She first appeared in the Flemish children's programme
Ketnet kookt in 2010. In 2012 and 2013, Thijs was one of two actresses portraying the title character in the Dutch-language version of the musical
Annie in the
Stadsschouwburg in
Antwerp and the Capitole in
Gent. She was cast after participating in the television show
Op zoek naar Annie ("Looking for Annie"). Pommelien Thijs rose to fame as "Caro" in the
Flemish teenage television series
#LikeMe. Together with the cast of the show she performed several concerts across Flanders. Since 2020, she had five number one singles on the Flemish
Ultratop charts, with "
Nu wij niet meer praten" (2020), a duet with Dutch singer
Jaap Reesema, and "Ongewoon" (2022), "Erop of eronder" (2023), "Het Midden" with Meau, "Het beste moet nog komen" (both 2024) and "Atlas" (2025) . For "Erop of eronder" she won the award for the "
summer hit of the year" from
Radio 2. Thijs won 12
Music Industry Awards including 3 Hit of the Year awards. In 2023, Thijs served as a coach on the seventh season of
The Voice Kids alongside
Coely,
Laura Tesoro, and
Metejoor. Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua, a member of Thijs's team, won the season making Thijs the winning coach. In 2024 and 2025, Thys performed on the main stage at mid-size and major festivals such as
Rock Werchter and
Pukkelpop in Belgium, and
Pinkpop in the Netherlands. Although always scheduled for daytime concerts, her performances attracted a large audience and were also well-reviewed. With 41 million streams, her second album
Gedoe (translated: Hassle) was ranked 5th on
Spotify's list of most streamed new albums worldwide in October 2025, a unique achievement for an exclusively Dutch-language album. The album's third single "
Atlas" spent 22 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Flemish
Belgian Ultratop 50, breaking the record for most weeks at number one. == Personal life ==