Dutch talent show
Popstars was a singing competition series in the Netherlands. 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 RED! made up of the three finalist winners Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon. Wesley Klein won in season 2 and Dean Saunders in season 3.
The precursor of these shows was the Dutch version of Popstars: The Rivals broadcast on RTL 4 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
Legend
| Women
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Men
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Sing-off (SO)
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Top 10
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| Ronde:
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Liveshows
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| Week:
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14/11
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21/11
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28/11
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5/12
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12/12
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19/12
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| Plek
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Kandidaat
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Results
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| 1
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Brandi Russell (26)
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Winner
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| 2
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Steffie Zoontjes (18)
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SO
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Winner
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| 3
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Deon Leon (18)
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SO
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Winner
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| 4
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Norman Ramazan (24)
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SO
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Elim
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| 5
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Sidney McWood (17)
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SO
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SO
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Elim
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| 6
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Floor Krijnen (18)
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SO
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SO
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SO
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Elim
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| 7
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Rebecca Schouw (27)
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Elim
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| 8
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Naomi Reingoud (24)
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Elim
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| 9
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Nathalie Mensinga (21)
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Elim
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| 10
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Ruben Thurnim (33)
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Elim
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Season 2 (2009-2010)
Participants and elimination table:
Legend
| Women
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Men
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Wild Card (WC)
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Sing-off (SO)
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Proximity (pr)
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Top 14
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| Round:
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Wildcard
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Liveshows
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| Week:
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20/11
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21/11
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20/11
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27/11
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4/12
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11/12
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18/12
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1/1
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15/1
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22/1
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29/1
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| Position
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Candidate
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Results
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| 1
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Wesley Klein (21)
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Winner
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| 2
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Kim Stolker (22)
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Runner-up
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| 3
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Kristel Roulaux (26)
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Elim
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| 4
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Joshua Newton (23)
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SO
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Elim
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| 5
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Dewi Pechler (26)
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SO
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pr
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Elim
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| 6
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Bart Boonstra (24)
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SO
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pr
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pr
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Elim
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| 7
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Charlotte ten Brink (21)
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SO
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SO
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Elim
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| 8
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Robin Zijlstra (29)
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SO
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SO
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Elim
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| 9
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Mandy Gruijters (29)
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pr
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Elim
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| 10
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Emmily Lasut (15)
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Elim
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| 11
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Xander Venema (24)
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Elim
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| 12
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Davy Oonincx (19)
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Elim
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| Jeffrey Sabeel (22)
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WC
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| Michelle Komproe (20)
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WC
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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 Nancy Coolen (all rounds), Gerard Joling (only during auditions) and Tooske Ragas (only during liveshows).
Participants: The winner of the third season was Dean Saunders, with Simone Nijssen as runner-up. Final classification:
- 1. Dean Saunders - winner
- 2. Simone Nijssen
- 3. Sharon Kips
- 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
| Single title |
Release date |
Charting in the Dutch Top 40 |
Comments
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| Date of entry |
Highest |
Weeks
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| (RED!) Step Into the Light |
19-12-2008 |
27-12-2008 |
tip2 |
- |
#1 in de Single Top 100
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| (RED!) Guilty |
01-05-2009 |
- |
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| (RED!) Conga |
11-07-2009 |
- |
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#42 in de Single Top 100
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| (Wesley Klein) You Raise Me Up |
29-01-2010 |
13-02-2010 |
4 |
11 |
#1 in de Single Top 100
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| (Rebecca Schouw) All Your Talk |
15-03-2010 |
- |
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#91 in de Single Top 100
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| (Wesley Klein) Een ongelofelijke droom |
19-03-2010 |
03-04-2010 |
tip2 |
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#2 in de Single Top 100
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| (Dean Saunders) You and I Both |
22-01-2011 |
05-02-2011 |
22 |
4 |
#1 in de Single Top 100
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See also
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