Real-TV & Eurodance
For some, Reality television or Real-TV may be the TV of the new century. For others, it may be TV for brainless peeping toms, responsible for many ills of our society. Love it or hate it, it has become a milestone in any artist's carreer anyway.
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Dancing Stars - Nova TV (Bulgaria) 
candidate
Gloria is among the 14 candidates on third edition of Dancing Stars, with as partner dancer Svetlio Dimitrov. First episode aired on March 11th. Jury was made of professional dancers Kaloyan Ivanov, Trendafil Sarmov-Phil, Svetlin Dimitrov and Kathy Draganova.
Among the candidates : actresses Elen Koleva and Latinka Petrova, world boxing champion Detelin Dalakliev.
On first episode they performed a foxtrot and received one of the highest ratings from the jury
On 18th March show they performed a quickstep
On 8th April show they performed a rumba
On 15th April, they did a tango & cha-cha Fusion on It's Raining Men
On 22th April, they performed a contempary dance on ColdPlay's Fix You
On 29h April (movie theme) they danced a tango on Tina Turner's Goldeneye, Gloria played the James Bond Girl
On 13th May, they danced a salsa
On 20th May, theme was The Most Important Year in Your Life. Gloria sung and danced on a cover of Christina Aguilera's Express (Burlesque).
Winners were Angel and Dorina.
The Voice - Rai 2 (Italy) 
candidate
First edition's jury members were Raffaella Carrà, Noemi, Piero Pelù and Riccardo Cocciante.
Valentina sung a cover of Cocciante's Quando finisce un amore but she was not selected.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany) 
jury member
Dieter Bohlen was again jury member for this 10th DSDS edition, along with 3 new members : Bill and Tom Kaulitz (Tokio Hotel) and Mateo (Culcha Candela).
Sterren op de dansvloer - VTM (Belgium) 
candidate
Linda Mertens is among the candidates to take part to real-TV show Sterren op de Dansvloer. She teams with Dutch model and dancer Aerjen Mooijweer (who, apart from his regular contributions to the show, including a participation with Elke Penxten in 2010, also appeared on Ned1's show Strictly Come Dancing). First episode aired on VTM on Friday November 9th.
09/11 : she danced a cha cha cha on Loreen's Euphoria. She and Aerjen ended #1 with 28 points.
16/11 : she and Aerjen danced a quickstep on Vaya Con Dios Ney Na Na Na and they were awarded 23 points by the jury.
23/11 : they danced a paso doble on Rihanna's Where Have You Been and were awarded 29 points.
30/11 : they danced a Slowfox on Henry Mancini's Pink Panther Theme and were awarded 25 points.
07/12 : they danced a samba on Gia Farrel's Hit Me Up and were awarded 31 points.
14/12 : they danced a rumba on Volumia!'s Afscheid, a song chosen as an homage to Linda's deceased brother, and were awarded 27 points.
21/12 : they danced a jive on Michael Bublé's Santa Claus is coming to town and were awarded 33 points
28/12 : they danced a salsa on Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Startin' Something and a Tango on Prince's When Doves Cry but did not make it to the semifinal.
The Voice Of Holland - RTL (Netherlands) 
candidate
Stay C competed during blind auditions of 3rd season, on September 21st. He sung his version of Jamie Lidell's Multiply, then rapped the first verse of Twenty 4 Seven's Slave To The Music. Unfortunately, he wasn't selected.
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
jury member
Dieter Bohlen re-enrolled in the jury, along with 2 new jury members, model Michelle Hunziker and moderator Thomas Gottschalk. First episode aired on September 15th.
Ranking the Stars - BNN (Netherlands)
candidate
Ranking The Stars was a real-TV game during which VIPs answered questions selected by normal people. Nance replaced Estelle Cruiff after she left the show. Other candidates were Yuri van Gelder, Glennis Grace, Dré Hazes, Patricia Paay, Stacey Rookhuizen, Loretta Schrijver, Caroline Tensen, Leco van Zadelhoff. Show was presented by Paul de Leeuw.
