight With Us) with Dutch rapper Yes-R. Internationally, she's best known for co-hosting Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light and the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Life and career

Janzen performing as Jane in the stage musical Tarzan (2009)

Janzen was born in Tegelen. She studied at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, and was taught in classical, modern, jazz and tapdance, acting, singing and musical repertoire. She played in several musicals, including Crazy For You, Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer?, Saturday Night Fever, 42nd Street, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan and the production of Petticoat [nl].[1][2][3]

She played several guest roles in TV shows like Baantjer, Intensive Care, De Band, Meiden van De Wit and Kinderen Geen Bezwaar. She also hosted Staatsloterij Live and the Dutch version of Idols. Janzen played several parts in movies: De Dominee, Feestje, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Volle Maan, Alles is Liefde, Kicks and the made-for-TV film Loverboy.[4] In December 2002 her single "Achter De Sterren", the title song from the movie Science Fiction was released.[5][6]

Janzen won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award [nl] in 2002 for Upcoming Talent for her lead in Saturday Night Fever. She also won a musical award in 2005 for Best actress in a supporting role for the musical Crazy For You. She got nominated for Best female lead in 2006 as Belle in Beauty and the Beast and in 2007 she got nominated for the same prize for her role as Jane in the musical Tarzan. Because of her pregnancy she had to temporarily leave her part in the musical Tarzan from September 2008 through April 2009. She was replaced by Bente van den Brand. After Tarzan she played a part in the Disney Musical Sing-Along.[7] In 2010 Janzen can be seen in the musical Petticoat. It's an original Dutch musical, written especially for her. After her role in Petticoat she played the role of Glinda in the Dutch rendition of the Broadway musical Wicked.[8]

In 2011 Janzen ended her contract with the Dutch TV channel AVRO and signed a contract with RTL. According to her, hosting the award shows she had been hosting at the AVRO for the fourth year in a row, would make her performance look cheap. She was enthused by the idea of experiencing other things.[9] In 2012 Janzen had roles in the series Divorce and Goede tijden, slechte tijden.[10] Later on in 2019 Janzen returned in another small role in Goede tijden, slechte tijden.[11]

Janzen with actress Monic Hendrickx in November 2019

Since she made the switch to RTL Nederland, she has presented various television programs including De Jongens tegen de Meisjes, Everybody Dance Now, It Takes 2, Time To Dance and The Voice of Holland.[12] She also presents the Dutch versions of Dance Dance Dance, All Together Now and Dancing with the Stars.[13][14][15] Over the years Janzen was also seen as a jury member in the television shows Your Face Sounds Familliar, Holland's Got Talent and The Talent Project.[16][17] In 2015 and 2016, Janzen could also be seen as a presenter in Germany at The Voice Kids and as jury member at Superkids.[18][19]

In 2019, Janzen was one of the members of the "Wall of the World" in the American television show The World's Best.[20] On 4 December 2019, she was announced as one of the three presenters of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam alongside Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit; the contest itself would be cancelled in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and was replaced with Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light (which was presented jointly by Janzen, Rombley, and Smit), which was held on 16 May 2020.[21][22] She went on to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. In November 2020, Janzen was announced as the host of the game show Beat the Champions.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2002 Volle maan Andrea
2003 Loverboy Claudia
Pista! Heidi
2004 Fighting Fish Jennifer
Feestje! Talita
De Dominee Annet
2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Scandinavian pornstar
2007 Kicks Denise
Shrek the Third Snow White (Dutch version)
Alles is Liefde Sarah
Enchanted Provided the voice of Princes Giselle (Amy Adams) in the Dutch version
2009 De Hel van '63 Dieuwke Ferwerda
2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Provided the voice of Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal) in the Dutch version
Het geheim Laura Stikker
2013 Soof Bob
2014 Pak van mijn hart Julia
2017 Het verlangen Brigitte Hooijmakers

Television

As an actress

Year Title Role
2002 IC Esther Goud
2003 Baantjer Julia Hendrikx
2003 De Band Inge
2005 Meiden van De Wit Wendy
2005 De Lama's Herself
2005 Samen Iris Bestevaer
2006 Kinderen geen bezwaar Herself
2007 Katja vs De Rest Herself
2010–present De TV Kantine various roles including Helga Geerhart, Barbie, Melania Trump, Mariska Bauer
2012 Goede tijden, slechte tijden Glinda
2012–2016 Divorce Sophie Schaeffer-Bax
2019 Kees & Co Coosje
2019 Goede tijden, slechte tijden Annelies de Heer
2023 Eén grote familie Julia Smeets

