Elmer

Name: Elmer
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-09
Location: SPOT/De Oosterpoort

took place · 9 Oct 2026

SPOT/De Oosterpoort, Groningen

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Elmer is a rapper who combines bouncy tracks with humor, self-deprecation, and edgy lyrics.

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Wed, 30 Dec Amsterdam

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About: Elmer

Behind the name Elmer is Merel Pauw - Amsterdam rapper, producer and theatre-maker who turns Dutch hip-hop on its head with a suit, fake moustache and razor-sharp lyrics. Fresh from her Edison-winning debut album 'Platland', she is set to release a brand-new record in 2026 alongside a completely overhauled live show.

31K

monthly listeners on Spotify

Edison Pop, category Best Newcomer (2025)

What's new

2026
In 2026, Elmer works on a completely new album, made together with producer Wesley Fransen (Keenan Mundane), and a completely renewed live show.
aug 2026
Elmer performed at Pukkelpop 2026 in Hasselt and at Hit the City 2026 in Eindhoven.
sep 2025
Merel Pauw presented the VPRO children's program 'Bollox', in which she helps children express their anger through punk music as an 'emotion expert'.

Tour

HasseltEindhovenNijmegenHilvarenbeekGroningenTilburg

Tracks

Je Vaderdebut single from 2021, went viral and led to her breakthrough

Platlanddebut album from 2024, received rave reviews and resulted in sold-out venues

Fantastischsingle from 2023, dedicated to her mother who died in 2013

Nothing OntploffingEP from 2023, part of a multidisciplinary hip-hop theater project

ElmersEP of seven tracks, created in collaboration with Paradiso Melkweg Productiehuis

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