8 episodes aired every sunday from July 8th. Nance competed during episodes 4, 5 and 6.
X Factor - Vox (Germany)
jury member
HP Baxxter, Scooter frontman, was among the 4 jury members of X Factor 2012 on German channel Vox, along with Sandra Nasic, Sarah Connor and Moses Pelham.
First casting took place in Hamburg on May 6th.
In the show's second phase (bootcamps), candidates are allocated in categories. Each of the judges will be the mentor of one category. HP became mentor for female solo singers 16-24 ("I am the chicks terminator, so I want the chicks" he explained with a smile).
One candidate from his team, Melissa Heiduk, ended #2 at the finals. Winner of the season was a band (Mrs. Greenbird).
Regi's World - Jim TV (Belgium)
subject
7th season of the realitysoap focused on Regi Penxten preparing his wedding with Elke Vanelderen, which took place on June 2nd and was broadcasted live.
1st episode aired on April 21st.
Let's Dance - TV4 (Sweden) 
candidate
Helena competed along with professional dancer David Watson.
1st show aired on March 30th on TV4. It was hosted by Jessica Almenäs and David Hellenius. Jury was made of Isabel Edvardsson, Dermot Clemenger, Ann Wilson and Tony Irving.
Other candidates were :
Wine Expert Bengt Frithiofsson with Oksana Spichak
Singer and actress Camilla Henemark (Army of Lovers) with Tobias Karlsson
Soccer player Anton Hysén with Sigrid Bernson
Crime writer Camilla Läckberg with Kristjan Lootus
Actress Molly Nutley with Calle Sterner
Show Jumper and TV Star Per-Ola Nyström with Jeanette Carlsson
Model Marcus Schenkenberg with Maria Bild
Radio presenter and restauranteur Anders Timell with Cecilia Ehrling
Singer Pernilla Wahlgren with Tobias Bader.
Week 1 (March 30th) : a cha-cha-cha on Robyn's Hang With Me with a score of 16.
Week 2 (April 6th) : a quickstep on Jessie J's Domino with a score of 15.
Week 3 (April 13th) : a paso doble on Erik Hassle Hurtful with a score of 16. Her dance couple was voted off the show.
Die grössten Schweizer Talente - SF1 (Switzerland) 
jury member
Starting from January 28th, second season saw DJ Bobo back as jury member, along with Christa Rigozzi and Roman Kilchsperger. The show aired on saturdays and wednesdays around 20:05, and was hosted by Anna Maier and Sven Epiney.
Finale aired on March 17th 2012 live from Kreuzlingen. It was won by Eliane Müller, 21 , from Luzern, with her cover version of Metallica Nothing Else Matters.
The Winner Is - SBS 6 (Netherlands)
candidate
Des'ray competed in category Professionals.
On February 2nd she compteted against Anita Heilker (former member of girls band Dolly Dots in the 80s). After a song battle (where she sung River Deep, Mountain High), she won the round 99 votes against 2.
On February 23rd, she competed against Dewi Pechler with a cover of Beyonce Halo, and won the round 72 against 29.
On March 8th, Des'ray won the 3rd round again Lilian Day Jackson (she sung All By Myself), becoming the last candidate remaining in the professionals category.
On March 15th, she competed agains Jojse & Angela, singing Katy Perry's - Firework, and was unfortunately eliminated (she lost 40 to 61).
L'isola dei famosi - Rai 2 (Italy)
candidate
Den Harrow was among the contestants (VIPS, anonymous and sons of VIPs) of 9th edition of L'isola dei famosi, Italian equivalent of Survivor. For this edition, 13 candidates were selected among competitors of the previous edition (called "eroi", meaning "heroes") and 7 new candidates (called "Eletti", meaning "elected"). Den's wife was among the guests on 25/01, 02/02 and 09/02.