As a presenter / jury member

Year Title Note
2003 D'r op of d'r onder jury member
2005–2006 Idols 3 presenter together with Martijn Krabbé
2005–2006 Staatsloterij Live presenter together with Carlo Boszhard
2006 Staatsloterij €100,000 Show presenter together with Carlo Boszhard
2006–2007 Ranking the Stars panel member
2008 [email protected] presenter
2008–2010 Uitmarkt Musical Sing-Along presenter together with Frits Sissing
2008–2009 Het Pink Ribbon Gala presenter
2008 Joseph Backstage presenter together with Renate Schutte [nl]
2008–2010 Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala presenter
2008 Chalet Chantal presenter
2009 Zóóó 30 presenter together with Ruben Nicolai
2008–2009 Het hofvijverconcert presenter
2009 Wie is mijn ex? presenter
2009 RTL Boulevard presenter
2009 Uitreiking Gouden Loekie presenter
2009 Mies 80! presenter
2009–2010 Weten zij veel!? presenter
2010 Op zoek naar Freek… met Chantal presenter
2010 Backstage bij Petticoat documentary
2011–2017 De Jongens tegen de Meisjes presenter together with Tijl Beckand
2011 Zie Ze Vliegen presenter together with Carlo Boszhard, Irene Moors en Gordon
2011 Sunday Night Fever presenter
2012 Beat the Best presenter together with Gordon
2012 Your Face Sounds Familliar jury member
2013–2015 Everybody Dance Now presenter
2013–present Holland's Got Talent jury member
2014 Het beste van Holland's Got Talent presenter
2014 Beatrix, Met Hart en Ziel presenter
2014 Billy Elliot: Van Auditie Tot Applaus presenter
2014–2017 Chantal blijft slapen presenter
2014–2016 The Voice Kids presenter together with Thore Schölermann
2015 Carlo's TV Café presenter together with Carlo Boszhard
2015–2018 Dance Dance Dance (Dutch version) presenter together with Jandino Asporaat (season 1–3), and with Humberto Tan (season 4)
2015 Superkids jury member
2015–2016 Het Collectief Geheugen presenter
2016 It Takes 2 presenter together with Gordon
2017 Janzen & Van Dijk presenter together with Wendy van Dijk
2017 &Chantal presenter
2017–present Chantal komt werken presenter
2018 Doe het lekker zelf presenter
2018 Time To Dance presenter together with Jamai
2018 The Talent Project jury member
2019 The World's Best jury member
2019–present All Together Now (Dutch version) presenter together with Jamai Loman
2019 Chantals Pyjama Party presenter
2019 Dancing with the Stars (Dutch version) presenter together with Tijl Beckand
2019–present The Voice of Holland presenter together with Martijn Krabbé
2020 De Chantal & Beau show: tussen de schuifdeuren presenter together with Beau van Erven Dorens
2020 Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light presenter together with Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit
2020–present Oh, wat een jaar! presenter
2021–present Beat the Champions presenter
2021 Eurovision Song Contest 2021 presenter together with Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit and Nikkie de Jager
2022 Blow Up presenter together with Martijn Krabbé
2024 De Piano presenter

Musicals

Musical
Year Musical Role Notes
2000–2001 42nd Street Lorraine Fleming / Understudy Peggy Sawyer
2001–2003 Saturday Night Fever Stephanie Mangano John Kraaijkamp Musical Award 2002 for new talent
2003–2004 Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer? Lidwientje Walg
2004–2005 Crazy For You Patsy / 1st understudy Polly Baker Musical Award for best supporting actress
2005–2007 Beauty and the Beast Belle
2007–2009 Tarzan Jane
2010–2011 Petticoat! Patricia "Pattie" Jagersma
2011–2012 Wicked Glinda
2012–2015 Hij Gelooft in Mij Rachel Hazes

Personal life

Janzen is in a relationship with Marco Geeratz. She gave birth to their first son, James, on 23 January 2009. On 15 December 2014, they were married in London. Geeratz has three children from a prior relationship.[7] On 30 March 2018, the couple had their second son, Bobby.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Chantal Janzen in musical Wicked". OmroepVenlo.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Liefde voor het theater lonkt weer bij Chantal Janzen". 1Limburg (in Dutch). 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ Bartels, Bianca (10 October 2010). "Chantal Janzen stralend middelpunt in 'Petticoat'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ "De beste films met Chantal Janzen". FilmVandaag.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Achter de sterren – Chantal Janzen". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. ^ "A-Film Distribution start muzieklabel A-Film Music". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). 8 October 2002. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b Wilma Nanninga (18 September 2008). "Chantal Janzen met zwangerschapsverlof". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Chantal Janzen in Wicked". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  9. ^ "RTL 4 haalt Chantal Janzen binnen" (in Dutch). Volkskrantpublisher. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Chantal Janzen zag Divorce niet zitten". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Chantal Janzen heeft rolletje in Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Chantal Janzen gaat The Voice of Holland presenteren". 1Limburg (in Dutch). 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Chantal Janzen presenteert Dance, Dance, Dance". NU. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Chantal Janzen presenteert nieuw seizoen Dancing with the Stars". televizier.nl (in Dutch). 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Jamai Loman en Chantal Janzen in nieuwe RTL-zangshow". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Holland's Got Talent dumpt Patricia Paay". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Caro, Chantal en Roel in jury Talent Project". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Vuurdoop voor Chantal Janzen bij Duitse Voice Kids". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Chantal Janzen: Die neue Sat.1-Moderatorin aus Holland". Bild (in German). 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Chantal Janzen en Angela Groothuizen experts in Amerikaanse talentenjacht". NU. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Exclusive: Introducing the Eurovision 2020 presenters!". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen en Jan Smit presenteren Songfestival". nos.nl. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Chantal Janzen presenteert nieuwe quiz Beat The Champions". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Chantal Janzen bevallen van zoontje Bobby". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

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Preceded by Eurovision Song Contest presenter
2021
With: Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit and Nikkie de Jager 		Succeeded by