Joeri Fransen (born 10 July 1981) is the winner of ''

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Idol performances

# Semi-Finals (group 1): "Lean On Me" (

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) # Top 10: "If I Had A Rocket Launcher" (

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) # Top 9: "All Night Long" (

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) # Top 8: "Geen Toeval" (

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) # Top 7: "Everybody's Talking" (

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) # Top 6: "Lovin Whiskey" (

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) # Top 5: "Feeling Good" (

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) # Top 4: "Black" (

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) # Top 4: "Clocks" (

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) # Top 3: "Wicked Game" (

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) # Top 3: "Out of Time" (

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) # Top 2: "Ya Bout To Find Out" (winner's single) # Top 2: "Everybody's Talking" (reprise) (

) # Top 2: "Georgia on My Mind" (

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Discography

* "Ya Bout To Find Out" (Debut Single) # "Ya Bout To Find Out" # "Everybody's Talking" # "Georgia on My Mind" # "Ya Bout To Find Out" (instrumental) * "High and Alive" # "High and Alive" # "If I Had A Rocket Launcher" * ''True Lies'' (Debut Album) # "Song For You" # "If I Had A Rocket Launcher" # "High and Alive" # "You Gotta Learn" # "Once A Man" # "Scratch The Surface" # "Here's To You" # "True Lies" # "Personality" # "Brave Heart" # "Ya Bout To Find Out" # "We Came This Far" # "Hold On to a Dream" * "We Came This Far" # "We Came This Far" # "Stephanie Says" * "True Lies" (single) # "True Lies"

References

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