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Idool (TV Series)
Idool is the Belgian version of the Idol series. The series was launched in late 2002 by Belgian television network vtm. The contestants are first narrowed down to 100 contestants, and then down to 30-50 through several auditions and tests by a panel of judges. From this point on, the viewers decide who are in and who are out, and the judges limit themselves to commenting. TV viewers being what they are, the votes are based not solely on the singer's vocal performance, but also on his or her looks, clothes, entertainment value, and other factors. In difference to the versions from other countries of the franchise, several contestants achieved on-going success in the local music industry, most notably Natalia Druyts, runner-up from season one, who managed to sell over 400,000 albums, and over 1 million concert tickets between 2003 and 2010 in Flanders; and Hadise Açıkgöz, who did not even make the top 10 in Season 1 but nevertheless became a career musician who represented Turke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FremantleMedia
Fremantle (; formerly FremantleMedia) is a British multinational television production and distribution company based in London. Fremantle takes its name from Fremantle International, acquired by predecessor company All American Television in 1994. Pearson Television was renamed FremantleMedia on 20 August 2001, following the 2000 merger of Pearson Television and Bertelsmann's CLT-UFA to form the RTL Group. Fremantle owns non-scripted formats, including the British talent competitions '' Idols'' (created by Simon Fuller), ''Got Talent'' and ''The X Factor'' (both created by Simon Cowell), shows which have been sold around the world. Since 1994, Fremantle has distributed American game shows in the US and internationally. History Pearson Television (1994–2001) In 1994, after a bidding war, Pearson plc bought Thames Television and placed it under Pearson Television. In 1995, it acquired Australian company Grundy Television. ACI, a U.S.-based distributor of TV movies, was pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3M8S
3M8S (pronounced Three mates) was a Flemish Belgian boyband in the early 2010s made up of Dean Delannoit, Kevin Kayirangwa and Dennis De Neyer, all former contestants on Belgian '' Idool''. The band was formed in May 2012 when the three members decided to join forces in a band with each one also continuing their solo careers whenever possible. The band usually sings English language. The name was chosen on the basis of a competition by the youth magazine ''JOEPIE''. The band has been relatively successful and took part in the preliminary rounds for preliminary rounds of "Eurosong 2014" to try to represent Belgium in 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, and was eliminated in the early rounds of the selection. Later the boy band announced that it would stop so that members would focus on their solo career. Members 3M8S members are: *Dean Delannoit, born in Geraardsbergen Geraardsbergen (; french: Grammont, ) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Kayirangwa
Kevin Kayirangwa (born 11 February 1991) also known as Kevin or Kevin K, is the winner of '' Idool 2011'', in season 4 of the Belgian version of '' Pop Idol''. His first album, ''Thank You'', on Sony BMG released in 2011, reached No. 2 in the Ultratop Belgian Flemish Singles Charts. In May 2012, he joined Dennis De Neyer, a co-contestant of Kevin in the same series and Dean Delannoit, an '' Idool 2007'' season 3 winner to form the Belgian Flemish boyband 3M8S. Kayirangwa is of Rwandan descent. Discography Albums Singles *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. ;Featured in ;Other singles *2011: "More to Me" (as part of the Idool 2011 Finalists collective) (peaked at No. 1 in Belgian Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Delannoit
Dean Delannoit (born 27 January 1989) most known by the mononym Dean is the winner of ''Idool 2007'', in season 3 of the Belgian version of ''Pop Idol''. His first album, ''So Many Ways'', released in 2007, spent 11 weeks in the #1 spot in the Belgian charts. In May 2012, he joined Kevin Kayirangwa (winner of ''Idool 2011'') and Dennis De Neyer (a contestant in the same series to form the Belgian Flemish boyband 3M8S. Songs performed on ''Idool 2007'' * Workshop 1: "Let's Work Together" (Canned Heat) * Workshop 2: "Snow (Hey Oh)" (Red Hot Chili Peppers) * My Idol: "She Moves in Her Own Way" (The Kooks) * Rolling Stones and The Beatles: "Start Me Up" (The Rolling Stones) * Dutch Songs: "Iedereen Is Van De Wereld" (The Lau) * My Birth Year: "Keep on Rocking in the Free World" (Neil Young) * French Songs: "Une Belle Histoire" (Michel Fugain) * Big Band: "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" (Dean Martin) * Unplugged: "You Don't Know" (Milow); "Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica) * Rock So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Belgium)
