Ian Van Dahl

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Ian Van Dahl
Origin Belgium
Genres
Years active2000–present
LabelsA&S Productions
MembersChristophe Chantzis
Past membersErik Vanspauwen
Annemie Coenen
Peter Luts
David Vervoort
Martine Theeuwen

Ian Van Dahl is a Belgian vocal trance and Eurodance music project created by Christophe Chantzis and Erik Vanspauwen, with first singer Martine Theeuwen (aka Marsha), who also co-wrote and sang the song "Castles in the Sky". Cindy Mertens was the second singer and can be seen in the music video for "Castles in the Sky"; her vocal contribution was limited to live performances only. In 2001, she was replaced by Annemie Coenen, who would become front singer of the project.

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History

The name Ian Van Dahl is derived from the names Jan Vandaal (Average Joe) and Roald Dahl.

The project's first single was "Castles in the Sky", with lyrics co-written and vocals performed by Martine Theeuwen. The single never became a major hit in Belgium but did very well in the European clubscene. With popularity peaking in party locations like Ibiza where the single got massive support from DJs like Tiësto and Armin van Buuren. This all led to the record being picked up by Dave Pearce, a BBC Radio 1 DJ, and owner of the English dance label Nulife. Many other countries followed and Castles in the Sky got licensed to over 65 countries with labels like Robbins Entertainment in the US and Central Station in Australia.

Thanks to the huge amount of radio airplay and DJ support, Castles in the Sky became a big hit in many countries around the world. Reaching No.3 on the UK Singles Chart while also spending seven weeks in the top 10 in the summer of 2001. The single had also managed to crossover onto the American Charts and reached the Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked at No.91. [1] In 2021, 20 years after the original release, "Castles in the Sky" reached platinum status in the United Kingdom with sales surpassing 600,000 copies.

The follow-up singles, recorded with Annemie Coenen, became major hits on the UK singles charts as well. [2] The single "Will I?" peaked at No.5, "Reason" at No.8 and "Try" at No.15. The Ace album reached No.7 in the UK where it achieved Gold status. [3]

Ace is an acronym for Annemie, Christophe and Erik, the first names of the 3 group members. The single Castles in the Sky was the biggest-selling dance single of the year in the UK. The album Ace became the biggest-selling dance album of the year in the UK. A unique achievement for a Belgian band.

In 2004, recordings of the second album Lost & Found began with Belgian producers Peter Luts and David Vervoort joining Christophe Chantzis and Erik Vanspauwen for the production of this album. The album singles "I Can't Let You Go", "Believe", "Where Are You Now?" and "Inspiration" were all successful, but failed to match the massive commercial sales of the previous singles from the first album. Two final singles, "Movin On" and "Just a Girl", were released in 2005 and 2006.

In 2008 Annemie Coenen decided to leave Ian Van Dahl and start her own solo project, AnnaGrace. [4]

Christophe Chantzis, founder of the group and writer of the hits, is still touring the world performing as a DJ under the Ian Van Dahl banner. [5]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleYearChart positions
BEL
[6] 		AUS
[7] 		DEN
[8] 		FIN
[9] 		IRE
[10] 		UK
[11] 		US
Dance
[12]
Ace 20024189401071716
Lost & Found 200429—————13

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearChart positionsAlbum
BEL
[6] 		AUS
[7] 		DEN
[8] 		FIN
[9] 		GER
[13] 		IRE
[10] 		NLD
[14] 		SWE
[15] 		UK
[16] 		US
[17]
"Castles in the Sky"2000355718–43134351391Ace
"Will I?"200114701017481251475–
"Reason"2002312917–511875–8–
"Try"36–1820–42––15–
"Secret Love"2003––––––––––
"I Can't Let You Go"22–––7235––20–Lost and Found
"Where Are You Now?"200423–––––––––
"Believe"–––––40––27–
"Inspiration"200523–11–––––87–
"Movin' On"24––7––48–––Non-album singles
"Just a Girl"200635––9––––––

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References

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    • "Reason": "Ian Van Dahl – Reason / Will I?". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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