European Soundmix Show
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European Soundmix Show | |
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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 |
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1996 | Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
1998 | Hungary, Poland |
2002 | Ireland |
Winners[]
Year | Date | Winner | Performer | Imitated Artist |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | Performer | Imitated artist | Points |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
See also[]
References[]
- European Soundmix Show
- Singing talent shows
- Television series by Endemol
- Television series by ITV Studios