27 April 2026
Traditionally HIT, the Haarlem Interscholair Toernooi, ended with a show at the K-Day Festival in Haarlem. What was an end to a creative period is now the start of Hart Talent on Tour! Supported by three coaches the participants of HIT and Hart voor Talent will play at various festivals and venues during the summer.
With fifteen performances squeezed in one and a half hour most of the participants only got time to do one song. Thijs opened the show and his enthusiasm topped off with a big smile set the bar high. He was followed by Julia and she delivered.
As there was a song limit to ensure everybody got time to shine, but Sanne had a problem. She wanted to do more than a single song as she got used to in the previous years. She solved it by Supporting Chaja on guitar and Lily on keys. She didn’t stop there. She collaborated with another veteran… Leela! Back to keys to support Zenno and help him shine. Then it was time for her to take a brake.
The stage was for Felix. He just delivered his song like he was born on stage. Reinout shared his guitar skills and part of his guitar collection with the audience. And there was Sanne again to perform all by herself.
Lisanne and Karlijn can sing, they already showed that in previous seasons. On the fourth of July 2025 they performed as a band at the Kweekcafé. Since that day the keep growing and at K-Day they took the stage as Eclipse & Echo. They did their own song and Lisanne picked up the bass. Good performance and I hope to see more of them this season.
Lily, who already did a song with… Sanne, got time for a second song! You can sing a song or show a song. Leaf has a theatrical background and that makes him turn a song into a show. Definitely worth watching.
Having time for just one song was a big problem for Maral and Sushanti. They solved it by making a medley with a lot songs they like and throw a singalong party on stage. King Crown got his first album out this in January 2026. He shared one of its song and his brand new single!
The band to finish the show and put the cherry on the cake was… DRT. Last season they were a three men strong instrumental formation. After every performance they were asked when they would add a singer to the band. With many singers on the team it would be easy to invite the best musical match. They didn’t change their plan. This season they are back and reinvented themselves. An additional guitarist/bassplayer and a female lead singer was added. They gave a great show to finish the first gig of a promising season.
The Notulist was the MC of the show and is one of the coaches, just like Gene Power who managed everything backstage.
For photos of previous editions and the schedule for this year, visit: Hart Talent on Tour
For the tour plan check the schedule here!
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