Monique Smit (36) about spicy criticism on social media: 'I was done with it'

Singer Monique Smit, whom the Netherlands met twenty years ago in the real-life soap Gewoon Jan Smit, is an exception in the music world. De Volendam is one of the few folk singers with around 200 performances a year across the country. On her 36th birthday, Smit talks about dealing with criticism on social media, the pride for her parents and has big news for her youngest fans. “Some parents have a love-hate relationship with me.”