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2016 In Belgian Television
This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2016. Events *8 January - 14-year-old Jens Dolleslagers wins the second season of ''The Voice Kids''. *17 January - Laura Tesoro is selected to represent Belgium at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "What's the Pressure". She is selected to be the fifty-eighth Belgian Eurovision entry during Eurosong held at the AED Studios in Lint. *2 June - Lola Obasuyi wins the fourth season of '' The Voice van Vlaanderen''. Debuts Television shows 1990s *''Samson en Gert'' (1990–present) *'' Familie'' (1991–present) *''Thuis'' (1995–present) 2000s *''Mega Mindy'' (2006–present) 2010s *'' ROX'' (2011–present) *'' The Voice van Vlaanderen'' (2011–present) *''Belgium's Got Talent'' (2012–present) Ending this year Births Deaths See also *2016 in Belgium Events in the year 2016 in Belgium. Incumbents *Monarch: Philippe *Prime Minister: Charles Michel Events ;January * 30 January – Belgian cyclist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Television
Television in Belgium was introduced in 1953 and began with one channel each in Dutch and French. The country is heavily cabled, with 93% of households watching television through cable as of 2003. History The three Belgian Communities – Dutch, French and German-speaking – have legal responsibility for audiovisual communication. They constitute separate markets, the common feature of which is the fact that they have been extensively cabled for three decades and are thus able to receive neighbouring countries' channels. Until 1978, Radio-Television Belgium ( nl, Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep; french: Radio-Télévision Belge) was Belgium's national public television broadcaster. When broadcasting was devolved to the language communities in 1977, the old organization split into three separate organisations now known as VRT, RTBF and BRF respectively. VRT and RTBF share broadcasting facilities in Brussels, while BRF operates from Eupen. Channels Native channels There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Tesoro
Laura Tesoro (born 19 August 1996) is a Belgian singer and actress. She represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song " What's the Pressure". Tesoro is also known for portraying Charlotte on the Flemish soap opera ''Familie'', and placing second on season three of ''The Voice van Vlaanderen''. The singer is also one of the four coaches on ''The Voice Kids''. Biography 1996–2014: Early life and career beginnings Tesoro was born on 19 August 1996 in Antwerp to an Italian father and a Belgian mother. She had her first acting role in the Flemish crime drama ''Witse'' as Evy Cuypers in 2008, and went on to perform in musicals such as ''Annie'' and ''Domino''. She performed at Ketnetpop in 2009. From 2012 to 2014, she appeared as Charlotte in ''Familie'', a love interest to Guido. In 2014 she appeared in season three of ''The Voice van Vlaanderen'', where she ended up as the runner-up. Throughout her time on the show, she was a member of Team Koen. She relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Globe Arena and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2016. The three live shows were presented by Petra Mede and previous year's winner Måns Zelmerlöw. Forty-two countries participated in the contest. , , and returned after absences from recent contests, while also returned after debuting as a special guest in 2015. did not enter, largely due to their national broadcaster's insufficient promotion of their music-based media, while had planned to participate, but was disqualified due to repeated non-payment of debts by their national broadcaster to the EBU. The winner was with the song "1944", performed and written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's The Pressure
"What's the Pressure" is a song performed by Belgian singer Laura Tesoro. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The song was released as a digital download in Belgium on 17 January 2016 through VRT Line Extensions. It was ultimately placed tenth in the aforementioned competition with 181 points from the forty two voting nations. Eurovision Song Contest In November 2015, Tesoro was announced as one of the five participants of ''Eurosong 2016''. In the first show, she covered the song "Düm Tek Tek" by Hadise, which represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. In the second show she revealed her Eurovision candidate song and received the highest televoting score. In the final on 17 January 2016, she was declared the winner after placing first with both the Belgian public and international juries. Tesoro performed in position 1 with the song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, in Stockholm and finished tenth with 181 points; six positions low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Van Vlaanderen
''The Voice van Vlaanderen'' (; English-Dutch for ''The Voice of Flanders'') is a Belgian reality singing competition for the Flemish part of Belgium. It is part of the franchise that started in the Netherlands as ''The Voice of Holland''. It kicked off on November 25, 2011 on VTM, shortly before the francophone Belgian variant ''The Voice Belgique'' went on air. As of 2022, the show has aired for eight seasons. One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner. The success of ''The Voice van Vlaanderen'' has led to the establishments of spin-off shows based on its concept, ''The Voice Kids'' and '' The Voice Senior''. Format The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson En Gert (TV Series)
''Samson & Gert'' is a Flemish children's television series produced by Eline van Noppen, centered on the talking dog Samson and his owner Gert. In its entire run, the show was originally aired on TV1 from Christmas Day 1989 until 1 December 1997, where it moved to Ketnet and continues airing all of its episodes to this day. History Originally Gert Verhulst was a continuity announcer. He wanted to make the announcements before children's television programmes more appealing by having an animal puppet next to him. He got in touch with puppeteer Danny Verbiest, who created the puppet dog Samson. Samson, a Bearded Collie, made his screen debut in the Christmas period of 1989. The pair's popularity grew very rapidly in Flanders and they were given their own television series in 1990. The show, named ''Samson'', premiered on 2 September 1990. During the show, Samson and Gert and their friends would encounter many funny and chaotic situations. The plot would be interrupted for cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Familie
