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

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. She began acting at the age of nine and became known for roles in the series ''#LikeMe'' and ''

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''. Thijs launched her singing career in 2020 with " Nu wij niet meer praten", a duet with Jaap Reesema which reached number one in both Belgium (

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) and the Netherlands. She became the youngest Belgian artist with a number-one hit in both countries.

Career

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

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and the Capitole in Gent. She was cast after participating in the television show ''Op zoek naar Annie'' ("Looking for Annie"). Pommelien Thijs rose to fame as "Caro" in the

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teenage television series ''#LikeMe''. Together with the cast of the show she performed several concerts across Flanders. 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 ''

''. Since 2020, she had three number one singles on the Flemish

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charts, with " Nu wij niet meer praten" (2020), a duet with Dutch singer Jaap Reesema, and "Ongewoon" (2022) and "Erop of eronder" (2023). For this last song she won the award for the "

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of the year" from Radio 2. In 2023, Thijs served as a coach on the seventh season of ''

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'' alongside Coely,

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, and

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. Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua, a member of Thijs's team, won the season making Thijs the winning coach.

Personal life

Thijs is openly

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. Her 2022 song "Ongewoon" was written about the first time she experienced feelings for a woman, and she kisses Belgian television presenter Flo Windey in the music video.

Filmography

TV series

* ''

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'' (2013) * ''Vriendinnen'' (2015) * ''#LikeMe'' (2019–2023) * ''Lisa'' (2021–2022) * ''

'' (2023-2025)

Films

* ''Labyrinthus'' (2014) * ''Piepkuikens'' (2015) * ''De Familie Claus'' (2020) * ''De Familie Claus 2'' (2021) * ''De Familie Claus 3'' (2022) * ''Patsers'' (2025)

Discography

Albums

* ''Per ongeluk'' (2023)

Singles

References

External links

* – official site * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thijs, Pommelien 2001 births Living people 21st-century Belgian actresses 21st-century Flemish actresses 21st-century Belgian women singers Belgian women pop singers People from Nijlen Dutch-language singers of Belgium