Ian Thomas

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

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. 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. 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. 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. 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 July 4, 2014. It is a Pop R&B song, featuring Hip Hop influences.

Personal life The actor Chris Van Tongelen is his stepfather.

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

Discography Albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details PeakBEL(FL) More Than a Game Released: November 11, 2011 Format: CD, digital download Label: ARS, Universal 6 Diversity Released: April 26, 2013 Format: CD, digital download Label: Showfactory 16 Gametime Released: July 4, 2014 Format: CD, digital download Label: it Records 13 Make Things Happen 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) "Baby" 2011 15 —More Than a Game "Autograph" 30(Ultratip*) — "You Are the One"(featuring Mello) 2012 61(Ultratip*) —Diversity "Turn the Tide" 68(Ultratip*) — "Lalaland" 2013 26 — "Dancefloor in Five" 53(Ultratip*) — "Rain" 10 —GameTime "Another Round" 2014 21 — "Slow Down" 8 — "Love X4"(featuring Tiny G) 9 — "Run Away"(featuring Nyanda) 25 28 "Cheers"(featuring Tyga) 2015 11 — Make Things Happen "Till the Morning"(featuring Flo Rida and LiLana) 42 — "Song for My Dad" (live) 2016 41 — Make Things Happen "Envelop Me" (live) 31(Ultratip*) — "Females" (live) — — "Slaap lekker (Fantastig toch)" (live) — — "That Girl Bad" 32(Ultratip*) — "Go Wild" 2017 — — "Molly" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak AlbumBEL(FL) "Dans de wereld rond"(Nicole & Hugo featuring Ian Thomas) 2011 117 "Walking on Air"(Anise K featuring Ian Thomas, Snoop Dogg,Lance Bass and Bella Blue)2014 4 "Fall in Love"(Dennis featuring Ian Thomas) 124 "—" 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 2018 Gert Late Night Himself 2018 Dancing with the stars Himself 2019 Familie Elias