Chantal Janzen


Chantal Janzen is a Dutch actress, singer and TV presenter. She had parts in The Preacher, Full Moon Party and and presented Idols. She also played Belle in the Dutch Musical version of Beauty and the Beast and Jane in the Dutch Musical version of Tarzan. She also sang a song against cancer, called "Vecht Mee" with Dutch rapper Yes-R. From late 2011, she stars as Glinda in the Dutch premiere production of Wicked.

Life and career

Janzen was born in Tegelen. She studied at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. She was taught in classical-, modern-, jazz- and tapdance, acting, singing and musical repertoire. She played in several musicals, including Crazy For You, Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer?, Saturday Night Fever, 42nd Street, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan and the production of :nl:Petticoat |Petticoat.
She played several guest roles in TV shows like Baantjer, Intensive Care, De Band, Meiden van De Wit and Kinderen Geen Bezwaar. She also hosted Staatsloterij Live and the Dutch version of Idols. Janzen played several parts in movies: De Dominee, Feestje, , Volle Maan, Alles is Liefde, Kicks and the made-for-TV film Loverboy. In December 2002 her single "Achter De Sterren", the title song from the movie Science Fiction was released.
Janzen won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award in 2002 for Upcoming Talent for her lead in Saturday Night Fever. She also won a musical award in 2005 for Best actress in a supporting role for the musical Crazy For You. She got nominated for Best female lead in 2006 as Belle in Beauty and the Beast and in 2007 she got nominated for the same prize for her role as Jane in the musical Tarzan. Because of her pregnancy she had to temporarily leave her part in the musical Tarzan from September 2008 through April 2009. She was replaced by Bente van den Brand. After Tarzan she played a part in the Disney Musical Sing-Along. In 2010 Janzen can be seen in the musical Petticoat. It's an original Dutch musical, written especially for her. After her role in Petticoat she played the role of Glinda in the Dutch rendition of the Broadway musical Wicked.
In 2011 Janzen ended her contract with the Dutch TV channel AVRO and signed a contract with RTL. According to her, hosting the Award shows she had been hosting at the AVRO for the fourth year in a row, would make her performance look cheap. She was enthused by the idea of experiencing other things. In 2012 Janzen had roles in the series Divorce and Goede tijden, slechte tijden. Later on in 2019 Janzen returned in another small role in Goede tijden, slechte tijden.
Since she made the switch to RTL Nederland, she has presented various television programs including De Jongens tegen de Meisjes, Everybody Dance Now, It Takes 2, Time To Dance and The Voice of Holland. She also presents the Dutch versions of Dance Dance Dance, All Together Now and Dancing with the Stars. Over the years Janzen was also seen as a jury member in the television shows Your Face Sounds Familliar, Holland's Got Talent and The Talent Project.
In the years from 2015 to 2016, Janzen could also be seen as a presenter in Germany at The Voice Kids and as jury member at Superkids.
In 2019 Janzen was one of the members of the "Wall of the World" in the American television show The World's Best. On 4 December 2019, she was announced one of the three presenters of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam alongside Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit.

Filmography

Film

Television

As an actress
YearTitleRole
2002ICEsther Goud
2003BaantjerJulia Hendrikx
2003De BandInge
2005Meiden van De WitWendy
2005De Lama'sHerself
2005SamenIris Bestevaer
2006Kinderen geen bezwaarHerself
2007Katja vs De RestHerself
2010–presentDe TV Kantinevarious roles including Helga Geerhart, Barbie, Melania Trump, Mariska Bauer
2012Goede tijden, slechte tijdenGlinda
2012–2016DivorceSophie Schaeffer-Bax
2019Kees & CoCoosje
2019Goede tijden, slechte tijdenAnnelies de Heer

As a presenter / jury member
YearTitleNote
2003D'r op of d'r onderjury member
2005–2006Idols 3presenter together with Martijn Krabbé
2005–2006Staatsloterij Livepresenter together with Carlo Boszhard
2006Staatsloterij €100,000 Showpresenter together with Carlo Boszhard
2006–2007Ranking the Starspanel member
2008Chantal@AVRO.nlpresenter
2008–2010Uitmarkt Musical Sing-Alongpresenter together with Frits Sissing
2008–2009Het Pink Ribbon Galapresenter
2008Joseph Backstagepresenter together with Renate Schutte
2008–2010Gouden Televizier-Ring Galapresenter
2008Chalet Chantalpresenter
2009Zóóó 30presenter together with Ruben Nicolai
2008–2009Het hofvijverconcertpresenter
2009Wie is mijn ex?presenter
2009RTL Boulevardpresenter
2009Uitreiking Gouden Loekiepresenter
2009Mies 80!presenter
2009–2010Weten zij veel!?presenter
2010Op zoek naar Freek… met Chantalpresenter
2010Backstage bij Petticoatdocumentary
2011–2017De Jongens tegen de Meisjespresenter together with Tijl Beckand
2011Zie Ze Vliegenpresenter together with Carlo Boszhard, Irene Moors en Gordon
2011Sunday Night Feverpresenter
2012Beat the Bestpresenter together with Gordon
2012Your Face Sounds Familliarjury member
2013–2015Everybody Dance Nowpresenter
2013–presentHolland's Got Talentjury member
2014Het beste van Holland's Got Talentpresenter
2014Beatrix, Met Hart en Zielpresenter
2014Billy Elliot: Van Auditie Tot Applauspresenter
2014–2017Chantal blijft slapenpresenter
2014–2016The Voice Kidspresenter together with Thore Schölermann
2015Carlo's TV Cafépresenter together with Carlo Boszhard
2015–2018Dance Dance Dance presenter together with Jandino Asporaat, and with Humberto Tan
2015Superkidsjury member
2015–2016Het Collectief Geheugenpresenter
2016It Takes 2presenter together with Gordon
2017Janzen & Van Dijkpresenter together with Wendy van Dijk
2017&Chantalpresenter
2017–presentChantal komt werkenpresenter
2018Doe het lekker zelfpresenter
2018Time To Dancepresenter together with Jamai
2018The Talent Projectjury member
2019The World's Bestjury member
2019–presentAll Together Now presenter together with Jamai Loman
2019–presentChantals Pyjama Partypresenter
2019–presentDancing with the Stars presenter together with Tijl Beckand
2019–presentThe Voice of Hollandpresenter together with Martijn Krabbé
2020presenter together with Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit

Musicals

Personal

Janzen is in a relationship with Marco Geeratz. She gave birth to their first son, James, on January 23, 2009. On December 15, 2014, they were married in London. Geeratz has three children from a prior relationship. On March 30, 2018, the couple had their second son, Bobby.