Ian Thomas (Belgian musician)




















Ian Thomas
Birth nameIan Thomas Hoelen
Born
(1997-04-30) April 30, 1997 (age 21)
Antwerp, Belgium
Genres
Pop, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, model, actor.
Instruments
Vocals, guitar
Years active2011 – present
Labelsit Records
Associated acts
Tyga, Anise K, Snoop Dogg, Lance Bass, Nyanda
Websiteianthomasofficial.com

Ian Thomas Hoelen (born April 30, 1997 in Antwerp) is a Belgian singer-songwriter, musician, actor and model currently based in Calabasas, California.




Contents





  • 1 Career

    • 1.1 2011–13: More Than a Game and Diversity


    • 1.2 2014–present: GameTime



  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Awards


  • 4 Discography

    • 4.1 Albums


    • 4.2 Singles

      • 4.2.1 Main artist


      • 4.2.2 Featured artist




  • 5 Filmography


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Career



2011–13: More Than a Game and Diversity


Ian Thomas was discovered in 2011 after the video for his Dutch cover version of Justin Bieber's "Baby" was posted by his parents on YouTube and became a viral sensation.[1] The video came to the attention of Universal Music who subsequently signed a contract with him and the song was released as a single soon afterwards, reaching number 1 in the Ultratop top 10 Flemish Singles Chart.


In 2012 Ian was a model for the Danish fashion brand Outfitters Nation.[2]
In 2013 he participated in the reality series De Grote Sprong (the Flemish version of the popular Celebrity Splash! franchise) and came in second place behind former Miss Belgium contestant Tanja Dexters.



2014–present: GameTime


Ian was contacted by the record label Island Def Jam after the release of his single "Rain". He subsequently went to Los Angeles to record a music video for "Walking on Air" with Lance Bass and attended the American Music Awards as a special guest of Lance Bass.[3] Ian Thomas also recorded "Money" featuring Qwes Kross with 50/50 Global Muzik Inc. Warner Brothers and Snoop Dogg with Island Def Jam, a song written by the team of Miley Cyrus.[3][4] The song "Money" was written and produced by M.E. (aka) Jeff Friedland, Chris Hanebutt, Dj IZM Writers: Jeff Friedland, Chris Hanebutt, IZM, T.Coles, Mike Hunnid, Qwes Kross.


"The Way It Feels" is a duet by Ian Thomas and one of his latest, featuring American recording artist Bella Blue. The track appeared on his third studio album, GameTime released in 2014. Written by Gia Sky and Aubrey Wood and produced by Gia Sky, the song was released on 4 July 2014. It is a Pop R&B song, featuring Hip Hop influences.



Personal life


The singer is the son of actor Frank Hoelen and choreographer Brigitte Derks. The actor Chris Van Tongelen is his stepfather.[5] He is vegan.



Awards





















Year
Nominated
Award
Result
2014
Himself
Joepie: World Conqueror Award[6]Won
Himself
Joepie: Hottie Of The Year
Won
2015
Himself
Kids Choice Awards Favorite star: The Netherlands and Belgium
Nominated
2016
Himself
Kids Choice Awards Favorite star: Belgium
Nominated


Discography



Albums


















List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title
Album details
Peak

BEL
(FL)
[7]

More Than a Game[8]

  • Released: November 11, 2011

  • Format: CD, digital download

  • Label: ARS, Universal

6

Diversity[9]

  • Released: April 26, 2013

  • Format: CD, digital download

  • Label: Showfactory

16

Gametime[10]

  • Released: July 4, 2014

  • Format: CD, digital download

  • Label: it Records

13

Make Things Happen[11]

  • Released: February 19, 2016

  • Format: CD, digital download

  • Label: CNR Music

9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.


Singles



Main artist










































































List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title
Year
Peak
Album

BEL
(FL)
[7]

SPA
[12]
"Baby"
2011
15

More Than a Game
"Autograph"
80
"You Are the One"
(featuring Mello)
2012
111

Diversity
"Turn the Tide"
118
"Lalaland"
2013
26
"Dancefloor In Five"
103
"Rain"
10

GameTime
"Another Round"
2014
21
"Slow Down"
8
"Love X4"
(featuring Tiny G)
9
"Run Away"
(featuring Nyanda)
2528
"Cheers"
(featuring Tyga)
2015
11

Make Things Happen
"Till the Morning"
(featuring Flo Rida and LiLana)
42
N/A
"Song for My Dad" (live)
2016
41

Make Things Happen
"That Girl Bad"
94
"Go Wild"
2017

N/A
"Molly"

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.


Featured artist


















List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title
Year
Peak
Album

BEL
(FL)
[7]
"Dans de wereld rond"
(Nicole & Hugo featuring Ian Thomas)
2011
117
N/A
"Walking on Air"
(Anise K featuring Ian Thomas, Snoop Dogg,
Lance Bass and Bella Blue)

2014
4
N/A
"Fall in Love"
(Dennis featuring Ian Thomas)
124
N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.


Filmography



























Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2007

Spoed
Tim Van de Vijver
Recurring role (Season 11)
2013

Despicable Me 2
Antonio (voice)
Flemish version
2013

De Grote Sprong
Himself

2013

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Cal Devereaux (voice)
Flemish version
2015

Kattenoog – Het Geheim van de Griezelclub
Max


References




  1. ^ "Ian Thomas - Baby (officiele videoclip)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-12-07..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Ian Thomas krijgt eigen kledinglijn | JIM" (in Dutch). Jim.be. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2013-12-07.


  3. ^ ab "Ian Thomas in zee met Lance Bass van *NSYNC - Het Nieuwsblad". Nieuwsblad.be. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2013-12-07.


  4. ^ "Ian Thomas (16) neemt duet op met Snoop Dogg". HLN.be. Retrieved 2013-12-07.


  5. ^ "Bio Ian Thomas" (in Dutch). Ianthomas.be. Retrieved 2014-01-03.


  6. ^ "Ian Thomas receives the "World Conqueror Award"". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-10-12.


  7. ^ abc "Belgium Charts - WA". Ultratop. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.


  8. ^ "Ian Thomas - More Than a Game". iTunes. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.


  9. ^ "Ian Thomas - Diversity". iTunes. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.


  10. ^ "Ian Thomas - Gametime". iTunes. 2014-07-04. Retrieved July 4, 2014.


  11. ^ "Ian Thomas - Make Things Happen". iTunes. 2016-02-19. Retrieved February 19, 2016.


  12. ^ http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ian+Thomas+feat.+Nyanda&titel=Run+Away&cat=s




External links


  • Official website


  • Ian Thomas on IMDb








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