''Big Brother'' is the Belgian version of the international reality television franchise ''Big Brother'' produced by Endemol. The show aired in Flemish Region of Belgium on Kanaal Twee and has had a total of nine seasons. There have been six regular seasons, two celebrity seasons and one all-stars season. The first season of the show aired in 2000. A cooperation series between Belgium and The Netherlands premiered on 4 January 2021 and was aired on VIER in Belgium and RTL5 in The Netherlands. Format The format of ''Big Brother'' has the same format as the international Big Brother franchise. A group of strangers lives together in an isolated home. They have to work together to succeed in tasks but next to that they also have to nominate each other. The nominated housemates are up for eviction by the audience. Ultimately, the last housemate who leaves the house is the winner. The program was introduced in Flanders as the ultimate social experiment. The house The ''Big Brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle), the contest was held at the Hartwall Areena, and consisted of a semi-final on 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2007. The two live shows were presented by Finnish television presenter Jaana Pelkonen and musician and TV-host Mikko Leppilampi. In addition, Krisse Salminen acted as guest host in the green room, and reported from the crowds at the Helsinki Senate Square, Senate Square. Forty-two countries participated in the contest - three more than the previous record of thirty-nine, that took part in . The EBU decided to put aside its limit of 40 countries, which would have meant excluding some countries using a ranking order scheme. The Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest, Czech R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joeri Fransen
Joeri Fransen (born 10 July 1981) is the winner of ''Idool 2004'', the Belgian version of ''Pop Idol''. Idol performances # Semi-Finals (group 1): "Lean On Me" (Bill Withers) # Top 10: "If I Had A Rocket Launcher" (Bruce Cockburn) # Top 9: "All Night Long" (Lionel Richie) # Top 8: "Geen Toeval" (Marco Borsato) # Top 7: "Everybody's Talking" (Harry Nilsson) # Top 6: "Lovin Whiskey" (Rory Block) # Top 5: "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) # Top 4: "Black" (Pearl Jam) # Top 4: "Clocks" (Coldplay) # Top 3: "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak) # Top 3: "Out of Time" (Chris Farlowe) # Top 2: "Ya Bout To Find Out" (winner's single) # Top 2: "Everybody's Talking" (reprise) (Harry Nilsson) # Top 2: "Georgia on My Mind" (Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...) Discography * "Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danzel
Danzel (born Johan Waem, 9 November 1976) is a Belgian musician, best known for his 2004 single "Pump It Up!" which reached the top 10 across Europe, including in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania and Switzerland. The single also reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and 29 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart. Other singles released have failed to achieve the same level of success. Musical career "You Are All of That" was Danzel's first single, released by Ministry of Sound in late 2003. It sampled Sylvester James's Hi-NRG hit "Do You Wanna Funk" and reached number 69 on the UK Dance Chart. The single was not promoted outside the UK and Ireland, where it peaked at number 85. "Pump It Up!" was Danzel's second single, remixing a late 1990s hit originally recorded by the Black & White Brothers. The single was released by Ministry of Sound in the UK and did relatively well, selling more than 500,000 copie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Mechels
Udo Mechels, born in Brussels on 10 May 1976, is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo. He won the first season of the Belgian version of ''The X Factor'' in 2005. Biography In 2003, Udo participated in the first season of ''Belgian Idols'', but lost in the semi-finals to Chris D. Morton and Tom Olaerts. In 2005, he was a contestant on the Belgian edition of ''The X-Factor'', and won in December 2005. Udo released his debut album ''U-Turn'' and his #1 debut single " Isn't It Time", a cover of the song by The Babys, in 2006. He received a gold record for ''U-Turn'' during the TV programme ''Tien Om Te Zien'' on 4 July 2007. In 2006 Udo also received a TMF Award for "Best New Artist" and the Radio 2 trophy for "Breakthrough of the Year". Udo recorded a cover of Clouseau's song " Heb Ik Ooit Gezegd" (itself a cover based on the Van Morrison song "Have I Told You Lately"), for the album ''Braveau Clouseau'' (2007). The album, a tribute to Clouseau, topped the Belgium (F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Factor (Belgium)
''X Factor'' was the Flemish version of the British show ''The X Factor'', created by Simon Cowell. The new ''X Factor'' series was a successor to '' Idool'' which features contestants & jury members from both seasons. Judges' categories and their contestants In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows. Key: : – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font. Series overview "Under 25 boys" category "Under 25 girls" category "16-24s" category "Over 25s" category "Groups" category Season 1 (2005) The first Belgian edition of ''X Factor'' started screening in late 2005 on vtm. The judges were Kris Wauters, Jean Blaute and Liliane Saint-Pierre; the show was hosted by Koen Wauters. The winner of season one was Udo Mechels from Nossegem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Soutaer
thumb Wim Soutaer (born 27 June 1974) is a Belgian singer best known for placing third in ''Idool 2003'', the Belgian version of ''Pop Idol''. Biography Soutaer began singing in the early 1990s with his school band ''State Of Mind'' who performed benefit concerts of original songs and also covers of Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Metallica. When the guitarist left, they renamed themselves Bodhi and played at many festivals around Belgium, they also competed in many competitions including "Rockvonk" and placed third in "KumoRock". In 2000, Soutaer wanted to sing solo and joined the project Soundmixshow a sort of precursor talent show to Idool, Soutaer placed fourth in competition overall, at this time he compared his style to Billy Joel, Mike Patton and Elton John. In 2003, Soutaer entered the auditions for the contest Idool 2003 where he was told by jury member Jan Leyers that he has a good voice for Flemish music. After Soutaer placed third on the show he gained a recording contract w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
