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Noodzakelijk Verdriet (English: Necessary Sadness) is the first album of the Dutch artist Froukje, and released on January 12th, 2024 under the label Frok 'n Roll. The album consists of 15 songs. There's also a bonus track in the Deluxe Boxset of the album, which later got released on streaming platforms

Background
The album Noodzakelijk Verdriet is a message from Froukje, in which she wants to encourage her generation to see fear as a chance to step out of your comfort zone, and that fear isn't something bad. The title Noodzakelijk Verdriet suggests that pain and sadness are unavoidable in life, and that you should see that pain and sadness as a chance to grow. The album is Froukje's first big project since her last EP Uitzinnig, which released in 2022.

In February of 2023, the single 'Als Ik God Was' released. On the same day, the official video clip released for the song.

In May of 2023, she released her single 'Naar Het Licht'. In the same month, she was going on tour. During this tour, Froukje announced she was busy with her first album. She also played her new song 'Noodzakelijk Verdriet' for the first time. This later turned out to be the name for the album.

In July of 2023, Froukje posted the following on her X: Vandaag mijn album geluisterd met allemaal fijne mensen en ik ben er echt opnieuw van gaan houden. Voel me eindelijk klaar om het af te ronden.

(Translation: Listened to my album today with really nice people and I really started to love it again. I finally feel ready to complete it.) However, she quickly deleted that post.

In October of 2023, she released her single 'Houden Van Mij'. Even though 'Houden Van Mij' got released in October of 2023, many people already knew the song because of her tour at the start of the year, where she played this song. Around this time, Froukje posted a short part of her song 'We Hebben De Tijd' on her Instagram story. This song later turned out to also be on her new album.

On October 27th, 2023, shortly after the release of 'Houden Van Mij', Froukje officially announced the release of her first album called 'Noodzakelijk Verdriet', which would be on January 12th 2024. 5 days after this announcement, Froukje also announced she would go on tour in the Netherlands and Belgium with her new album from February to April 2024.

In December 2023, one month before the official release of the album, Froukje was seen in Melkweg for her try-out shows. After the release of the album on January 12th 2024, she was also seen in Carré on January 15th and 16th, a month before the tour started.

A few days before the release of the album, a snippet of the song 'Kwijt' appeared on TikTok and Instagram, among other social media platforms. The snippet of roughly 30 seconds was used by many Froukje-fans to express their enthusiasm for the album's release. After the try-out shows in Melkweg, Froukje posted another snippet of the song 'Kwijt' in a separate Instagram post. The two snippets were 2 different short parts of the song.

On January 12th, 2024, on the same day as the album's release, Froukje released the music clip for the song 'Kwijt'. 'Kwijt' is the only song of the album that has a music clip (excluding 'Als Ik God Was).

On May 17th, 2024, Froukje released the bonus track 'Tetris'. The song was already available in the Deluxe Boxset of the album, and was also to be heard during her tour at the start of 2024. Froukje posted a video on her Spotify, in which she explained she was quite addicted to the game Tetris during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following this, she decided to write a song about it. A day before the release, Froukje posted a picture on her Instagram story, in which she was playing the game Tetris. This hinted to the official release of the song on Spotify and Apple Music. She also posted a live version of the song on her YouTube account.

Charts and prizes
In the week of the album's release, the song placed first in the Dutch 'Album Top 100', where it remained for 3 weeks. The album has also placed first in the Flemish 'Ultratop 200 Albums', where it remained for one week. The songs 'Kwijt', 'Nu Ik Niet Meer Over Je Schrijf' and 'Onbesproken' placed 27th, 44th and 57th respectively in the Dutch 'Single Top 100'.

At the 3FM Awards, Froukje won the award for 'Beste Song' (Best Song) for the song 'Kwijt', and the award for 'Beste Album' (Best Album) for 'Noodzakelijk Verdriet'.

Tracklist

 * 1) Kwijt - 2:51
 * 2) Nu Ik Niet Meer Over Je Schrijf - 3:07
 * 3) Zonder Liedjes - 3:00
 * 4) Onbesproken - 2:51
 * 5) Leeg Restaurant - 1:33
 * 6) Drijfzand - 3:06
 * 7) Zeeën Van Liefde - 3:28
 * 8) 23 Mei - 2:46
 * 9) Houden Van Mij - 2:18
 * 10) Geef Het Terug - 2:43
 * 11) Als Ik God Was - 2:52
 * 12) Ik Ben Bang - 2:31
 * 13) Noodzakelijk Verdriet - 3:47
 * 14) Naar Het Licht - 3:16
 * 15) We Hebben De Tijd - 2:32
 * 16) Tetris (Bonus Track) - 2:51 *

7" Single Deluxe Boxset


 * 1) Tetris - 2:51
 * 2) Houden Van Mij (live, 2023) - 2:25

(*Tetris was not on the tracklist when the album officially released (on steaming platforms). The song was only available in the Deluxe Boxset up until May 17th, 2024. The song later released to streaming platforms, and has been put on the tracklist, despite the later release.)