Nominated during the show of February 2nd, he announced on February 13th that he quitted the show because of health problems.
Show screened on Rai Due and took place in Cayo Cochinos (Honduras). It was hosted by Nicola Savino and Vladimir Luxuria.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
jury member
For DSDS 9th season, Natalie joined the jury, next to Dieter Bohlen and Bruce Darnell. First episode aired on January 2012.
jury member
The judge line-up was changed, next to Dieter sat Bruce Darnell and Natalie Horler from Cascada. Luca Hänni, 17, from Switzerland, won season 9, being the youngest winner-to-date.
Voice - Danmarks største stemme - TV2 (Denmark) 
jury member
Lene was one of the 4 coaches on Danish's version of The Voice, along with rapper Liam O'Connor, Sharin Foo (The Raveonettes) and Steen Jørgensen (lead singer of Sort Sol). First season started on November 26 2011
The Voice of Germany - Pro7 (Germany)
candidate
Kim Sanders took part as a candidate. During blind auditions, she performed a cover of Des're's You gotta be. All judges/coaches (Nena, Xavier Naidoo, Rea Garvey and The BossHoss) showed interest in having her in their team. Kim chose to enter Nena's team.
During the first battle, she sung versus Alicia Emmi Berg a cover of Rihanna's song Only Girl In The World.
On 23rd December, she was selected for the live shows.
On the live shows series on January 6th, Kim sung her version of Ace Of Base's All That She Wants and passed the selection for the next shows (by coach's vote).
On January 20th, she sung her version of the Fugees' Killing Me Softly and once again was selected for the next episode, this time by public vote.
On January 27th, she performed Empire State Of Mind and was selected, again by public's vote.
On February 3rd, she sung Haunted was selected by public's vote for the final.
On February 10th, she performed with Nena, with Marlon Roudette and solo. She ended #2.
Produced by Talpa and Schwartzkopff TV-Productions, "The Voice of Germany" aired on Pro7 and Sat1 on Thursdays and Fridays (rebroadcast on saturdays) since 24 November 2011.
candidate
Laura sung her version of Heavy cross during the blind auditions. She was chosen to be member of Xavier Naidoo's team.
Laura was eliminated after her song battle against Max Giesinger on the song Radioactive.
candidate
Charles was selected during the blind auditions after singing his version of Seal's Love Devine and entered Rea's team.
He won the battle against Arcangelo Vigneri, singing R.E.M.'s Everybody Hurts
on December 23rd, he was therefore selected for the live shows.
On January 6th, he sung his own version of Closer To The Edge, but was eliminated.
Dancing On Ice - Antena 1 (Greece) 
candidate
Helena joined the judging panel on the first season of ANT1's Dancing on Ice. Other jury members were announcer & sports commentator Alexis Kostalas and entertainment industry businessman and television presenter Petros Kostopoulos. The show, which paired professional figure skaters with celebrities, premiered on 6 November. It was hosted by Jenny Mpalatsinou (Miss Greece 1993).
Elena Paparizou's television debut was praised as a highlight on the show because "she demonstrated that she has reason and can stand worthily in her place. Comfortable, with humour, she gave appropriate critique to the contestants and even made fun of her own mistakes in Greek." (NewsIT)
Das Perfekte Promi-dinner - Vox (Germany)
candidate
Judith Hildebrandt took part to the edition of 30th October in Bremen. Her receipe : "Cod with mashed potatoes and oyster mushrooms". Other candidates were TV presenters Petra Neftel and Det Müller, and Willi Lemke (winner).
Så mycket bättre - TV4 (Sweden)
candidate
The second season, still in Gotland, premiered on 29 October 2011. Other candidates were Tomas Ledin, Timbuktu, Lena Philipsson, Eva Dahlgren, Mikael Wiehe and Laleh.
