Hiqpy is #1 on the 3voor12 Top 25, the list compiled every year at Noorderslag. And that's not all! Apart from Hiqpy, which consists entirely of alumni of the CvA pop department, eleven other acts featuring pop department students are on the list - a record number. And harpist Remy van Kesteren is also a CvA alumnus.
The CvA acts on the list:
#1 Hiqpy - with Abir Hamam, Tom Radsma, Victor ter Veld and Kasper de Boer
#2 Personal Trainer - with Abel Tuinstra and Franti Marešová
#4 Min Taka - with Teun Wolfs
#6 Parker Fans - with Kick Kluiving, Sem Egter van Wissekerke and Thomas Geleijnse
#7 L.A. Sagne - with Tara Wilts, Joost van Eck, Lazlo Rogier and Martin Brummelkamp
#8 Keenan Mundane - with Wesley Fransen and Guy Pek
#16 S10 - with Mick Langenberg and Peter Peskens
#17 Housepainters - with Tom Ogilvie and Marnix Wilmink
#18 Yan Lâle - with Tugce Kartal, Marc Sarrià, Midas Bremer, Tom van Giessen and Floris Kaagman
#21 Remy van Kesteren - with Annemarie van den Born and Pitou Nicolaes
#24 Future Husband - with Adura Sulaiman, Ivar Otten and Kike Zwagerman
#25 Iris Jean - with Koen van Bemmelen and Max de Bree