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related events from 1997.

Events

*23 November - Mary Ann Morales wins the thirteenth series of ''

Soundmixshow ''Soundmixshow'' is a Dutch talent show which was a live-vocals version of the '' Playback Show''. It aired from 17 November 1985 to 27 April 2002 and was hosted by Henny Huisman. The format has since been sold to other countries,Lea Salonga Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (; born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer, actress, and columnist. Nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines," she is best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplyin ...

Debuts

International

*11 September – // '' Billy the Cat''

Television shows

1950s

*'' NOS Journaal'' (1956–present)

1970s

*''

Sesamstraat ''Sesamstraat'' () is a Dutch television series in the Netherlands, and a spin-off of the U.S. children's program ''Sesame Street''. In its early days the show was broadcast in Flanders (Belgium) as well. It is the second longest-running foreign ...

'' (1976–present)

1980s

*'' Jeugdjournaal'' (1981–present) *''

Soundmixshow ''Soundmixshow'' is a Dutch talent show which was a live-vocals version of the '' Playback Show''. It aired from 17 November 1985 to 27 April 2002 and was hosted by Henny Huisman. The format has since been sold to other countries,Het Klokhuis ''Het Klokhuis'' (Dutch for "The Applecore") is a daily documentary show for primary school children and young teenagers produced by ntr of the Netherlands. It first aired in 1988. It is broadcast every weekday at 18:25 on NPO 3 and lasts abou ...

'' (1988–present)

1990s

*''

Goede tijden, slechte tijden ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (, ), also known as ''GTST'' or simply ''Goede tijden'', is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily (every workday) soap in the Netherlands an ...

'' (1990–present) *''

Goudkust ''Goudkust'' () is a Dutch television series, which was broadcast by SBS 6. When SBS 6 was not happy about the results of the series, it sold the series to Veronica TV (SBS), FOX 8. When Fox Broadcasting Company, FOX in 2001 sold Veronica TV ( ...

'' (1996-2001)

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