On 26th November E-type's following hits were covered :
Tomas Ledin: Set The World On Fire
Timbuktu: True Believer
Laleh: Here I Go Again
Eva Dahlgren: This Is The Way
Mikael Wiehe: Calling Your Name
Lena Philipsson: Life
Martin sung the following songs :
Tomas Ledin's Sommaren är kort (29th October)
Eva Dahlgren's Jag är Gud (5th November)
Timbuktu's Det löser sig (12th November)
Lena Philipsson's Kärleken är evig (19th November)
Laleh's Snö
Mikael Wiehe's Titanic.
The season ended with a duet of E-Type & Tomas Ledin singing Free Like A Flying Demon.
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
jury member
Season 5 started airing on 16 September 2011. Dieter was still member of the jury, along with Sylvie van der Vaart and a new member, professional dancer Motsi Mabuse.
Regi's World - Jim TV (Belgium)
subject
During this sixth season, cameras followed once again every Regi's steps : concerts preparation, studio sessions, etc
Toppen af Poppen - TV2 (Denmark)
candidate
Lina took part to season 2, shot in the Caribbean. The show premiered on 23rd August 2011 on TV2. Other candidates were Søs Fenger, Joey Moe, Anne Linnet, Brødrene Olsen (former Eurovision winners), Rasmus Nøhr and Sys Bjerre.
Søs Fenger's Tivoli i regnvejr (23. aug)
Joey Moe Yo Yo (30. aug)
Anne Linnet Forårsdag (13. sep). The song went top 20 on iTunes.
Brødrene Olsen Marie Marie (Henry Henry) (20. sep)
Rasmus Nøhr Sød Musik (4. okt)
Sys Bjerre Alle Mine Veninder (18. okt)
On 27. sep, Infernal's following songs were sung :
Søs Fenger From Paris to Berlin
Joey Moe Whenever You Need Me
Anne Linnet Pistolskud
Brødrene Olsen Ten Miles
Rasmus Nøhr Downtown Boys
Sys Bjerre Electric Light
and Lina sung Love Is All
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
jury member
That year, for Season 8, Dieter Bohlen "the pop-titan" was jury member along with singer/dancer Fernanda Brandao and Swiss singer Patrick Nuo. He composed and produced the song Call My Name, a song for the winner Pietro Lombardi and the #2 candidate Sarah Engels (which went #1 in Germany). The season began airing on RTL on January 8th, 2011
Die grössten Schweizer Talente - SF1 (Switzerland)
jury member
Castings started in December 2010, show was broadcasted on Swiss channel SF1 in February 2011.
Let's Dance - TV4 (Sweden)
candidate
Let's Dance 2011 was the sixth season of the Swedish version of Dancing with the Stars.
Hannah Graaf competed along with professional dancer Calle Sterner. The couple was eliminated January 21st, during 3rd show.
Week 1 (January 7th) : a cha-cha-cha on Robyn's Dancing on My Own.
Week 2 (January 14th) : a quickstep on Melanie Fiona's Monday Morning.
Week 3 (January 21st) : a jive on Kim Wilde's Kids in America.
Judges were Dermot Clemenger, Isabel Edvardsson, Ann Wilson and Tony Irving. Winners were Jessica Andersson and Kristjan Lootus.
Dein Song - KiKa (Germany)
jury member
Dein Song was a children casting-TV show by German TV channel Ki.Ka
Das Perfekte Promi-dinner - Vox (Germany)
candidate
Loona was among the candidates for this edition of Das Perfekte Promi-dinner that took place in Mallorca. Other VIP competitors were Egon Wellenbrink and schlager stars Jürgen Drews and Mickie Krause. She won the competition with her dish : hutspot with beef in red wine sauce.
Så mycket bättre - TV4 (Sweden)
candidate
September frontlady took part to the TV4 show with other famous Swedish singers (Lasse Berghagen, Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson, Petter Askergren, Thomas Di Leva, Christer Sandelin (from Freestyle) and Plura Jonsson). Every candidate had to sing their version of the other candidates' hits. The artists spend 8 days together at a hotel in Gotland. The show premiered on October 23rd, 2010.
