Klaasje Meijer

Klaasje Ietje (Alieke) Meijer (born 2 March 1995) is a Dutch Singer, actor, television presenter and flautist. Her rise to fame came as one of the members of the Belgian-Dutch girl group K3, where she sang from 2015 until 2021.

Early life

Meijer was born in the village of Lutjegast in Province of Groningen as the eldest child of a Dutch reformed vicar and a music teacher. She was named after her maternal grandmother, but acquired the nickname Alieke. Throughout her childhood and college time, she was known by family and friends as Alieke Meijer. As a child, she frequently moved across the country as a result of her father's profession. The family initially lived in Nieuwendijk in Noord-Brabant, but moved to 's-Gravenzande, where she completed her VWO certificate. She applied to the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where she started studying classical music and flute, but later quit her studies.

Career

During her childhood, Meijer alongside her mother and younger sisters performed in a group together known locally as the Meijer Quintet. They performed at weddings and anniversaries. At the age of 16, she was featured on the Zapp programme Kinderen voor Kinderen Klinkklaar as a singer-songwriter because she had made a cover of the choir's song "Meidengroep". As a flautist at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, she performed a composition of a twelve-year-old composer that later won the audience and first prize in the Prinses Christina Concours in 2015.