''Idool 2004'' was the second season of the
Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
version of the
''Idol'' series. It was won by
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: "Al ...
, who could not follow the footsteps of former winner
Peter Evrard
Peter Evrard (born 19 October 1974) is the winner of the first season of '' Idool 2003'', the Belgian version of ''Pop Idol''.
Evrard defied the traditional rules of the Idols series by singing rock music instead of the expected pop. Regardless ...
and only release one album before he was dropped by his record company.
However, second runner-up Sandrine Van Handenhoven, who was a longtime favorite throughout the season above the winner and the runner-up, enjoyed an ongoing success as a singer as well as the host of the Flemish
''Big Brother'' programme and therefore is now considered as the ''unofficial winner'' of ''Idool 2005'' as she almost represented Belgium in the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
in 2008, coming in close 2nd in the national final.
Laura Ramaekers has already been a semifinalist on ''
Idool 2003
Idool 2003 was the first season of the Belgium, Belgian version of the Idols (franchise), Idol series. It was won by Peter Evrard, and followed by Idool 2004. The series was officially launched on 28 September 2002 by Belgian television network V ...
''.
About
Finals
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
Finals Elimination Chart
Live show details
Heat 1 (19 September 2004)
;Notes
*Born Meirlaen, Sarah Cain and Joeri Fransen advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
*Siham Ben Taleb returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 2 (26 September 2004)
;Notes
*Annelies Cappaert, Laura D'Heedene and Wouter De Clerck advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
*Janina Van Caneghem and Mai Nuyts returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 3 (3 October 2004)
;Notes
*Maarten Cox, Laura Ramaekers and Sandrine Van Handenhoven advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
*Sarah Cappaert returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Wildcard round (10 October 2004)
;Notes
*Janina Van Caneghem received most votes, and completed the top 10.
Live Show 1 (17 October 2004)
Theme: My Idol
Live Show 2 (24 October 2004)
Theme: Disco Hits
Live Show 3 (31 October 2004)
Theme: Dutch Songs
Live Show 4 (7 November 2004)
Theme: Film Songs
Live Show 5 (14 November 2004)
Theme: One Hit Wonders
Live Show 6 (21 November 2004)
Theme: Big Band
Live Show 7 (28 November 2004)
Theme: Rock Hits
Live Show 8: Semi-final (5 December 2004)
Theme: Unplugged
Live final (12 December 2004)
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