September's following hits were covered :
Lasse Berghagen: Because I Love You
Thomas Di Leva: Cry for You
Plura Jonsson: La La La (Never Give It Up)
Petter: Satellites
Lill-Babs: Looking for Love
Christer Sandelin: Can't Get Over.
Petra sung the following songs :
Lasse Berghagen's Teddybjörnen Fredriksson
Thomas Di Leva's Vem ska jag tro på
Petter's Mikrofonkåt
Lill-Babs' Leva livet
Christer Sandelin's Vill ha dej
Plura Jonsson's Kärlekens tunga
Her version of Petter' Mikrofonkåt had over 500 000 views on Youtube, so it was finally decided to release it as a single too. In December, September released an English version entitled Me And My Microphone.
A compilation album was released on December 1, 2010
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
jury member
Season 4 began on 24 September 2010, with the same jury members. The first episode aired on 24 September, with the best audience result so far. Duet singer Freddy Sahin-Scholl won the competition.
Popstars - SBS 6 (Netherlands)
host
Third season started on July 9th, still on SBS 6. The hosts were (again) Nance Coolen, Gerard Joling (only during auditions) and Tooske Ragas (only during liveshows). The winner of the third season was Dean Saunders, with Simone Nijssen as runner-up
Sterren op de dansvloer - VTM (Belgium)
candidate
In the 4th season of Flemish version of Dancing With The Stars, Jelle teamed with dance teacher and model Pascal Maassen. Together, they performed :
a chachacha (on Lady Gaga's Just Dance on March 26th),
a tango (on Bob Sinclar's Kiss My Eyes on April 2nd),
a rumba (on Take a Bow from Rihanna on April 9th),
a slow foxtrot (on Jennifer Hudson's Love You I do on April 16th),
a samba (on Paolina Rubio Viva el Verano on April 23rd),
a waltz (on One Day My Prince Will Come on April 30th).
They were eliminated on April 30th, ending #6, but they came back in the last Show "Live to dance".
Other VIP candidates were actor Louis Talpe (winner), actor Kevin Janssens,
food coach Sonja Kimpen, actor Peter Van den Begin, TV host An Lemmens, schlager singer Laura Lynn, auto pilot Anthony Kumpen, politician Wouter Van Bellingen and actor
Kadèr Gürbüz.
VTP TV host Elke Vanelderen, Regi's fiancée, had competed during the previous season.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
jury member
For season 7, Dieter Bohlen was once again a member of the DSDS advanture, along with the same jury members as the previous year. The show started on January 6th 2010. Winner of the season was Mehrzad Marashi. Dieter wrote and produced the winner's song Don't Believe.
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
jury member
Season 3 began on 16th October 2009, with exactly the same jury composition as previous season : Anja Lukaseder and Andreas Läsker. On December 20th, actor Yvo Antoni went on to win the show, for his act with his dog.
Popstars - Pro7 (Germany)
jury member
Alex Christensen was back as jury member for the 8th season. With him sat singer and songwriter Michelle Leonard, and Detlef Soost. Theme of the season was "Du & Ich", the winners Vanessa Meisinger and Leonardo Ritzmann formed a duet called Some & Any.
Germany's next Showstars - Pro7 (Germany)
jury member
This casting-show broadcasted on Pro7 allowed DJ Bobo to select who would take part to his 2010 tour. Jury members near DJ Bobo were Elton and Verona Pooth. Winners were the team Energetrix.
The show was produced by Red Seven Entertainment.
jury member
Verona Pooth was one of the jury members next to DJ Bobo
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
jury member
The sixth season of DSDS was aired between January and May. Near Dieter Bohlen, sat Volker Neumüller and Nina Eichinger. He produced the single of winner Daniel Schuhmacher, which went #1 in Germany. The winner, Daniel Schuhmacher, was awarded a contract with Sony-BMG.
