Radio In 2014, she was nominated for a
Marconi Award in the category
Aanstormend talent ('Rising talent'). In the same year, she was also nominated for the
Philip Bloemendal Prijs. Since September 2018, Elsinga and Mattie Valk present the morning radio show
Mattie & Marieke on the radio station
Qmusic. The show won the
2021 Gouden RadioRing award. They signed a new multi-year contract with Qmusic in 2020. They also signed a new contract in 2023. She also won the
Zilveren RadioSter Vrouw in 2020 and 2021. In 2024,
Miljuschka Witzenhausen became co-host of the show during Elsinga's maternity leave. Since January 2026, the radio show by Marieke Elsinga and Mattie Valk also airs on the television channel
RTL 7.
Television In 2016, Elsinga became
sidekick in the show
RTL Late Night presented by
Humberto Tan. She succeeded Luuk Ikink in this role. She was a presenter in the show
RTL Boulevard from 2017 to 2022. In 2018, she presented the second season of the dating show
Adam Zkt. Eva VIPS. Elsinga presented the first season of the show
Crime Desk in 2021 with
John van den Heuvel and Mick van Wely as crime reporters. She was one of the team captains in the 2022 show
Fout maar goud, a game show about
guilty pleasures. In 2023, Elsinga presented the television show
Alles is Muziek in which two teams compete by recreating songs using everyday objects. The show ended after six episodes as a result of disappointing viewing figures. She presented the first season of the quiz show
The Jump in 2023 and the second season in 2025. Elsinga and
Jim Bakkum presented the talent show
The Headliner in 2025. She did not present the first four episodes of the show as she was on maternity leave during the filming of these episodes. She returned to
RTL Boulevard in the summer of 2025 in the evening edition titled
RTL Boulevard Summernight. In 2026, she became one of the presenters of the ninth season of the show
Kopen Zonder Kijken after
Martijn Krabbé was no longer able to present the show due to his health. Krabbé does the
voice-over and the show is presented by multiple presenters. In the show, people purchase a home without having seen it first and the team of
Kopen Zonder Kijken makes all relevant decisions based on budget and preferences. Elsinga was a contestant in the 2018 season of the singing competition show
It Takes 2. She appeared in the 2023 season of the show
The Masked Singer. Elsinga also appeared in a 2024 episode of the quiz show
De Pappenheimers presented by
Erik Van Looy. == Personal life ==