Popstars (Dutch TV series)
Popstars | |
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Genre | Reality, talent show |
Judges |
Henkjan Smits Maurice Wijnen Simone Walraven Marc-Marie Huijbregts |
Voices of |
Nance Coolen (all rounds) Gerard Joling (auditions) Tooske Ragas (liveshows) |
Country of origin | Netherlands |
Original language(s) | Dutch |
Release | |
Original network | SBS 6 |
First shown in | 2008 |
Original release | 22 August 2008 |
External links | |
Website |
Popstars is a singing competition series in the Netherlands. The first series started on 22 August 2008. A second series was aired for 2009-2010 and third series aired in 2010-2011. The winners in season 1 were RED! made up of the three finalist winners Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon. Wesley Klein won in season 2 and Dean Saunders in season 3.
The precursor of these shows was the Dutch version of Popstars: The Rivals broadcast on RTL 4 in 2004 hosted by Beau van Erven Dorens. The series was won by the boy band Men2B (male category) and girl band Raffish (female category). Both disbanded in 2006.
Summary
Season | Year | Presenter | Jury | Winner(s) | Runner-up | Other competitors Final position (in order of elimination) |
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Season 1 | 2008 | Nance Coolen Gerard Joling |
Henkjan Smits Patricia Paay Maurice Wijnen |
1. Brandi Russell 1. Steffie Zoontjes 1. Deon Leon forming the trio RED! |
4. Norman Ramazan | 10. Ruben Thurnim 9. Nathalie Mensinga 8. Naomi Reingoud 7. Rebecca Schouw 6. Floor Krijnen 5. Sidney McWood |
Season 2 | 2009-2010 | Nance Coolen Gerard Joling |
Henkjan Smits Patricia Paay Maurice Wijnen |
1. Wesley Klein | 2. Kim Stolker | 12. Michelle Komproe 12. Jeffrey Sabeel 12. Davy Oonincx 11. Xander Venema 10. Emmily Lasut 9. Mandy Gruijters 8. Robin Zijlstra 7. Charlotte ten Brink 6. Bart Boonstra 5. Dewi Pechler 4. Joshua Newton 3. Kristel Roulaux |
Season 3 | 2010-2011 | Nance Coolen Gerard Joling Tooske Ragas |
Henkjan Smits Marc-Marie Huijbregts Simone Walraven Maurice Wijnen |
1. Dean Saunders | 2. Simone Nijssen | 14. Valerie Van Krimpen 13. Samantha Jaine 12. Ephraim Beks 11. Rene Klein 10. Søren Jørgensen 6. Sam Lebens 6. Rody Valks 6. Bertha Verbeek 6. Angela Slagt 5. Carlijn Middelhof 4. Darien Solange Kastaneer 3. Sharon Kips |
Season 1 (2008)
Participants and elimination table
Women | Men | Sing-off (SO) | Top 10 |
Ronde: | Liveshows | ||||||||||||||
Week: | 14/11 | 21/11 | 28/11 | 5/12 | 12/12 | 19/12 | |||||||||
Plek | Kandidaat | Results | |||||||||||||
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1 | Brandi Russell (26) | Winner | |||||||||||||
2 | Steffie Zoontjes (18) | SO | Winner | ||||||||||||
3 | Deon Leon (18) | SO | Winner | ||||||||||||
4 | Norman Ramazan (24) | SO | Elim | ||||||||||||
5 | Sidney McWood (17) | SO | SO | Elim | |||||||||||
6 | Floor Krijnen (18) | SO | SO | SO | Elim | ||||||||||
7 | Rebecca Schouw (27) | Elim | |||||||||||||
8 | Naomi Reingoud (24) | Elim | |||||||||||||
9 | Nathalie Mensinga (21) | Elim | |||||||||||||
10 | Ruben Thurnim (33) | Elim |
Season 2 (2009-2010)
Participants and elimination table:
Women | Men | Wild Card (WC) | Sing-off (SO) | Proximity (pr) | Top 14 |
Round: | Wildcard | Liveshows | |||||||||||||
Week: | 20/11 | 21/11 | 20/11 | 27/11 | 4/12 | 11/12 | 18/12 | 1/1 | 15/1 | 22/1 | 29/1 | ||||
Position | Candidate | Results | |||||||||||||
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1 | Wesley Klein (21) | Winner | |||||||||||||
2 | Kim Stolker (22) | Runner-up | |||||||||||||
3 | Kristel Roulaux (26) | Elim | |||||||||||||
4 | Joshua Newton (23) | SO | Elim | ||||||||||||
5 | Dewi Pechler (26) | SO | pr | Elim | |||||||||||
6 | Bart Boonstra (24) | SO | pr | pr | Elim | ||||||||||
7 | Charlotte ten Brink (21) | SO | SO | Elim | |||||||||||
8 | Robin Zijlstra (29) | SO | SO | Elim | |||||||||||
9 | Mandy Gruijters (29) | pr | Elim | ||||||||||||
10 | Emmily Lasut (15) | Elim | |||||||||||||
11 | Xander Venema (24) | Elim | |||||||||||||
12 | Davy Oonincx (19) | Elim | |||||||||||||
Jeffrey Sabeel (22) | WC | ||||||||||||||
Michelle Komproe (20) | WC |
Season 3 (2010-2011)
The schedules for season 3 were as follows:
- 9 Auditions: 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2010, 6, 13, 20 and 27 August 2010 and 10 September 2010
- 6 Continued rounds: 17 and 24 September 2010, 1, 11, 18 and 25 October 2010
- Top 25 solos: 1 November 2010
- 2 Selection liveshows 1: 8 and 15 November 2010
- 6 Liveshows: 22 and 29 November 2010, 6, 13, 20 and 27 December 2010
The hosts were Nancy Coolen (all rounds), Gerard Joling (only during auditions) and Tooske Ragas (only during liveshows).
Participants: The winner of the third season was Dean Saunders, with Simone Nijssen as runner-up. Final classification:
- 1. Dean Saunders - winner
- 2. Simone Nijssen
- 3. Sharon Kips
- 4. Darien Solange Kastaneer
- 5. Carlijn Middelhof
- 6. Angela Slagt
- 6. Bertha Verbeek
- 6. Rody Valks
- 6. Sam Lebens
- 10. Søren Jørgensen
- 11. René Klein
- 12. Ephraim Beks
- 13. Samantha Klumper
- 14. Valerie Van Krimpen
Discography
Singles
Single(s) Charts with in the Dutch Top 40 | Date of appearance | Date of entry | Highest position | Number of weeks | Comments |
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(RED!) Step Into the Light | 19-12-2008 | 27-12-2008 | tip2 | - | #1 in de Single Top 100 |
(RED!) Guilty | 01-05-2009 | - | |||
(RED!) Conga | 11-07-2009 | - | #42 in de Single Top 100 | ||
(Wesley Klein) You Raise Me Up | 29-01-2010 | 13-02-2010 | 4 | 11 | #1 in de Single Top 100 |
(Rebecca Schouw) All Your Talk | 15-03-2010 | - | #91 in de Single Top 100 | ||
(Wesley Klein) Een ongelofelijke droom | 19-03-2010 | 03-04-2010 | tip2 | - | #2 in de Single Top 100 |
(Dean Saunders) You and I Both | 22-01-2011 | 05-02-2011 | 22 | 4 | #1 in de Single Top 100 |