X Factor - (Denmark)
jury member
Dein Song - KiKa (Germany)
host
Ex-Blümchen frontlady was back to host the show's second season, this time with Bürger Lars Dietrich
Serviti, va rog! - ProTV (Romania) 
candidate
Miki won to Serviti, va rog (Service, please) episode shot in Prahova, succeeding in all tasks and showing all the skills of a perfect housewife : cooking, cleaning, caring about pets and being welcoming with visitors.
Popstars - SBS 6 (Netherlands)
host
Nance co-hosted the second season, still with Gerard Joling. Winner of the show was Wesley Klein.
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
jury member
Dieter Bohlen re-enlisted for the second season. Next to him, model and choreographer Bruce Darnell and Dutch TV presenter Sylvie van der Vaart.
It began on 18 October 2008, the last episodes were on 15th and 22nd November. Harmonica player Michael Hirte won the second season.
candidate
Melina Bruhn took part to second season of the talent show. She sung her version of Joe Cocker's You Are So Beautiful To Me and was selected. Unfortunately, she was eliminated before the semi-final.
Regi's World - Jim TV (Belgium)
subject
Fourth season started on September 3rd 2008. A new car and a new album, a new, healthier life shared with his girlfriend Elke Vanelderen and many live appearances.
Popstars - SBS 6 (Netherlands)
host
Nance Coolen and Gerard Joling hosted the first season which started on 22 August 2008 on SBS 6. The 3 winners Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon formed the trio RED!
Real Djumbo - (Netherlands)
subject
This season's main theme was the project's 5th anniversary shows preparation. How the girls rehearsed for the 11 shows, but also their everyday life.
Preceeded by a small series called "De undercover tour", the second season aired on Tros between August 2008 and February 2009.
Popstars - Pro7 (Germany)
jury member
Loona was jury member on the 7th season, along with Detlef Soost and Sido. Theme was "Just 4 Girls". The winners formed the band Queensberry.
Let's Go Lasgo - Jim TV (Belgium)
candidate
Jelle won the TV-casting organized during 9 weeks to become Lasgo's new vocalist. 120 candidates competed during the TV-casting broadcasted during the summer on Jim TV.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
candidate
Dieter Bohlen was once again jury of the fifth season, along with Anja Lukaseder and manager Andreas "Bär" Läsker (who replaced Heinz Henn due to some arguments with Dieter Bohlen). Fifth season winner was Thomas Godoj.
X Factor - (Denmark)
jury member
Dein Song - KiKa (Germany)
host
Jasmin Wagner hosted the show along with Beni Weber.
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
jury member
Between October 20th and November 3rd 2007, Dieter Bohlen was jury member of 1st season, along with comedian Ruth Moschner and circus director André Sarrasani for the RTL-Casting/talent show Das Supertalent. The show is part of the Got Talent franchise.
1st episode screened on 20th October. On November 3rd, opera singer Ricardo Marinello won the final and 100,000 €.
Real Djumbo - (Netherlands)
subject
Girls trio from Djumbo were the subject of a weekly reality-soap. The show followed Svenja, Lindsy and Lotte during the preparation of their live appearances, autogram sessions, their choreography rehearsals and video shootings. The show was broadcasted on Dutch channel Tros between September 2007 and March 2008.
The show's theme was the song Dit is real.
A few highlights :
25/11/2007 : recording session for the new single Dit Is Real
02/12/2007 : the girls meet Santa Claus
09/12/2007 : the project perfoms at Sinterklaasfeest and are guests at De wereld van K3.
23/12/2007 : a performance in a shopping center, snowboarding, and celebration around the Xmas tree
30/12/2007 : an appointment in a luxury beauty salon, and a videoclip in SciFi outfit
Regi's World - Jim TV (Belgium)
subject
Third season started at the end of August 2007. This season one could follow Regi in Supersized II concerts preparations, but also Milk Inc performing for the very first time at the Gentse Feesten. The camera crew followed Regi and Linda to Norway and even to Chicago.
