Born and raised in The Netherlands, Stef Classens always had the interest to speak and write English at a young age, which he cultivated as he grew into an adult, making him a versatile writer both in Dutch as well as in English. In the year of 2014, Stef decided to compete in the Dutch television show ‘Best singer/songwriter of NL‘ which he won and brought forth his debut album titled: ‘Above The Storm, Below the flood‘. This album was released in band formation; HANDED on the imprint ‘Play It Again Sam‘ in 2017. Stef‘s artistic intention is to hit the hearts and minds of the listening audience with records that have substance on the instrumentation side, as well as focus on the lyrical content. Being a multi-instrumentalist makes for it that Stef has a big advantage in composition and translating ideas to music. From start till last tweak, Stef is working together with the engineers and producers to ensure the sound is more than present on all his new singles. With releases on Play It Again Sam (PIAS), Armada, Bite This, Sony Germany, 2Dutch Air and various others, Stef ended up as the Runner up for The Voice Of Holland in 2020.