Pommelien Thijs

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Pommelien Thijs
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Thijs in 2024
Born (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 23)
Occupation(s)singer, actress
Years active2010 - present

Pommelien Thijs (born 4 April 2001) is a Belgian actress and singer.

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She first appeared in the Flemish children's programme Ketnet kookt in 2010. In 2012 and 2013, Thijs was one of two actresses portraying the title character in the Dutch-language version of the musical Annie in the Stadsschouwburg in Antwerp and the Capitole in Gent. She was cast after participating in the television show Op zoek naar Annie ("Looking for Annie"). [1]

Pommelien Thijs rose to fame as "Caro" in the Flemish teenage television series #LikeMe. [2] Together with the cast of the show she performed several concerts across Flanders. [1] After starring in a supporting role in the 2020 film De familie Claus and its two sequels, she received critical acclaim in 2023 for her portrayal of "Louise" in the successful fiction series Knokke Off . [3] [4]

Since 2020, she had three number one singles on the Flemish Ultratop charts, with Nu wij niet meer praten (2020), a duet with Dutch singer Jaap Reesema, and Ongewoon (2022) and Erop of eronder (2023). [5] For this last song she won the award for the "summer hit of the year" from Radio 2. [6]

In 2023, Thijs served as a coach on the seventh season of The Voice Kids alongside Coely, Laura Tesoro, and Metejoor. Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua, a member of Thijs's team, won the season making Thijs the winning coach. [7]

Filmography

TV series

Films

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
BEL (Fl)
[8]
NED
[9]
NED
[10]
2020"Nu wij niet meer praten" (with Jaap Reesema)122Non-album singles
2021"Tranen"
(with Kris Kross Amsterdam)
1473
"Meisjes van honing"17Per Ongeluk
2022"Ongewoon"1
"Wat een idee!?"3
"Zilver"6
2023"Hypothetisch"18
"Kleine tornado"38
"Erop of eronder"1
"Medeplichtig"5Non-album singles
"Hou mij vast" (with Bazart)4
2024"Het beste moet nog komen"1
"Het midden" (with MEAU)14517

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