Music Idol - (Bulgaria)
jury member
Gloria was one of the 4 jury members of first season (along with singers Yordanka Hristova, Slavi Trifonov and Donnie). Castings were held in the 5 biggest cities in Bulgaria : Rousse, Varna, Bourgas, Plovdiv and Sofia between January and February. Auditioners had to be Bulgarian citizens aged between 13 and 28. After 3 more days of theatre castings, the best 40 candidates performed each evening during 1 week (March 12th to 19th) in 5 groups of 8 singers with the two top vote getters advancing to the finals. Winner was Nevena Tsoneva.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
jury member
For the fourth time, Dieter Bohlen was member of the jury (and the only member remaining since the beginning of the show). 2 other jury members were Heinz Henn and singer Anja Lukaseder. The fourth season saw the victory of Mark Medlock. Dieter Bohlen wrote his song Now or Never and produced his first album.
candidate
Laura took part to the 4th season of German casting-show.
Songs she sung during the shows :
Mariah Carey Against All Odds
Rod Stewart Have I Told You Lately
Gloria Estefan Don't Wanna Lose You (24th February)
Laura was eliminated after Dieter Bohlen told her she only sung "plastic", whereas other jury member Heinz Henn expressed his interest in listening to her on a complete CD. There were also rumors about a love affair between her and another candidate, Aleksan Cetinkaya.
So You Wannabe A Popstar? - SBS 6 (Netherlands)
host
Nance hosted the show along with Gerard Joling. Broadcasted on SBS 6, this celebrity karaoke reality series pitted candidates against each other in front of a judging panel.
L'isola dei famosi - (Italy)
candidate
Den Harrow competed in 4th edition of L'isola dei famosi, Italian equivalent of Celebrity Survivor or Celebrity Island. VIPs have to survive on a desert island without any facility. Once a week, a competition determines the leader of the week, who gains immunity against elimination in the next episode. Each week, during the live show, nominees are gradually eliminated.
First episode aired on September 13th. Show was hosted by Simona Ventura.
Den was first a reserve candidate, he entered the competition on week 3, replacing Domiziana Giordano. He was nominted once, and left on October 13th, after 1 month and 10 days
Regi's World - Jim TV (Belgium)
subject
Second season started on September 6th 2006.
subject
Fifth season of the Jim TV realitysoap. Starting on September 3rd, it aired every wednesday at 20:30
Je suis une célébrité, sortez-moi de là ! - TF1 (France) 
candidate
During 2 weeks in April 2006, Indra competed in the French equivalent of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Other candidates were actress Agnès Soral, businessman Omar Harfouch, TV host Benjamin Bove, former TV host Sonia Dubois, boys band singer
Filip Nikolic, real-TV star Loana, aristocrat Charles-Philippe d'Orléans, road racing cyclist Richard Virenque, TV host Delphine de Turckheim, model Satya Oblet and alpine skier Marielle Goitschel. They competed for 50 000 € for the benefit of a welfare association (Indra's assocation was Louis Carlesimo, to help ill children).
Indra was eliminated on 12th day. Winner of the game was Richard Virenque.
Episodes were shot in Teresópolis (Brazil), hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault and Christophe Dechavanne, produced by Endemol France, aired on TF1.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
jury member
Third season began in Autumn 2005. That year, Dieter Bohlen, who was the only original jury member, did not produce any of the songs, nor for the collective album, nor for the winner. He was joined by former manager Heinz Henn and by music producer Sylvia Kollek.
Third season winner was Tobias Regner.
Sterren Dansen op het IJs - SBS 6 (Netherlands)
host
Nance hosted the Dutch spin-off of Skating with Celebrities along with Gerard Joling. The show paired champion figure skaters with six celebrities who have various degrees of skating experience. Each pair received scores for technical merit and artistic impression from the judges
Regi's World - Jim TV (Belgium)
subject
Regi was the hero of a realitysoap brodcasted on Flemish channel Jim TV. His footsteps were followed 7/7 by cameras.
