Stan Van Samang facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Stan Van Samang
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| Born | 19 March 1979 Wijgmaal, Leuven, Belgium
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| Other names | Stan Van Impe |
| Occupation | actor, voice actor, singer |
Stan Van Samang is a famous Belgian actor and singer. He was born on March 19, 1979, in Wijgmaal, a town near Leuven, Belgium. He is well-known for his roles in popular TV shows and movies, and for his successful music career.
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Stan's Acting Journey
Stan Van Samang has played many different characters in Belgian TV shows and films. He started his acting career in the popular Belgian soap opera Wittekerke, where he played Kevin De Kesel from 2001 to 2008.
TV Shows and Movies
Stan has been in several exciting TV series. He was Steve Van Hamel in the police crime drama Vermist from 2008 to 2016. He also had important roles in other Flemish TV shows like Flikken (2003) and Witse (2008).
More recently, he played Ben De Schutter in the show Zie mij graag (2017–2020) and Harry Peeters in the soap opera Thuis (2020–2023). He also starred as Thomas in the adventure-mystery series 3Hz from 2021 to 2023, which was popular with younger audiences.
In movies, Stan appeared in Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue (2006) and the film Vermist (2007), which was the start of the TV series.
Voice Acting Fun
Besides acting on screen, Stan also uses his voice for animated films! He has lent his voice to several well-known characters in the Dutch versions of popular movies:
- Ratatouille as Linguini (2007)
- The Princess and the Frog as Prince Naveen (2009)
- A Monster in Paris as Francoeur (2011)
- Wreck-It Ralph as Mr. Litwak and Wynnchel (2012)
- Rio 2 as Roberto (2014)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet as Mr. Litwak (2018)
Stan's Music Career
Stan Van Samang is not just a talented actor; he's also a very successful singer! His music career took off in 2006.
How It Started
Stan's singing talent was discovered during a national TV show called Steracteur Sterartiest. In this show, actors sang to raise money for charity. Stan won the competition, which led to him getting a record deal.
On November 23, 2007, he released his first album, Welcome Home. One of the songs from this album, "Scars," became a huge hit, reaching number one on the national music charts for five weeks! It even earned a gold record, which means it sold a lot of copies.
Popular Albums and Songs
Stan has released many albums throughout his career. Some of his albums, like Welcome Home (2007), Liefde voor publiek (2015), and Stan Van Samang (2016), reached the top spots on the Belgian music charts. Liefde voor publiek was incredibly popular, earning five times platinum!
He has also released many singles, with "Scars" being one of his most famous. He even sang the title song "Hemel voor ons twee" for the VTM soap opera Familie from 2017 to 2019.
Studio Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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| BEL (Fl) |
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| 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 | 5× Platinum |
| 2016 | Stan Van Samang | 1 | Platinum |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | Gold |
| 2021 | Feel the Power | 1 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 7 | |
| 2024 | Uit liefde voor muziek | 4 | |
| Vadertaal | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certification | Album | |
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| BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Fl) Ultratip |
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| 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 | |||
| 2017 | "Little Moon Rises" (featuring Sarah Bettens) |
27 | |||
| "The Load" | 49 | ||||
| "Hemel voor ons twee" | 31 | ||||
| 2020 | "River of Life" | 27 | |||
| 2021 | "Snow" | 43 | |||
| 2022 | "Alles" | 50 | |||
| 2023 | "Feest" | 23 | |||
Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| BEL (Fl) |
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| 2010 | "Is It Over You" (Owen featuring Stan Van Samang) |
– | 8 |
Awards and Nominations
Stan Van Samang has won several awards for his work in both music and acting.
Awards He Won
- TOTZ-trofee (2007, VTM)
- Award for best performer (2007, Radio 2 Zomerhit)
- Spetter of the year (2007, Ketnet)
Nominations
He has also been nominated for several TMF Awards, showing his popularity in the music world:
- Award for best up-coming artist (2007)
- Award for best pop artist (2007)
- Award for best male artist (2007)
