Claudia de Breij
About Claudia de Breij
Claudia de Breij, born in Utrecht on 13 maart 1975, is a Dutch cabaretiere, presenter, singer, radio DJ and writer. She obtained her mavo, havo and vwo diplomas at the Koningin Wilhelmina College in Culemborg and then studied Algemene Letteren in Utrecht for two years. In the autumn of 1995 she took kleinkunst lessons at the Parnassos Cultuurcentrum of the Universiteit Utrecht and promptly won its cabaret festival. After being rejected by the Amsterdamse Kleinkunstacademie, she continued working on her theatre career on her own.
She made the theatre programmes De Wilde Frisheid (2002-2003), Claudia Zuigt (2003-2005), Hallo Lieve Mensen (2005-2007), iClaudia (2007-2009), Hete Vrede (2009-2011), Alleen (2013), Teerling (2014-2015) and #NU (2017-2020). The programme Hete Vrede was voted the best cabaret programme of the year in 2010, earning De Breij the Poelifinario. The opening song of Hete Vrede, 'Mag Ik Dan Bij Jou', became widely known through television appearances, and in September 2014 De Breij and composers Sander Geboers and Rogier Wagenaar received a platinum record for 50,000 downloads of the single. In 2012 she founded her own agency Breijwerk, and in 2015 she received the Louis Davidsring from Herman van Veen.
On radio she presented BNN United on NPO Radio1 from the start of BNN in 1998, and later made programmes for 3FM such as ...& dit is Claudia and Claudia d'r op. On television she presented VARA Laat/VARA Live and worked on De Wereld Draait Door. In 2016 she became the first female cabaret performer whose Oudejaarsconference was broadcast live on television, watched by 2.5 million viewers. Her 2019 Oudejaarsconference, broadcast from the Koninklijke Schouwburg in Den Haag, focused heavily on democracy and the migration crisis, and her third, in 2022 in Groningen, addressed topics including the gas extraction problems in Groningen. On 10 maart 2026 it was announced that she would again present the oudejaarsconference in 2026, for the fourth time. She won the Zilveren RadioSter six times between 2006 and 2014.
Videos (119)
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3:01Olga Smirnova en Claudia de Breij - Oudejaarsconference 2022
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37:04Waarom Natascha van Weezel weigert haar mond te houden
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2:25Loop met Claudia de Breij mee tijdens de klimaatmars op 10 maart
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1:44Claudia de Breij - trailer documentaire Hier zijn wij
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2:25Claudia de Breij - My Funny Valentine
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1:07:22Hedy D'Ancona:‘Er gaat geen dag voorbij dat ik niet boos ben dat ik nooit een vader heb gekend’
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48:27Maaike Schoon: 'Ga bier halen van je overwaarde!'
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48:01Sem van der Horst: ‘Er zit wel een soort pijn in mij’’ | De Claudia Show
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0:13Andre Kuipers over Claudia de Breij
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0:36Waar gaat Rob de Wijk heen als de oorlog uitbreekt?
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43:05Waarom Floor Bremer zo graag verdwaalt
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1:10:13Mag de vriendin van Tim Fransen met Claudia onder een dekentje?
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53:34Davine Perik:'‘Ik kan sowieso niet echt goed ontspannen"
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0:43Zingen voor Maarten van Rossem!
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50:45Annemarie en Michiel Lekkerkerker:'Je kan niet altijd verwachten dat mannen de bare minimum snappen'
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42:50Valentina Tóth over Vaginisme: de musical en grutto-kuikens
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1:02:15Caroline de Gruyter:"Beschaving is maar een dun vernisje" | De Claudia Show
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22:39De Claudia Show: Zomertape 7
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51:09Suse van Kleef:‘Je moet voorkomen dat je murw word gebeukt door nieuws’ | De Claudia Show
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0:33Typhoon kiest de juiste lens.
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47:05Claudia de Breij over het ontstaan van ‘Een Hoop’ (deel 1)
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54:43Claudia de Breij mocht deze liedjes niet uitbrengen
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54:44Typhoon: ‘Het nieuws is een aaneenschakeling van: help er is gevaar.’ | De Claudia Show
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Frequently asked questions
When and where was Claudia de Breij born?
Claudia de Breij was born in Utrecht on 13 maart 1975. She is a Dutch cabaretiere, presenter, singer, radio DJ and writer.
How did her theatre career begin?
After obtaining her diplomas at the Koningin Wilhelmina College and studying Algemene Letteren in Utrecht for two years, she took kleinkunst lessons at the Parnassos Cultuurcentrum in the autumn of 1995 and promptly won its cabaret festival. She was rejected by the Amsterdamse Kleinkunstacademie and continued working on her theatre career on her own.
What is the song 'Mag Ik Dan Bij Jou'?
It is the opening song of the show Hete Vrede, which became widely known through various television appearances. In September 2014 De Breij and composers Sander Geboers and Rogier Wagenaar received a platinum record for 50,000 downloads of the single, and that year it reached nineteenth place in the Top 2000.
What awards has Claudia de Breij won?
The programme Hete Vrede earned her the Poelifinario in 2010 as best cabaret programme of the year. She received the Louis Davidsring in 2015 from Herman van Veen, and she won the Zilveren RadioSter, the public award for best female radio presenter, six times between 2006 and 2014.
What is notable about her Oudejaarsconference performances?
In 2016 she became the first female cabaret performer whose Oudejaarsconference was broadcast live on television, watched by 2.5 million viewers. Her 2019 conference in Den Haag focused on democracy and the migration crisis, her third took place in 2022 in Groningen, and on 10 maart 2026 it was announced she would present it again in 2026 for the fourth time.
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