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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 ...
'' is a Belgian reality talent show. The 1st season of the Flemish version premiered on November 25, 2011 on the
vtm television network.
The coaches for the debut seasons were
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 198 ...
, one of the most popular recording artists of Flandern and close runner-up of the first season of
Idool,
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 br ...
, host and judge of several casting shows and band member of
Clouseau
Inspector Jacques Clouseau (), later granted the rank of Chief Inspector, is a fictional character in Blake Edwards' farcical ''The Pink Panther'' series. He is portrayed by Peter Sellers in the original series, and also by Alan Arkin in the ...
, Jasper Steverlinck, who was topping the Flemish single charts with a cover of
Life on Mars
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and
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 ...
from Flemish band
Hooverphonic
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.
The winner of this season was Glenn Claes from team Jasper.
Blind auditions
Episode 1: November 25, 2011
Episode 2: 2 December 2011
Episode 3: 9 December 2011
Episode 4: 16 December 2011
Episode 5: 23 December 2011
Episode 6: 30 December 2011
The Wildcards
Battles
Coaches begin narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured eight battles consisting two of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants; the six winners for each coach advanced to the live shows.
: – Battle Winner
Episode 7: 6 January 2012
Episode 8: 13 January 2012
Episode 9: 20 January 2012
Episode 10: 27 January 2012
The Sing-off
Each coach nominates 5 acts from their group to advance to the live shows. The 3 remaining acts per group will do a sing-off for the remaining live show spot.
Live shows
: — Contestant was in the bottom and immediately eliminated by the coach
: — Contestant was in the bottom and saved after the Sing-Off by the coach
: — Contestant was in the bottom and eliminated after the Sing-Off by the coach
Episode 11: 3 February 2012
Episode 12: 10 February 2012
Episode 13: 17 February 2012
Episode 14: 23 February 2012
Episode 15: 2 March 2012
Semifinals: 9 March 2012
;Semi-final results
Finals: 17 March 2012
After
Snow Patrol performed Bert Voordeckers and Iris Van Straten, who placed 4th and 3rd respectively, were eliminated with Glenn Claes and Silke Mastbooms advancing to the superfinal. Glenn performed his single "Knight in Shining Armour" and Silke sang "Awake". The results were postponed for the next day.
;Final results
Summaries
Results table
Team Jasper
Team Koen
Team Alex
Team Natalia
Summary of competitors
;Competitors' table
: – Winner
: – Runner-up
: – Third
: – Fourth
: – Eliminated
Ratings
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voice van Vlaanderen (season 1), The
1
2011 Belgian television seasons
2012 Belgian television seasons