European Soundmix Show

*European Soundmix Show*
European Soundmix Show
Created by	Joop van den Ende
Presented by	Linda de Mol; (1996, 1999); Linda Evans; (1997); Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta; (1998); Matthew Kelly; (2001–2002)
Country of origin	Netherlands
Production
Producers	Endemol Entertainment (1996–99); ITV Productions (2001–02)
Release
Original release	1996 –; 2002

The European Soundmix Show was an imitation talent competition held yearly from 1996 to 1999, with two special shows in 2001 and 2002.

The show was an international version of Joop van den Ende's "Henny Huisman Soundmixshow", which was aired on Dutch television the first time in 1985.

Various European countries competed with one participant each imitating a famous artist, and most often, the participant was the winner of the national competition the same or the previous year. Some participants were, however, chosen internally by the national television company, without any pre-selection.

The winner was chosen by a jury vote. Every country sent two jury members (except for 1996 when it was only one member), which together awarded their top-4 countries 5, 3, 2 and 1 point(s).^{[citation needed]}

Participation[]

Listed are all the countries that have taken part in the competition, alongside the year in which they made their debut:

Year	Debuting countries
1996	Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
1998	Hungary, Poland
2002	Ireland

Winners[]

Year	Date	Winner	Performer	Imitated Artist
1996	27 April	Germany	Bianca Shomburg	Celine Dion
1997	19 April	Netherlands	Edsilia Rombley	Oleta Adams
1998	25 April	Portugal		Michael Stipe (REM)
1999	22 May	Netherlands		Seal
2001	14 April	Belgium		Celine Dion
2002	2 November	Ireland		Tina Turner

Competitions[]

1996[]

The first European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 27 April 1996. It was produced by Endemol and the host of the show was Linda de Mol.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated artist	Points
1	Germany	Bianca Shomburg	Celine Dion	21
2	Portugal		Elton John	18
2	Norway		Whitney Houston	18
4	Netherlands		Simon Bowman	13
5	Spain		The Andrews Sisters	12
6	Denmark		Sanne Salomonsen	10
7	Italy	, , , ,	Take That	8
8	Sweden	Henrik Åberg	Elvis Presley	4
9	Belgium		Tina Turner	3
10	United Kingdom		Meat Loaf	2

1997[]

The second European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 19 April 1997. It was produced by Endemol and the host of the show was Linda Evans.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated artist	Points
1	Netherlands	Edsilia Rombley	Oleta Adams	22
2	Spain		Ray Charles	17
3	Norway		Sting	15
4	Belgium		Guns N' Roses	10
5	Sweden		Julio Iglesias	9
6	Germany		Alanis Morissette	6
6	Portugal		Kate Bush	6
8	Denmark	Claus Nielsen	John Lennon	3

1998[]

The third European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 25 April 1998. It was produced by Endemol and the hosts of the show were Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta.

Pos	Country	Imitated artist	Points
1	Portugal	Michael Stipe (REM)	22
2	Poland	Sinéad O'Connor	20
3	Norway	Celine Dion	11
4	Netherlands	Lea Salonga	10
5	Sweden	Dolly Parton	8
5	Germany	Madonna	8
7	Spain	Louis Armstrong	7
8	Hungary	The Cranberries	2

1999[]

The fourth European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 22 May 1999. It was produced by Endemol and the host of the show was Linda de Mol.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated artist	Points
1	Netherlands		Seal	?
2	Belgium	&	Bono	?
?	Germany	Mia Aegerter	Natalie Imbruglia	?
?	Norway		Sarah Brightman	?
3	Poland		Jamiroquai	?
?	Portugal	Ricardo Sousa & Sandra Godinho	Meat Loaf	?
?	Spain		George Michael	?

2001[]

The fifth European Soundmix Show was held in Manchester, the United Kingdom on 14 April 2001. The show was called Stars in Euro Eyes 2001, and was made mainly for the British television audience. It was produced by ITV Productions, and the presenter was Matthew Kelly.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated artist	Points
1	Belgium		Celine Dion	70
2	Netherlands		Patti Labelle	56
2	United Kingdom	Gary Mullen	Freddie Mercury	56
4	Portugal		Edith Piaf	36
5	Norway		Joni Mitchell	32
6	Sweden	and	ABBA	18
7	Germany		Marti Pellow	16
8	Hungary	Péter Kovács	Tom Jones	6
8	Italy		Ricky Martin	6
10	Spain		The Supremes	4

2002[]

The sixth European Soundmix Show was held in Manchester, the United Kingdom on 26 October and 2 November 2002. The show was called Stars in Their Eyes European Championships 2002, and was made mainly for the British television audience. It was produced by ITV Productions, and the host was Matthew Kelly.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated artist	Points
1	Ireland		Tina Turner	89
2	Italy		Bee Gees	81
3	Spain		Bonnie Tyler	80
3	Belgium		Julio Iglesias	80
5	Netherlands		Mary J. Blige	78
6	United Kingdom	Stewart Duff	Elvis Presley	73
7	Sweden		Britney Spears	63
8	Norway		Garth Brooks	61
9	Germany	Michael Bormann	Bon Jovi	58
10	Portugal	Yolanda	Shania Twain	51