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The Voice Van Vlaanderen (season 3)
''The Voice van Vlaanderen'' is a Belgian reality talent show. The third season of the Flemish version premiered on 7 February 2014 on the vtm television network. The season's finale was on 23 May 2014 Only one of the four coaches for seasons 1 and 2 Koen Wauters remained this season. The other three judges for seasons 1 and 2, Alex Callier, Jasper Steverlinck (winning coach of both seasons) and Natalia Druyts were replaced by Belgian DJ and record producer Regi Penxten, singer Axelle Red and musician, singer and songwriter Bent Van Looy. The title was won by Tom De Man from Team Bent Van Looy. Contestants Contestants for the live shows were: ;Team Regi * Cas Vandecruys * Dunja Mees * Jamilla Baidou * Johan Van Royen * Joke Herremy * Lisa Gilissen * Melanie De Saedeleer * Mikaël Ophoff ;Team Koen * Agnes De Raeve * Belinda De Bruyn * Eva De Geyter * Eva Hendriks * Laura Tesoro Laura Tesoro (born 19 August 1996) is a Belgian singer and actress. She represented Belgium in the ... [...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] |
VTM (TV Channel)
VTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (English: ''Flemish Television Company'') is the main commercial television station in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium) and forms part of a network of channels owned by DPG Media (formerly Medialaan). It was launched on February 1, 1989 as the second commercial television channel in Belgium after the French-speaking RTL-TVI, and quickly became the most popular TV channel in the Flemish part of Belgium. Early programming consisted of local versions of game shows like 'Rad Van Fortuin' (Wheel of Fortune) or 'Waagstuk!' (Jeopardy!). The channel is also considered to have been instrumental in the rebirth of the local music industry as it was the first TV channel to promote local music through its primetime TV show 'Tien om te zien' (Ten to see), a weekly chart show with only local music productions. The channel's focus on local music and local versions of international TV formats quickly allowed it to outperform public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Wauters
Koen Maria Gaston Wauters (born 17 September 1967) is a Flemish singer, active with the band Clouseau, television presenter, and occasionally actor and race car driver. Biography Koen Wauters was born in Halle in 1967. Together with his three brothers and two sisters he spent his youth in Sint-Genesius-Rode. In his youth, Koen Wauters was a keen footballer, but all dreams of a possible pro career ended when he suffered from repeated knee injuries. Musical career In 1987, Koen and his brother Kris joined the local band Clouseau. Koen became the frontman and singer of the band. The band and Koen became household names in Flanders in 1989, when the single ''Anne'' became a huge hit. Over the next twenty years, Clouseau became the most popular band in Flanders. Actor Koen Wauters has acted in 2 Dutch movies, '' My Blue Heaven'' (1990) and ''Intensive Care'' (1991). Television presenter Koen Wauters started his career as a TV presenter in 1989, as one of the first faces for the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Callier
Alex Callier (born 6 December 1972, in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium) is a member of Belgian rock band Hooverphonic Hooverphonic is a Belgian band that formed in October 1995. Though originally categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a singular genre, but rather encompass altern .... Biography Callier studied image, sound and editing at RITCS between 1990 and 1993. After his studies he worked as a sound engineer for the public Flemish broadcaster VRT. In 1995 he co-founded Hoover (later Hooverphonic), where he is active as a musician, as well as a composer and producer. In 1999 he wrote the music for the Belgian film Shades. In 2000 he received the ZAMU Award for Best Belgian producer. In 2009, he launched his solo project Hairglow. In 2018, he co-wrote a Matter of Time, the song Sennek used to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. ACTA treaty Alex Callier was in favour of the now rejected ACTA treaty. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Druyts
