Roelof (Johannes) Wienk (
Ede, 3 July 1991), known by his stage name as Rolf Sanchez, is a
Dominican-
Dutch singer from the
Netherlands
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, born from a Dominican mother and a Dutch father.
Career
In 2011 Sanchez took part in the fourth season of the Dutch version of television show ''
X Factor'', where he took third place.
Despite not finishing first, he still received a record deal. In the same year his debut single Ave Maria, a Spanish-language cover by
David Bisbal, was released. In 2013, the singer went to the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
to focus on Spanish-language songs. He has achieved three number one songs on the ''
Billboard
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Tropical Airplay chart with "Por Si No Te Vuelvo a Ver", "Que Se Siente", and "Vas a Entender". He was nominated for "Best New Artist" at the
2015 Premios Juventud
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Winners and nominees Music
Television
Movies
Sports
References
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Awards and
New Artist of the Year at the
2016 Lo Nuestro Awards.
Sanchez appeared in 2019 in the Dutch singing program
Beste Zangers. Here he sang the song Pa Olvidarte together with
Emma Heesters
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. The song was well received and reached second place in both the
Dutch Top 40
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and in the Single Top 100. He was also seen that same year as an actor, playing the role of 'Carlos' in the film ''
Verliefd op Cuba
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The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets and the film also won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 ...
''.
In August 2020 he reached the number one spot in the Dutch Top 40 with the single "
Más más más".
Discography
Albums
* ''Mi viaje'' (2022) – No. 2 Netherlands
References
Dutch pop singers
Dutch people of Dominican Republic descent
Salsa musicians
1991 births
Living people
Spanish-language singers of the Netherlands
People from Ede, Netherlands
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