Pommelien Thijs recently grew into the pop star of Belgium. Her hit Atlas also brought her to large Dutch festivals. With her second album hassle, her fame will probably grow further and that is not always easy.
“I had not picked up Atlas myself,” 24-year-old Thijs says about the great success, which also surprised her. In Flanders, the single was in first place in the Ultratop 50, longer than any number.
“I have a great preference for a guitar driven, energetic songs. I was more likely to think about choosing singles than the Singer-Songwriter sound of Atlas . It is a nice sign that this genre is also me.”
Thanks in part to this success, she was at the largest festivals in the Netherlands and Belgium last summer, such as Pinkpop, Rock Werchter and Concert at Sea. “They are super cool things that I have been dreaming of for a long time. I regularly have times when I think: how crazy is this all?” Says the singer, who also acts in the Knokke Off series.
Pommelien Thijs – Atlas
With the growing popularity and fame, gossip also come, Thijs has experienced them. “Being well -known becomes easier and more difficult. On the one hand there is habituation. Fortunately I have a very nice circle people around me, who have been the same for a long time. On the other hand, stories will be added to places where you have zero influence. That’s why I pull the line around my private life harder and harder.”
She stores the personal stories for her lyrics. For example, the song Cassandra of her Friday published album hassle a reaction to the untruths that are spread over her. “What was made up in silence was shouted openly. She looks straight into the mirror, she has learned her lesson. She does think twice with whom she associates herself,” she sings in the song.
“I don’t want to respond to everything that is said about me. Writing music is a safe response for me. Those four minutes are mine and I can say what I want. I do that here with metaphors from the Greek myth of a woman who knew the truth, but was not believed.”
Pommelien Thijs sings acoustically for fans in Utrecht
Thijs became more secure as a songwriter when making her new album than on debut (2023). “Then I really had to learn to write pop music. Now I was much freer and I also enjoyed it more.”
This is partly due to the Dutch artist Blanks (Simon de Wit), who produces and co -writes a lot of her music. “He is an incredibly sweet and pleasant person. In the studio everything must be possible, also to propose bad ideas. Simon gives the space for that. He is critical, but in a sweet way. He can also filter well and that is necessary, because I come into the studio with a whole laundry list of texts and melodies.”
Thijs sings about bad dates and a broken heart, but also expresses himself socially critical in present -day . “It is a reflection of my thinking world. It is about growing up in the current political climate and you realize that the world is not like you had hoped. There must also be room for that in pop music.”
Few artists dare to release new work on the same day as Taylor Swift, but Thijs cannot be stopped. “If she’s not, there might be another big artist. So I don’t try to pay attention to that.”
It is not the first time that Swift Thijs gets in the way ‘. “I had written my song Cassandra last year and shortly afterwards Taylor released a song with the same title. I immediately apped my friends:” Gosh, I thought I had an original idea. ” But I would lie if I said that I would not immediately listen to Taylor on Friday. “
Pommelien Thijs HAS Recently Grown Into The Pop Star of Belgium. Her hit Atlas also Brought Her to Major Dutch festivals. With her second album hassle , her fame will probably continuous to grow, and that is not always easy.
“I would have picked atlas myself,” Says the 24-year-old Thijs about the great Success, which has also surprised her. In Flanders, The Single, at Number One in the Ultratop 50 for 22 Week, Longer Than Any Other Song.
“I have a great love for guitar-drives, energetic songs. I was thinking more about that when choosing singles than the singer-songwriter sound of atlas . It’s a good sign that genre also suits me.”
Thanks in part to this success, She Performed at the biggest festivals in the Netherlands and Belgium Last Summer, Such as Pinkpop, Rock Werchter, and Concert at Sea. “These are super cool things that I’ve bone dreaming of for a long time. I regularly have moments when I think: How crazy is all this?” Says the singer, who also acts in the series Knokke Off .
Pommelien Thijs – Atlas
With Growing Popularity and Fame Come Rumors, Thijs Has Experienced FIRSThand. “Being Famous is getting Easier and More Difficult. On the one hand, there is habitation. Fortunately, I have a very nice circle of people around me, who have bone the same for a very long time. On the other hand, Story’s Why you have yere yere Drawing the Line Around My Private Life More and More firmly. “
She keeps the personal stories for her song lyrics. For Example, The Song Cassandra from Her album hassle , released on Friday, is a response to the untruths that are spread about her. “What was invented in Silence was shouted openly. She looks straight in the mirror, she has learned her lesson. She thinks twice about who she associations with,” She sings in the song.
“I don’t want to become every thing that is said about me. Writing Music is a safe response for me. Those four minutes are mine and in them I can what I want. I do that here with metaphors from the greek myth of a woman.”
Pommelien Thijs Sings Acoustically for Fans in Utrecht
Thijs Has Become more confident as a songwriter when making her new album than on her debut by accident (2023). “Then I really had to live how to write pop music. Now I was much freer and enjoyed it more.”
This is partly thanks to the Dutch Artist Blanks (Simon de Wit), Who Produces and Co-Writes Much of Her Music. “He is an incredible sweet and pleasant person. Everything must be possible in the studio, including suggestion bad ideas. Simon gives space for that. He is critical, but in a sweet way. He is also at filtering, wheat westry is necessy or wecessy, necessy is necessy or wecessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy is necessyy, necessy, necessy, necessy, necessy is necessyy or has necessyyyywholary or wecessyyyyy. lyrics and melodies. “
Thijs Sings about Bad Dates and a Broken Heart, but also Expresses Social Criticism in the present tense . “It is a reflection of my world of thought. It is about growing up in the current political climate and realizing that the world is not as you had hoped. There must also be room for that in pop music.”
Few artists dare to release new work on the same day as taylor swift, but thijs does not let that stop her. “If it’s not her, there might be another big artist. So I try not to pay attention to that.”
It is not the first time that swift has bone ‘in the way’ of Thijs. “I wrote my song cassandra last year and shortly afterwards taylor released a song with the same title. I immediately texted my friends:” Gosh, I thought I had an original idea. ” But I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t going to listen to taylor right away on Friday. “