Giel Beelen

Giel Beelen

CountryNetherlands Netherlands
GenderMale
BirthdayMai 25, 1977
BiographyMichiel Antonius Adrianus "Giel" Beelen (born 25 May 1977) is a Dutch radio DJ and presenter from Haarlem, Noord-Holland, working primarily for public broadcaster VARA. Rising to fame as a shock jock, Beelen was known for hosting his breakfast show GI:EL, on NPO 3FM from 2004 to 2016 and NPO Radio 2 from 2020 to 2022.

In 2014, Beelen achieved a Guinness World Record for the longest radio DJ marathon ever, lasting 198 hours of non-stop broadcasting, after having improved the world record for the longest duration continuous crowd surfing in 2011.

Other shows Beelen presented were the Friday night show 'FreakNacht' from 1:00 to 4:00 am, as well as the extreme participation TV show Factor giel and a TV talk show called GielTV. In one part he and the interviewed person are naked (but largely this amounts to showing the bare shoulders).

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