Age, Biography and Wiki
Waylon (Willem Bijkerk) was born on 20 April, 1980 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, is a Willem Bijkerk known professionally as Waylon, is Dutch singer Dutch singer. Discover Waylon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?
| Popular As |
Willem Bijkerk |
| Occupation |
Singer |
| Age |
43 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
20 April, 1980 |
| Birthday |
20 April |
| Birthplace |
Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Nationality |
Netherlands
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He is a member of famous Singer with the age 43 years old group.
Waylon Height, Weight & Measurements
At 43 years old, Waylon height not available right now. We will update Waylon's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Teddy Bijkerk |
Waylon Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Waylon worth at the age of 43 years old? Waylon’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. He is from Netherlands. We have estimated Waylon's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Singer |
Waylon Social Network
Timeline
Willem Bijkerk (born 20 April 1980), known professionally as Waylon, is a Dutch singer.
Waylon started his career in 1995 singing in the television program Telekids where he sang the chorus of the song "Harry Stallion."
Since childhood he was inspired by country music and he played the drums with the band West Virginian Railroad.
He was signed in 1997 by EMI and went to Nashville to record an album.
The album was never completed.
In 2001, he lived and worked for a year in the United States where he also performed with his idol, Waylon Jennings.
After Jennings died in 2002, Waylon returned to the Netherlands.
Waylon's talent was further developed with Lisa Boray.
After returning from the United States, he joined the cover band Santa Rosa.
He also sang in the band Millstreet.
In 2005, Waylon and Rachel Kramer performed as the duo Rachel & Waylon in the preliminary rounds of the National Song Contest with the song "Leven als een beest."
Waylon took part in the first season of Holland's Got Talent on SBS 6 in 2008.
He auditioned with the song "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown.
Waylon reached the final and finished second.
A year later, Universal Music signed Waylon as the first Dutchman to the Motown label.
His first single, "Wicked Way", was released on 7 August 2009 as a preview of the album Wicked Ways, released later that month.
"Wicked Way" reached the top 10 in the Dutch Top 40 charts.
In April 2010, Waylon won his first major music award, a 3FM Award for "Best Newcomer".
A month later he received in a gold record for his debut album on the television program De Wereld Draait Door.
In June 2010, Waylon was one of the winners of the TMF Awards, winning the Borsato Award for new talent.
The prize was awarded to him by the namesake, Marco Borsato, at the TMF Awards Festival in Enschede.
Waylon released "The Escapist" in October 2011 as the first single from his second album, After All, which was released on 3 November 2011.
This was followed by the singles "Lose It" and "Lucky Night".
Waylon was voted best singer in the April 2012 3FM Awards.
He represented the Netherlands with Ilse DeLange as part of the Common Linnets at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, finishing in second place in the final.
Together with singer Ilse DeLange, Waylon was the Dutch entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen.
The two formed the duo The Common Linnets and sang the country/bluegrass song "Calm After the Storm".
They won second place with a total of 238 points behind Conchita Wurst from Austria, who scored 290 points.
Waylon last performed with Delange at a concert on 21 June 2014 in Enschede, following which he left The Common Linnets.
Waylon's third studio album, Heaven After Midnight, was released in September 2014 and reached #1 in the Dutch iTunes charts as well as in the Dutch Album Top 100 in the week of its release.
He worked in Nashville and Hollywood on the album with, among others, Bruce Gaitsch, who previously wrote for Chicago and Madonna.
In 2016, Waylon made a few appearances on talk show RTL Late Night; he lectured about the origins of pop-music and previewed tracks from his forthcoming album which came as a surprise.
Seeds covered all styles and was led by the 70s-disco-tribute Our Song.
He continued to explore his versatility by playing an annual concert-series in at the Rotterdam Ahoy in a joint venture with Radio Veronica's Top 1000 All Time Classics.
On 9 November 2017, it was announced that Waylon would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 for the Netherlands.
He represented the Netherlands again as a solo artist in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and finished in 18th place.
The choice of the song "Outlaw in 'Em" was announced on 2 March 2018.
The Eurovision Song Contest fans gave him the pet name 'Walton'.
