Idool (TV series)

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Idool
FremantleMedia
19 Television
Original release
ReleaseJanuary 3, 2003 (2003-01-03) –
May 20, 2011 (2011-05-20)

Idool is the

television network vtm
. The contestants are first narrowed down to 100 contestants, and then down to 30-50 through several auditions and tests by a panel of judges. From this point on, the viewers decide who are in and who are out, and the judges limit themselves to commenting. TV viewers being what they are, the votes are based not solely on the singer's vocal performance, but also on his or her looks, clothes, entertainment value, and other factors.

In difference to the versions from other countries of the franchise, several contestants achieved on-going success in the local music industry, most notably Natalia Druyts, runner-up from season one, who managed to sell over 400,000 albums, and over 1 million concert tickets between 2003 and 2010 in Flanders; and Hadise Açıkgöz, who did not even make the top 10 in Season 1 but nevertheless became a career musician who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 placing 4th.[1] In 2012 vtm replaced Idool with another singing talent competition, The Voice van Vlaanderen, while still retaining the rights to Idool's format.

Season Synopsis

Season 1

Main article: Idool 2003

Auditions were held in

X Factor, Udo Mechels who won the first season of X Factor and Johan Waem, who achieved European-wide success under his stage name Danzel
. All of the three managed to enter the top 50 but were not chosen by the viewers to advance to the final 10.

Season 2

Main article: Idool 2004

The second season started exactly one year after the final of the first season, but the high expectations based on the former success of the format could not have been fulfilled. Winner

Big Brother version. Annelies Cappaert, who placed 10th, and her sister Sarah Cappaert, who made the top 30, later participated on X-Factor as The Cappaert Sisters where they placed second behind Idool 2003-semifinalist Udo Mechels
.

Season 3

Main article: Idool 2007

After an absence for three years, in which the first Flemish season of

X Factor was aired on VTM, the show returned with the Wauters as a host. Jean Blaute remained as the only judge from the last two seasons. On May 23, 2007 Dean Delannoit
won over Esther Sels, making him the third male contestant to win the show. His album managed to top the Flemish charts and his debut-single placed 2nd. However like Fransen, he failed to achieve any significant success after his debut. In 2012 he teamed up with later winner Kevin and finalist Dennis to form 3m8s.

Season 4

Main article: Idool 2011

Season 4 started airing on February 2, 2011. The Wauters brothers were hosting their 4th season and Jean Blaute remained as the sole original judge seated next to three firsttimers on the panel. Prior to the kick-off the internet users had to choose their favourite among the online-applicants who automatically qualified for the top 15.

Dennis De Neyer
, a co-contestant in season 4 of Idool.

Judges, presenters and winners

References

  1. ^ "Hadise blikt terug op Idool [ RadioVisie.eu /televisie ]". www.radiovisie.eu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
  2. ^ http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/929/TV-Gids/article/detail/1189358/2010/11/30/Eerste-finalist-Idool-2011-is-bekend.dhtml. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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