From the age of fifteen he performed regularly and came in contact with Henny Thijssen and Gerto Heupink with whom he made recordings. This resulted in a record contract. In 2002 his first single Pluk All Stars was released, followed by Geluk and Leef as a gypsy . His debut album was The Road to Happiness . His second album Forever together was released in April 2004 , again with lyrics and music by Henny Thijssen and Gerto Heupink. His third album Zo ik from 2005 came in the Album Top 100 and the single My little boy was in the Single Top 100 . Van Etten's fourth album My feeling was released in 2007. In 2007 Van Etten started his own record label with a studio in Sint Anthonis .In 2013 he participated in the talent show Blood, Sweat & Tears on SBS6 .