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. The first season started on 22 August 2008. A second season was aired for 2009-2010 and third season aired in 2010-2011. The winners in season 1 were

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made up of the three finalist winners Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon.

Wesley Klein Wesley Klein (born 25 March 1988 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer. He was mainly known for his participation in the Dutch version of the talent show ''Popstars'' on SBS 6 in its second series (2009–2010) in June 2009 in which he wo ...

won in season 2 and

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in season 3. The precursor of these shows was the Dutch version of ''Popstars: The Rivals'' broadcast on

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in 2004 hosted by Beau van Erven Dorens. The series was won by the boy band Men2B (male category) and girl band Raffish (female category). Both disbanded in 2006.

Summary

Season 1 (2008)

Participants and elimination table

Season 2 (2009-2010)

Participants and elimination table:

Season 3 (2010-2011)

The schedules for season 3 were as follows: *9 Auditions: 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2010, 6, 13, 20 and 27 August 2010 and 10 September 2010 *6 Continued rounds: 17 and 24 September 2010, 1, 11, 18 and 25 October 2010 *Top 25 solos: 1 November 2010 *2 Selection liveshows 1: 8 and 15 November 2010 *6 Liveshows: 22 and 29 November 2010, 6, 13, 20 and 27 December 2010 The hosts were

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(all rounds),

Gerard Joling Gerard Jan Joling (born 29 April 1960) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 1980s and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics" and "Love Is in Your Eyes". H ...

(only during auditions) and

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(only during liveshows). Participants: The winner of the third season was

, with Simone Nijssen as runner-up. Final classification: *1.

- winner *2. Simone Nijssen *3.

Sharon Kips Sharon Kips (born 17 November 1983 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is the winner of the first edition of the Dutch ''X Factor'', 24 February 2007. She was praised highly throughout the show, with high compliments from three of Holland's music experts H ...

*4. Darien Solange Kastaneer *5. Carlijn Middelhof *6. Angela Slagt *6. Bertha Verbeek *6. Rody Valks *6. Sam Lebens *10. Søren Jørgensen *11. René Klein *12. Ephraim Beks *13. Samantha Klumper *14. Valerie Van Krimpen

Discography

Singles

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External links

Official website
{{Popstars (Netherlands) Popstars Dutch music television series 2008 Dutch television series debuts Dutch-language television shows Dutch reality television series Non-New Zealand television series based on New Zealand television series SBS6 original programming