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