The Boy Next Door (DJ)

Lex van Berkel (born in Tilburg, the Netherlands),[1] better known as The Boy Next Door also known as TBND, is a Dutch DJ and music producer. He gained fame through "La Colegiala" with Fresh Coast featuring vocals of Jody Bernal, a remake of the Walter León Aguilar hit.[2] Also in 2017, he was featured as one of the promising DJs in the Dutch reality show The Next Icons.[2] "La Colegiala" charted in the Netherlands and Sweden, shortly after which he signed a record deal with Spinnin' Records. His remake of Shakira's "Whenever, Wherever" titled "Whenever" with Kris Kross Amsterdam featuring the vocals of British singer Conor Maynard[1][3][4] charted internationally and was certified platinum in the Netherlands.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak positions Album
NLD
Dutch
Top 40
 NLD
Single
Top 100
 BEL
(Wa)
 DEN
 FRA
 GER
 NOR
 SWE
 SWI
 UK
 US
Dance/El
Songs
"La Colegiala" 2017 5
[1]		 26
[2]		 Tip — — — — 75 — — —
"Whenever" 2018 3
[3]		 4
[4]		 25 22 120
[5]		 46 19 8 68 95
[6]		 18

References

  1. ^ a b AD: Tilburgse dj The Boy Next Door boekt succes met Shakira-remake 'Whenever Wherever' (in Dutch)
  2. ^ a b PartyFlock.nl: TBND The Boy Next Door (in Dutch)
  3. ^ ViralBPM: Shakira inspires Kris Kross Amsterdam & The Boy Next Door on ‘Whenever’
  4. ^ WijzijnTilburg: Tilburgse DJ op weg naar tweede internationale hit (in Dutch)