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    "title": "Thomas Baart en Melanie Amollo nieuwe namen bij De KetnetBand ",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-13 19:00:02",
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    "body": "\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/a6b5c8fa-737c-4160-9865-ff4b2618c5ff/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-a6b5c8fa-737c-4160-9865-ff4b2618c5ff\"\n                data-id=\"a6b5c8fa-737c-4160-9865-ff4b2618c5ff\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/a6b5c8fa-737c-4160-9865-ff4b2618c5ff/-/inline/no/De+KetnetBand+2026_1.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/a6b5c8fa-737c-4160-9865-ff4b2618c5ff/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>Woensdag 13 mei 2026 - Groot nieuws over <strong>De KetnetBand!</strong><em><strong> Thomas Baart</strong></em> en <em><strong>Melanie Amollo</strong></em> treden toe tot de populaire huisband van Ketnet. Samen met Ketnet-wrapper <em><strong>Emma Van Thielen</strong></em> trekken zij de komende maanden door Vlaanderen met een gloednieuwe show.</p><blockquote>&quot;Ik heb zo veel zin om samen met de Ketnetters het podium onveilig te maken. Dat wordt gewoon &eacute;&eacute;n grote vibe vol muziek en plezier!&quot; <strong>Melanie Amollo</strong></blockquote><blockquote>&ldquo;De KetnetBand voelt echt als de perfecte match voor mij: dansen, zingen en vooral veel plezier maken. Ik kijk er keihard naar uit om deze zomer samen met Emma en Melanie op het podium te staan.&rdquo; <strong>Thomas Baart</strong></blockquote><blockquote>&quot;Mijn dansbeentjes staan al te popelen om samen met deze leuke bende weer de zomer op z&rsquo;n kop te zetten!&quot; <strong>Emma Vanthielen</strong></blockquote><p>Met Emma, Melanie en Thomas telt De KetnetBand voortaan drie vaste leden. We nemen na vele mooie jaren afscheid van Imea Denooze (<em>GameKeepers</em>), Lotte Stevens (<em>Hoodie</em>), Giovanni Kemper (<em>Nachtwacht</em>), Jasper Heyman (<em>Campus 12</em>) en Maarten Cop (<em>Hoodie</em>). De populaire De KetnetBand zag in haar meer dan vijfentwintigjarig bestaan al heel wat bekende gezichten passeren. Zo maakten onder andere <strong>Mark Tijsmans, Kobe Vanherwegen, Erika Van Tielen, Sofie Van Moll, Veronique Leysen, Charlotte Leysen, Gloria Monserez en Celine Verbeeck</strong> ooit deel uit van de liveband van Ketnet.</p><h4 id=\"wie-zijn-emma-thomas-en-melanie\" >Wie zijn Emma, Thomas en Melanie?</h4><p><strong>Emma Vanthielen</strong> is een Ketnet-gezicht in hart en nieren. Sinds 2024 is ze te zien als Ketnet-wrapper, maar de Ketnetters zagen haar eerder al aan het werk bij Ketnet als Daria Hopper in <em>De Hoppers</em>. Ook bij De KetnetBand is Emma geen nieuw gezicht, want in 2025 ging ze al op tour met de vorige formatie. Ook dit jaar tekent Emma opnieuw present voor een muzikale Ketnet-zomer. Met haar spontane enthousiasme krijgt ze jong en oud aan het zingen en dansen. Kortom: het belooft opnieuw een groot feest te worden!</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/d202a417-794f-495c-a004-b044cf21cb4c/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-d202a417-794f-495c-a004-b044cf21cb4c\"\n                data-id=\"d202a417-794f-495c-a004-b044cf21cb4c\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/d202a417-794f-495c-a004-b044cf21cb4c/-/inline/no/Emma-de+ketnetband-16x9.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/d202a417-794f-495c-a004-b044cf21cb4c/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p><strong>Thomas Baart</strong> is geen onbekend gezicht bij de Ketnetters. Sinds begin 2025 is hij te zien in <em>#LikeMe</em> als Vic, de vrolijke en opvallende sidekick van DE KL!K. Maar ook op het kleine(re) scherm is Thomas niet weg te denken. Via zijn sociale media bereikt hij dagelijks meer dan 40.000 jongeren met grappige en herkenbare video&rsquo;s die je ongetwijfeld al eens voorbij zag komen. Zijn aanstekelijke energie en knotsgekke humor maken van hem de perfecte aanvulling om een onvergetelijk Ketnet-feestje te bouwen.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/54817b22-334b-4011-ac05-13348605b91f/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-54817b22-334b-4011-ac05-13348605b91f\"\n                data-id=\"54817b22-334b-4011-ac05-13348605b91f\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/54817b22-334b-4011-ac05-13348605b91f/-/inline/no/Thomas-2_de+ketnetband_16x9.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/54817b22-334b-4011-ac05-13348605b91f/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p><strong>Melanie Amollo</strong> raakte bij het grote publiek bekend via haar deelname aan <em>Regi Academy</em> in 2022. Ze won dat jaar en bracht samen met Regi en Arno de single <em>Als ik mezelf verlies</em> uit, goed voor twee miljoen streams &eacute;n een gouden plaat. Maar voor de Ketnetters is Melanie geen onbekend gezicht, want met haar ijzersterke stem en podiumpresence wist ze een plekje te bemachtigen in Ketnet Musical: <em>Knock-Out</em>. En ze is nog lang niet uitgezongen, want deze zomer zal Melanie heel wat podia op zijn kop zetten met De KetnetBand.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8fd09c1f-3070-402a-ac38-8a0d9bfafd14/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-8fd09c1f-3070-402a-ac38-8a0d9bfafd14\"\n                data-id=\"8fd09c1f-3070-402a-ac38-8a0d9bfafd14\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8fd09c1f-3070-402a-ac38-8a0d9bfafd14/-/inline/no/Melanie_de+ketnetband_16x9.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8fd09c1f-3070-402a-ac38-8a0d9bfafd14/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p><strong>Alle info over </strong><em><strong>De KetnetBand on tour </strong></em><strong>via </strong><a href=\"https://www.vrt.be/nl/ketnet-voor-ouders/nieuws-van-ketnet-en-ketnet-junior/de-ketnetband-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ketnetvoorouders.be</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-04fe04ef-306d-4ecf-9303-b3cd5fb7e87c\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Elise Vandevenne</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Communicatieverantwoordelijke Ketnet</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:elise.vandevenne@vrt.be\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"elise.vandevenne@vrt.be\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>elise.vandevenne@vrt.be</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:02 741 38 62\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"02 741 38 62\"><svg class=\"icon icon-phone release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-phone\"></use>\n            </svg>02 741 38 62</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:0499 37 66 09\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"0499 37 66 09\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>0499 37 66 09</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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