Real-TV & Eurodance
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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.
2024
De Alleskunner VIPS - SBS 6 (Netherlands)
CB Milton
candidate
The 5th season of this real-TV show version VIP gathers 35 celebrities from the Netherlands who have to prove their versatility during various missions.
Vain elämää - (Finland)
Waldo
candidate
Waldo took part to the 15th season of the musical show, along with other candidates Marko Hietala, Hanna Pakarinen, Ilta, Jussi Rainio, Roope Salminen, Eini and Costello Hautamäki. The artists lived during 8 days in Satulinna, Hirvensalmi.
- On September 13th, Waldo performed a cover of Costello Hautamäki's Öljytyt lanteet
- On September 20th, he sung Draamaa, originally by Eini
Sing Again - VTM (Belgium)
Jelle Van Dael
candidate
Jelle took part to the first edition of this show allowing singers who have participated in a talent show at VTM over the past 35 years to take their chance again. If they receive six A's from the jury, they are selected directly to the semi-finals. If they get 4 or 5 A's, they will return to The Song Clash where the audience decides who can go through to the semi-finals.
The jury included Karen Damen, Aaron Blommaert, Nina De Man, Hadise and Stan Van Samang, plus a guest.
Jelle performed Lasgo's song Something during the May 10th show and got 6 A's.
During the semi-final on May 17th, as a member of the pink team, she performed You Say, Unholy and Dancing On My Own during a Song Clash against Seppe Herreman. Seppe was selected for the finals and Jelle was eliminated.
Liefde voor Muziek - VTM (Belgium)
Regi Penxten
candidate
Regi enrolls again in Liefde voor muziek, along with Stan Van Samang, Johannes Genard, Clouseau, Jasper Steverlinck, Laura Tesoro, Regi Penxten, Tourist LeMC, Suzan & Freek and K3. The show was shot in Domaine la Clausade near Montpellier, in South of France.
The first episode was dedicated to his songs. He performed a new version of Kom wat dichterbij with Pauline and Jaap Reesema. The other candidates sung Vuurwerk, De Wereld Draait Voor Mij, Land Of The Living, Gravity, Zomerlijf, Walk On Water, Horen, zien en zwijgen et Als Ik Verloos.
During the next episodes, he performed :
- Higher (with Pauline)
- Ik wil niet dat je weggaat
- Getaway (with Maxine)
- Nothing Good (feat. Pauline)
- Spiegelbeeld (feat. Jaap Reesema & Maxine)
- If You Go (feat. Arno)
- Simple Life (feat. Arno)
- We begrijpen mekaar (feat. Jaap Reesema & Maxine)
The Voice Senior - Rai 1 (Italy)
Sonia Davis
candidate
The coaches were Gigi D'Alessio, Clementino, Loredana Bertè and Arisa. Sonia was selected after singing Bette Davis Eyes. The 4 coaches turned for her, and she chose Clementino.
On March 22nd, she performed a cover of It's a man's man's man's world by James Brown. After half of the Clementino teams was eliminated, she was selected for the semifinals.
She went till the finals, but ended 3rd
2023
The Voice of Germany - Sat1 (Germany)
Aquilla
candidate
Aquilla took part to the blind auditions with a cover of You Are The Reason from Calum Scott. But no chair turned for her so she was not selected
Celebrity MasterChef - BBC1 (UK)
Samantha Fox
candidate
Samantha Fox took part to 18th edition of the kitchen real-TV show. Her participation was a tribute to her late sister. Winner was Wynne Evans
De Alleskunner VIPS - (Netherlands)
Chipz
candidate
The 4 members of the project were among the 65 Dutch celebreties to compete to show they were real all-rounders. Cilla Niekoop ended 7th, was 32th, Kevin Hellebrand was 40th and Rachel van de Hoogen ended 46th
Non sono una signora - Rai 2 (Italy)
Sabrina
jury member
Sabrina Salerno, along with other VIP Panel members Mara Maionchi, Filippo Magnini and Cristina D'Avena had to guess the identity of the famous characters, who hide behind the drag disguise at the end of each performance.
Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta - Antena 3 (Spain)
Sabrina
candidate
Sabrina performed hidden under the costume of a seahorse. She stayed till the final and ended thrid. She performed the following covers :
- Episode 1 : I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry
- Episode 3 : Don't Start Now by Dua Lipa
- Episode 5 : It's My Life by No Doubt
- Episode 7 : One Way or Another by Blondie
- Final : Maniac by Michael Sembello
La Casa de los Famosos - Telemundo (Mexico)
Lorena Herrera
candidate
End of December 2022, Lorena Herrera confirmed that she would be a part of the third season's casting of this adaptation of Celebrity Big Brother, along with Brenda Zambrano and Luis Caballero
2022
The Voice of Greece - Skai TV (Greece)
Helena Paparizou
jury member
Helena joins the coaches team again for the 9th season of the talent show, along with Konstantinos Argiros, Panos Mouzourakis and Sakis Rouvas.
The season ended on March 11th 2023. Maria Sakellari from Team Panos won the season.
MasterChef - (Mexico)
Lorena Herrera
candidate
Lorena Herrera took part to this season of MasterChef Celebrity, even if she never took any cooking lessons and admits she never follows any receipes. She was the captain of the red team and had to choose which protein sources they had to use, in dishes where honey had to be the main ingredient. But her team had to pass the elimination trial as she cheated (she kept on providing extra details to her dish after the time was over) in the first show. She burst into tears and expressed her regrets.
It did not prevent her to go successfully through every episode till the final. Winner was actor influencer Ricardo Peralta
Regi Academy - VTM2 (Belgium)
Regi Penxten
jury member
For the second edition of his casting show taking place in Marbella, Regi is assisted by jury members Lester Williams, Kathleen Aerts and Jaap Reesema
Catalunya Expreshhh - 8TV (Spain)
Rebeca
candidate
Rebeca teams with Germán Ramírez for the first real-TV show in catalan language. Together, they drive across Catalogne in a camping-car with limited budget (only 8€ per day) and no suitcases, GPS or smartphone. The show aired every evening from Monday to Thursday
Amazing Grace - NPO 1 (Netherlands)
Des'ray
candidate
Des'ray took part to the gospel real-TV show along with 7 other candidates : Charly Luske, Carolina Dijkhuizen, Lucas Hamming, Lisa Loeb, Edwin Jonker, Elske DeWall and Dries Roelvink. They were taught inspiration and vocal technique in this genre they were not used to perform by 2 coaches, Shirma Rouse and Berget Lewis. Show was hosted by Giovanca Ostiana. The singers performed under the direction of Elvis E.
Des'ray, who was member of the Berget Lewis team, sung :
- I'll Be There (The Jackson 5) on May 22nd
- Down by the Riverside with Edwin Jonker and Berget Lewis on May 29th
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough with Edwin Jonker and Lucas Hamming on June 5th
- What The World Needs Now Is Love with Lucas Hamming on June 12th. She was among the 4 candidates to be selected for the final
- a mashup between Speak The Name and True Colors during the final of June 19th, that whe won
All Together Now - Sat1 (Germany)
Charles Simmons
jury member
Charles Simmons is one of the 100 jury members of the German version of the casting show
Liefde voor Muziek - VTM (Belgium)
2 Fabiola
candidate
Loredana & Pat Krimson are among the participants, along with Margriet Hermans, Camille Dhont, Koen Buyse, Ozark Henry, Suzan & Freek and Davina Michelle. The episodes were shot in South of France, at the Cap d'Agde.
They performed :
- April 4th : a cover of Suzan & Freek When The Lights Go Down
- April 11th : they were the episode's stars. Camille sung a mashup of Lift U Up and Hou Vol. Suzan en Freek performed Freak Out as a ballad. Koen Buyse covered I Hate 2 Love U. Ozark Henry did a cover of Leopold 3's song Joan Of Arc. Davina did her version of Let The Music Play. As for Loredana and Pat, they covered Delerium's hit Silence.
