The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
Chances for 2027
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2022, Best Kept Secret 2025
- Active since
- 2017
- Albums
- Portrait of My Heart 2025
- SPELLLING & the Mystery School 2023
- The Turning Wheel 2021
- Mazy Fly 2019
- Pantheon of Me 2017
- Concerts per year
- 2026 6
- 2025 37
- 2024 1
- 2022 35
- 2021 4
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 821 times in a collection
- 533 on a wishlist
- 7 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Hard To Please 2018 · 115
- Mazy Fly 2019 · 106
- The Turning Wheel 2021 · 572
- Spellling & The Mystery School 2023 · 11
- Portrait Of My Heart 2025 · 12
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
KEXP 196 1,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2024 NPO 3FM 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 1 0,0 per week since Dec 2024
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI), and how many Discogs members own the record. Data provided by Discogs.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of My Heart | 2025 | – | – | – | 12 |
| SPELLLING & the Mystery School | 2023 | – | – | – | 11 |
| The Turning Wheel | 2021 | – | – | – | 572 |
| Mazy Fly | 2019 | – | – | – | 106 |
| Pantheon of Me | 2017 | – | – | – | – |
Discogs: 821 times in a collection. 533 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Spellling compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/11/2026 | San Francisco | United States | The Fillmore | Ceremony |
Best-known songs (Deezer)
Per edition, historical
Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2022 | – | C | 39 / 50 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2025 | – | C | 61 / 85 | 51 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, search volume, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2025 | Best Kept Secret 2025 (Festivaldag 3): Rood stof | Dansende Beren | 16/06/2025 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ▲Sunday, June 2025 · Best Kept Secret
- ●14/06/2025 · La Rotonde, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ▲June 2022 · Best Kept Secret
Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.
Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| KEXP | United States | Portrait of My Heart 35 · Destiny Arrives 10 · Love Ray Eyes 7 · Under the Sun 5 · Alibi 4 |