 Heldens entered the DJ Mag Top 100 of 2014, making his debut at number 34.In December 2014, he performed an Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1, and British radio DJ Pete Tong named him "one of the breakthrough producers of the year".Heldens released "Koala" on Spinnin' in August 2014, and on October 6, 2014, he released "This" with Sander van Doorn.