Martijn Joop Krabbé is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 radio

Radio

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- and TV-presenter

Presenter

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Biography

As son of actor, director, painter and writer Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Aart Krabbé is a Dutch actor and film director who has appeared in many Dutch and international films.-Biography:...

, he started his career in Dutch media as 19 year old in the Dutch TV-programme "Popformule". Later, he hosted several Dutch TV-programmes, such as Idols

Idols (Netherlands)

Idols is a television show on the Dutch television network RTL 4, which is part of the Idol series based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the Netherlands....

 (the Dutch version of American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

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He also hosted the Dutch version of X-factor and Dancing On Ice.

Currently, he is known for hosting a Dutch TV-show called "The Voice of Holland

The Voice of Holland

The Voice of Holland is a Dutch reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol, and currently airing on RTL4 in the Netherlands. Hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk it is currently the number 1 show in the Netherlands, with increasing ratings from 1.6 to 3.0 million viewers...

", where contestants are judged only by the quality of their voice (the judges never see the contestant until they believe in "The Voice").

On 24 December 1995, he married his wife Amanda Beekman. They separated in July 1999, but came together a few years later to re-marry (24 December 2005), exactly 10 years after their first marriage. They have two sons and two daughters.

Shows

• Popformule (1987)
• Ministars (1991)
• Powerplay (tv show) (1992-1993)
• Postcode Loterij Recordshow (1995-1998)
• In Holland staat een Huis (1999-2006)
• In Holland ligt een Tuin (????)
• Kiezen of Delen (2000-2001)
• Win een Sponsor (2000)
• Big Brother IV (2000-2001)
• De perfecte partner (????)
• Idols
  Idols (Netherlands)
  Idols is a television show on the Dutch television network RTL 4, which is part of the Idol series based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the Netherlands....
  
   (2006-2008)
• Dancing on Ice
  Dancing on Ice
  Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...
  
   (2006-2007)
• Wie wordt de man van Froukje? (2007)
• Mijn Tent is Top finale (2008, 2009)
• Wie is de Chef? (2008-2009)
• Uitstel van Executie (2008-2011)
• Postcode Loterij Wat Schat Je? (2008)
• X Factor (2009-heden)
• Topchef (2009-2010)
• Topchef Vips (2009)
• De slimste (2009)
• The Voice of Holland
  The Voice of Holland
  The Voice of Holland is a Dutch reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol, and currently airing on RTL4 in the Netherlands. Hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk it is currently the number 1 show in the Netherlands, with increasing ratings from 1.6 to 3.0 million viewers...
  
   (2010-heden)
• Hotel de Toekomst (2011-heden)
• Krabbé staat op Straat (2011-heden)