''Familie'' (Dutch for Family) is a Flemish television soap opera set in Mechelen. Created by Herman Verbaet, ''Familie'' was first broadcast on 30 December 1991. It has been broadcast consistently for 5-6 evenings per week, with only 2-3 month hiatuses during summer Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit .... It is currently being produced by Banijay Belgium and running on VTM. Premise Pierre Van den Bossche and Anna Dierckx have raised three children. Their oldest son Guido is a bright student, eager to become a business mogul. His younger brother Jan and sister Rita are less gifted and often feel pushed back, but are nevertheless proud of their sibling. Once the children are starting their own family lives, shocking news arrives: Anna is pregnant again and Pierre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuis
''Thuis'' ( en, At Home) is a Belgian television soap opera, which airs on één, which is in the hands of VRT, the national broadcasting channel of the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium, Flanders. ''Thuis'' first aired on 23 December 1995, featuring Pol Goossen, , , , , , Rik Andries and the late . ''Thuis'' grew to become Flanders' number one soap, gaining 900,000 viewers (compared to the highest rated TV show, receives 1.5 million viewers), and therefore beating competing for channel vtm's soap operas ''Familie'' ( en, Family) and former series ''Wittekerke'' ( en, White Church, a fictional town). ''Thuis'' is currently in its 26st season, and has aired 5,000 episodes as of 16 April 2021. Plot Season 11 Following a long period of doubt, Robert Swerts is discovered to be the serial killer and rapist and is arrested. Renzo Fierens is arrested for drug dealing. Dr. Geert Smeekens replaces Michael Bastiaens in the doctor's office alongside Ann De Decker. Jenny Verbee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Mindy
''Mega Mindy'' is a Flemish children's television series with a supernatural/superhero drama theme. The series was created by Studio 100 and airs on the Flemish TV channel Ketnet. It centers around a young woman, Mieke, (Free Souffriau), who lives with her grandparents and works as a police officer but also has a secret identity as superhero Mega Mindy. She tries to keep it a secret, but falls in love with Toby (Louis Talpe) who also works at the police. He is in love with Mega Mindy and does not know that Mieke secretly likes him and is actually Mega Mindy. She tries to find a way to balance between work and being a superhero, but it is not always easy. Every episode has a new mystery that Mieke has to solve and one or more bad guys whom Mega Mindy takes down. Mieke's not-so-smart boss always tries to solve the case, but Mega Mindy usually ends up with the solution, which he does not appreciate. He does manage to claim responsibility for capturing a bad guy on several occasions b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ROX (Flemish TV Series)
Rox or ROX may refer to: * ''Rox'' (album), an album by California punk band Supernova * Rox (singer), London-based singer * ''Rox'' (American TV series) * ''ROX'' (Belgian TV series) * Rox, Nevada, a ghost town * Roxithromycin, sold under the trade name ROX * ROX Desktop, a Unix desktop environment based on the ROX-Filer file manager * Rox Jewellers (retailer), in the United Kingdom * Brockton Rox, a minor league baseball team in Brockton, Massachusetts * St. Cloud Rox (minor league baseball), a team in St. Cloud, Minnesota, that played from 1946 to 1971 * St. Cloud Rox (collegiate summer baseball), a team in St. Cloud, Minnesota, since 1997 * The Rox, a renamed Ellis Island in the ''Wild Cards'' book series * "Rox", a song by Scottish band The Aliens from the album ''Astronomy for Dogs'' * The Rox, a nickname for the Colorado Rockies * The Rox, a nickname for the Houston Rockets * Rox, a model of bicycle computer made by Sigma Sport * Rox, the currency in the children's online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Désir
Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) * Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 song originally recorded by Pat Simon and covered by Sylvie Vartan *Georges (store), a department store in Melbourne, Australia from 1880 to 1995 * Georges (''Green Card'' character) People with the surname *Eugenia Georges, American anthropologist *Karl Ernst Georges (1806–1895), German classical philologist and lexicographer, known for his edition of Latin-German dictionaries. See also *École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, a high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval, Quebec, Canada * French cruiser ''Georges Leygues'', commissioned in 1937 * French frigate ''Georges Leygues'' (D640), commissioned in 1979 *George (other) *Georges Creek (other) *Georges Creek Coal and Iron Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 In Belgium
Events in the year 2016 in Belgium. Incumbents *Monarch: Philippe *Prime Minister: Charles Michel Events ;January * 30 January – Belgian cyclist Femke Van den Driessche is caught concealing a motor and battery in her bicycle during the under-23 women's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Zolder. She was found guilty of "technological fraud", the world's first case of mechanical doping in cycling. ;February * 6 February – 6th Magritte Awards to recognise achievement in the film industry held in Brussels ;March * 22 March – 2016 Brussels bombings cause 34 deaths * 25 March – 2016 E3 Harelbeke (one-day cycling classic) * 27 March – 2016 Gent–Wevelgem (one-day cycling classic) ;April * 3 April – 2016 Tour of Flanders (one-day cycling classic) ;June * 5 June – Hermalle-sous-Huy train collision ;August * 6 August – 2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers: a man attacks two policewomen with a machete * 28 August – Nico Rosberg wins the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
