- Stan Van Samang
Stan Van Samang (
19 March 1979 , Wijgmaal,Leuven ) is a Belgianactor andsinger .Career
He played the role of 'Kevin' in one of
Flanders famous soaps called "Wittekerke". Van Samang appeared in other FlemishTv -serie s 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 good purposes. The winner of the shows earned money for that good purpose.Stan Van Samang won and got a record deal a few weeks later. On March 7, 2007 he made a record deal with EMI Group. He released his debut album "Welcome Home" on
Novembre 29, 2007. The album is produced by Eric Melaerts (Clouseau,Soulsister ). The hit single "Scars" reached #1 for 5 weeks in the nationalUltratop 50 . The single was awarded agold record . He also did a song with Psycho Mc (alias Stefaan Bonte) which created a huge underground buzz.Discography
Studio albums
* "Welcome Home" (2007,
EMI )gold record
* "TBA" (2008,EMI )Singles
* "Scars" (2007) B #1
gold record
* "Poison" (2007) B #11
* "Siren" (2008) Written by Sven Tydeman - Kittygroove Productions - Pyrmont SydneyFilmography
* "Flikken" (2003) TV series
* "Sedes & Belli" (2003, 1st episode) TV series
* "Rupel" (2004, 1st episode) TV series
* "Buitenspel" (2005) English title: 'Gillis' (movie)
* "Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue" (2006) English: "Stormforce" (movie)
* "Wittekerke" (2003-2007) TV soap
* "Vermist" (2007) (movie)
* "Vermist' '(2008) TV seriesAwards and nominations
Awards
* "TOTZ-trofee" (2007, VTM)
* "Award for best performer" (2007, Radio 2 Zomerhit)
* "Spetter of the year" (2007,Ketnet )Nominations
TMF Awards
* Award for best up-coming artist (2007)
* Award for best pop artist (2007)
* Award for best male artist (2007)External links
* [http://www.stanvansamang.be www.stanvansamang.be - Official site]
* [http://www.stanvansamang.com www.stanvansamang.com - Fan site]
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