Stan Van Samang
| Stan Van Samang | |
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Stan Van Samang in 2006 | |
| Born |
19 March 1979 Wijgmaal, Leuven, Belgium |
| Occupation | actor, voice actor, singer |
Stan Van Samang (19 March 1979, Wijgmaal, Leuven) is a Belgian actor and singer.[1]
Career
He played the role of 'Kevin' in one of Flanders' famous soaps called Wittekerke. Van Samang appeared in other Flemish TV series such as Flikken and Rupel, and in the Belgian movies Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue (Hans Herbots, 2007) and Vermist (Jan Verheyen, 2007).
In 2006, he was discovered as a music talent during the national TV shows Steracteur Sterartiest (VRT), a show in which actors sang for charity. The winner of the shows earned money for that charity.
Stan Van Samang won and got a record deal a few weeks later. On 7 March 2007 he made a record deal with EMI Group. He released his debut album Welcome Home on 23 November 2007. The album is produced by Eric Melaerts (Clouseau, Soulsister). The hit single "Scars" reached #1 for 5 weeks in the national Ultratop 50. The single was awarded a gold record.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) [2] | |||
| 2007 | Welcome Home | 3 | Platinum |
| 2009 | Take it from Me | 5 | |
| 2011 | King in My Head | 7 | |
| Stan Van Vrijdag | 46 | ||
| 2015 | Liefde voor publiek | 1 | |
| 2016 | Stan Van Samang | 1 | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certification | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) [2] |
BEL (Vl) Ultratip | ||||
| 2007 | "Scars" | 1 | Gold | Welcome Home | |
| "Poison" | 11 | ||||
| 2008 | "Siren" | 16 | |||
| "Welcome Home | – | 15 | |||
| "This Time" | 43 | Take it from Me | |||
| 2009 | "I Didn't Know" | 38 | |||
| "Brand New Start" | – | ||||
| 2010 | "Hang On" (with Regi) |
10 | |||
| 2011 | "King in My Head" | – | 3 | King in My Head | |
| "Free" | – | 22 | |||
| "Stand My Ground" | – | 19 | |||
| "Alles is liefde" | – | 25 | |||
| "All in My Head" | – | 24 | King in My Head | ||
| 2012 | "Zijn we alleen" (with Laura Omloop) |
– | 58 | ||
| "One for the Road" | – | 28 | |||
| 2013 | "De eerste sneeuw" | – | 75 | ||
| 2014 | "Junbug" | 8 | |||
| 2015 | "Fix You" (featuring Lisa) |
4 | |||
| 2016 | "Candy" | 43 | |||
- Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) [2] |
BEL (Vl) Ultratip | |||
| 2010 | "Is It Over You" (Owen feat. Stan Van Samang) |
– | 8 | |
Filmography
- Flikken (2003) TV series
- Sedes & Belli (2003, 1st episode) TV series
- Rupel (2004, 1st episode) TV series
- Buitenspel (2005) English title: Gilles (movie)
- Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue (2006) English: Stormforce (film)
- Wittekerke (2003–2007) TV soap
- Vermist (2007) (movie)
- Vermist (2008-present) TV series
Dubbing roles
Animated films
- Ratatouille - Linguini (2007)
Awards and nominations
Awards
- TOTZ-trofee (2007, VTM)
- Award for best performer (2007, Radio 2 Zomerhit)
- Spetter of the year (2007, Ketnet)
Nominations
- Award for best up-coming artist (2007)
- Award for best pop artist (2007)
- Award for best male artist (2007)
References
External links
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