Claude (singer)

**Claude Kiambe** (born 16 September 2003), known professionally as **Claude**, is a Congolese-born Dutch singer and songwriter. He represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "".

## Career

In 2019, Claude took part in the eighth season of _The Voice Kids_, he made it through to the battle stage of the competition but was eliminated. His debut studio album, _Parler français_, was released on 15 November 2024 and peaked at number six on the Dutch Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Ladada (Mon dernier mot)", "Layla (Take Me on Your Way)", "Vas-y (Ga maar)", "Écoutez-moi", "Parler français", "La pression" and "Je t'aime". On 19 December 2024, AVROTROS the Dutch broadcaster announced that Claude would be representing the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. His song "", was released on 27 February 2025. On 17 May 2025, he finished 12th in the Grand Final.

### Studio albums

|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Title|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Details|scope="col" colspan="1"|Peak chart positions|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: 15 November 2024 * Label: Cloud 9 * Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming|6|||||

### Extended plays

|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Details|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: 15 November 2024 * Label: Inmediate, Cornelis * Format: Digital download, streaming||||
|* Released: 9 May 2025 * Label: Cloud 9 * Format: Digital download, streaming||||

### Singles

|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Title|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year|scope="col" colspan="7"|Peak chart positions|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Certifications|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2022|1|—|—|—|—|—|—|* NVPI: Diamond|rowspan="7"|_Parler français_|
|rowspan="2"|2023|11|—|—|—|—|—|—|* NVPI: Platinum||
|8|—|44|—|—|—|—|* NVPI: Platinum||||
|rowspan="4"|2024|32|—|—|—|—|—|—|||
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|35|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|rowspan="2"|2025|2|63|—|44|67|53|52|* NVPI: Gold|_The Singles Collection_|
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|colspan="12" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.||||||||||

## Awards and nominations

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Award|scope="col"|Category|scope="col"|Nominee(s)|scope="col"|Result|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2023|rowspan="4"|3FM Awards|Best Newcomer|rowspan="2"|Himself|||||||
|rowspan="5"|2024|Best Artist||rowspan="3"||||||||
|Best Song|"Layla (Take Me on Your Way)"|||||||||||
|Best Collaboration|"Vas-y (Ga maar)"|||||||||||
|Qmusic Top 40 Awards|Best National Artist|rowspan="3"|Himself|||||||||
|MTV Europe Music Awards|Best Dutch Act|||||||||||
|rowspan="2"|2025|rowspan="2"|3FM Awards|Best Artist||rowspan="2"||||||
|Best Album|_Parler français_|||||||||||

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Claude
- **image**: Claude KimdeHoop (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Claude in 2024
- **birth name**: Claude Kiambe
- **birth place**: Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- **origin**: Enkhuizen, Netherlands
- **genre**: Pop music, Pop
- **occupation**: Singer, songwriter
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **years active**: 2017–present