Aventura en África - Antena 1 (Spain) 
candidate
Rebeca took part 4th edition of Survivor show Aventura en África. She was member of the Masai (VIP team, along with singers María Jiménez and Pedro Marín, boxer Javier Castillejo, torero Víctor Janeiro, TV host María Abradelo, basket player Sergio Pazos, and Sabrina Mahi) against the Samburu (anonymous team).
She got first nominated on January25th. After being saved on February 27th, she was finally eliminated.
Comeback, die Grosse Chance - Pro7 (Germany)
candidate
Along with 9 other candidates such as The Weather Girls, C.C. Catch, Coolio, Chris Norman and Jürgen Drews, Haddaway competed to win the possibility to record a new single. Every show saw him performing a cover in a style very far from eurodance (All night long, I believe I can fly, It's my life...). He was unfortunately eliminated before the finale.
The episodes, produced by Constantin TV, aired between February and March 2004 on Pro7. Jury members were Harold Faltermeyer and Anastasia, plus one different guest judge each week.
A double CD compilation of the songs sung by the candidates during the show was released in March.
candidate
Caroline competed against 9 other talents such as Emilia, Limahl, Haddaway or Coolio to win a new recording contract. Every show saw her performing a cover in a style very far from her usual style.
The series aired between February and March 2004 on Pro7. The show was hosted by popular TV presenter Arabella Kiesbauer. It was also broadcasted in Switzerland & Austria.
La Vie rurale - (Canada) 
subject
Jacynthe starred, along with TV producer and singer Anne-Marie Losique and Guidoune, a 3 month old Jack-Russel terrier, in the Québécois version of the reality show The Simple Life, called La Vie Rurale. According to rumors, Jacynthe had never seen a hen for real before and feared to be bitten by cows...
8 episodes were shot in a cow farm in Cantons-de-l'Est/Estrie. The show was broadcasted on MusiMax on Tuesdays at 22:00.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
jury member
Even if he was criticized for his controversial and insulting comments during season 1, Dieter Bohlen was again among the jury members for the second DSDS edition. He wrote 2 songs for the finalists' album (among them, the dance track A Young Generation). Winner Elli Erl agreed to release the Bohlen-produced coronation song This Is My Life in a remixed edition, but she refused collaborating with him on her debut album In My Dreams due to musical differences.
Fame Academy - RTL II (Germany)
jury member
DJ Bobo was among the coaches of the only German edition of the casting show. Shows were moderated by Nova Meierhenrich. A band called Become One was formed with 7 of the candidates. A CD maxi entitled So Wonderful was released in October under the name Fame Academy coached by DJ Bobo.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
jury member
Along with Thomas M. Stein, Shona Fraser and Thomas Bug, Dieter Bohlen was jury member of the first edition of DSDS (German equivalent of Pop Idol), RTL's casting-show. He quickly set the tone with his controversial sentences.
He produced the single We Have a Dream sung by the 10 finalists of the show. It was awarded most sold single of the year in Germany. He also produced the DSDS album United, which was also a commercial success.
Popstars - RTL 2 (Germany)
jury member
Alex Christensen was jury member, along with choreograph Detlef Soost and singer Noah Sow. The 4 winners formed the band Bro'Sis. He was criticized for so-called over-emotional conflicts with candidates, and for manipulating them as mere puppets... He answered that after all, no one had forced the candidates to participate.
Afterwards, Alex started collaborating with candidate Yasmin Knock.
Popstars - RTL 2 (Germany)
jury member
Along with Mario M. Mendryzcki and Rainer Moslener, Simone Angel formed the jury of the very first season of casting-show popstar. First episode aired on September. Aim of the season was to select female vocalists for a girls-band like the Spice Girls. The 5 winners entered the band No Angels.
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