A member of the Eigen Makelij group, Flemish-speaking Belgian rapper Yong Yello then turned to a solo career. Born in Louvain-la-Neuve, Flanders, on December 26, 1991, Yello Staelens is the youngest member of the Eigen Makelij band, of which he was a member from 2008 to 2015. Producer of several artists including Tourist LeMC, NoƩmie Wolfs and Glints, he recorded a few solo tracks and obtained a master's degree in production at the Ghent Conservatory in 2017, before launching himself in 2020 with the track "Als Ge Slaapt". Three more singles followed, before the 2021 release of the album Marcel & Het Magnetisme Van de Goot, which reached the top ten of the Belgian Ultratop chart. After a festival tour, Yong Yello returns to the studio to record "Ik moet dringend op vakantie", which reaches No. 48 in the Ultratop.