Natalia may refer to: People * Natalia (given name), list of people with this name * Natalia (Belgian singer) (born 1980) * Natalia (Greek singer) (born 1983) * Natalia (Spanish singer) (born 1982) Music and film * ''Natalia'' (film), a 1988 French film * "Natalia", a 1981 song by Van Morrison * "Natalia", a Venezuelan Waltz by Antonio Lauro Places * Natalia Republic, a former republic in South Africa * Natalia, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Natalia, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Natalia, Texas Natalia is a city in Medina County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,202 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1912 and was named after Natalie Pearson Nicholson, daughter of Frederick Stark Pearson, engineer, designer and builder of ..., a city in Medina County, Texas, United States Ships *, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918 {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regi Penxten
Regi Penxten (born Reginald Paul Stefan Penxten on 4 March 1976) is a Belgian DJ and record producer, of many eurodance and trance projects in Belgium, including Milk Inc. and Sylver. Better known by his mononym Regi, he has released three solo albums, which all reached the top ten of the Belgian album charts: ''Best Of'' (2005), ''Registrated'' (2007) and ''Registrated 2'' (2010). Regi also had a number of charting singles in the Belgian Ultratop charts and two charting in the Netherlands. Career At the end of 2007, he released his first solo-album, REGIstrated, which received a golden record before its release. The first produced was the song " Turn the Tide" in 2000. As one of the main members of Milk Inc., he has had a further 27 hit singles in the Ultratop, 22 of them inside the top ten, with four number 1 singles. Their seven albums also all charted, with ''Forever'' and ''Nomansland'' reaching number 1. As producer and co-songwriter of Sylver, he has had a further 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axelle Red
Fabienne Demal (born 15 February 1968), better known by her stage name Axelle Red, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. She has released 11 albums, including '' Sans plus attendre'', '' À Tâtons'', '' Toujours Moi'' and '' Jardin Secret''; she is best known for her 1993 single "Sensualité", a hit in France in 1994. Biography Axelle Red was born as Fabienne Demal on 15 February 1968 in Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium, the daughter of Roland Demal, a solicitor in Hasselt and a councillor for the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) in the City Council. She has lived in Paris and currently lives in a village near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bent Van Looy
Bent Van Looy (born 3 May 1976) is a Belgian-Flemish musician, singer and songwriter. He has been the frontman and singer for Das Pop, the Belgian band he founded in Ghent in 1994 together with schoolfriends Reinhard Vanbergen, Niek Meul and Lieven Moors. He was also the drummer of Soulwax, a project of the Dewaele brothers. Van Looy recorded solo albums, presented on TV and radio, and is a painter. In Das Pop Bent Van Looy's band Das Pop was initially called Things to Come, but the band later changed its name to Das Pop. The band has released four albums: ''I ♥'' (2000), ''The Human Thing'' (2003), Das Pop (2009) and ''The Game'' (2011). In November 2012, the band announced a break and performed their last concert in December that year. Solo Bent van Looy became drummer for Soulwax and he toured as MC throughout Europe along concert halls like Ethias Arena, Brixton Academy, Telefonica Open de Madrid, Palacio da bolsa and many others with Soulwaxmas, the Christmas party org ... [...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] |
Lea Rue
Emma Lauwers (born 1 October 1993), known as Lea Rue, is a Belgian singer-songwriter and entrepreneur. Emma Lauwers surprised friend and foe during The Voice van Vlaanderen (The Voice of Flanders). She was one of the candidates who competed in 2014. Even though she didn't win, she did prove that she has a fantastic voice. Emma is also regularly on various stages in Flanders. In 2015, it became known that the nightingale from The Voice is unpacking with her own musical project. As a stage name Lea Rue, she picked up with her own first single I Can’t Say No! so that nothing stands in her way of breaking through internationally. Emma is also a women entrepreneur who founded '''The Bank' in Ixelles and skillfully juggles between her musical career and business management. Life and career Education Emma graduated from Arteveldehogeschool' (Artevelde University of Applied Sciences) in 2018 with a major in Communication. Language She is proficient in English, Dutch, French, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