- April 18th : a cover of Koen Buyse's Believe In Me
- April 25th : a cover of Margriet Hermans' Cowboys
- May 2nd : a cover of Camille Dhont's Je Suis Là
- May 9th : a cover of Ozark Henry's We Will Meet Again
- May 16th : a cover of Davina Michelle's Skyward
The Masked Singer - VTM (Belgium)
Loredana De Amicis
candidate
Loredana was dressed as a knight ("ridder" in Dutch) and performed during the 10 episodes of this second edition, before being finally discovered. She performed :
- Episode 1 : Nobody’s Wife (Anouk)
- Episode 2 : I’ll Never Love Again (Lady Gaga)
- Episode 3 : Midnight Sky (Miley Cyrus)
- Episode 4 : Wonder (Shawn Mendes)
- Episode 5 : Dance Again (Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull)
- Episode 6 : Symphony (Clean Bandit)
- Episode 7 : Ritual (Rita Ora, Tiësto & Jonas Blue)
- Episode 8 : Je t'Aime (Lara Fabian)
- Episode 9 : What About Us (P!nk) and Run (Leona Lewis)
- Episode 10 : Alive (Sia) and The Edge Of Glory (Lady Gaga)
The show was hosted by Niels Destadsbader. Loredana was the runner-up of this edition's finale. The winner was Camille Dhont
2021
Ballando con le stelle - Rai 1 (Italy)
Sabrina
candidate
Sabrina Salerno takes part the 16th season of the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars along with the dancer Samuel Peron. She performed :
- on 16/10 a tango and got 38 points
- on 23/10 a bachata (on the song Killing Me Softly) and got 34 points
- on 30/10 a cha cha cha (on the song Let's Dance) and earned 33 points only. Her score raised to 58 points when she was given the "treasure" by Alberto Matano
- on 6/11 she danced a paso doble and earned 42 points. She burst into tears after one of the jury members criticized her sexy outfit
- on 13/11, during Prova a Sorpresa trial, she had to guess the dance with a random object : she improvised a cha cha cha with a skipping rope. Then she performed a samba and earned 42 points. Finally, she had to perform a third routine (a charleston) during play-offs to avoid elimination
- on 20/11, she did an improvisation on the song A far l'amore comincia tu. Then she danced a freestyle
- on 27/11, even if she injured her knee during the week's rehersals, she did not give up. During the duels, she performed a bachata on the them "sensuality" and won the duel and 30 bonus points as well. Then she danced a waltz on Quello che le donne non dicono, a song by Fiorella Mannoia, dedicated to her sister Emanuela Introcci that she only met 12 years ago. She ranked at the top of the results with a total of 78 points
- on 04/11, she performed a quickstep on Via Con Me by Paolo Conte and ended at the first place with 48 points, based on jury's notes only. She was third after the public's points were added. Then she performed again during the "Stories" trial and dropped at 4th position. She was selected for semifinal
- on 11/11 she performed a tribal fusion (belly-dance/hip-hop) choreography on a random song during the first trial and got 9 points. Then she danced a waltz with her husband Enrico Monti who had trained in secret. She was selected as second couple for the final, when she will perform a quickstep on All I Want For Christmas Is You
- on 18/11, her quickstep on All I Want For Christmas Is You during the duels awarded her 10 points. Then she danced a rumba and earned the maximum : 50 points. She ranked #1 but the "treasure" of 10 points given to 2 other couples had her go down to #3. For the second duel of the evening, she danced a waltz, and finally ended #3 of the show.
¿Quién es la máscara? - (Mexico)
Lorena Herrera
candidate
On October 31st, she performed a cover of the song Dime cómo quieres under the outfit of a siren. She was eliminated after the public's vote, which forced her to reveal her identity
The Voice of Greece - Skai TV (Greece)
Helena Paparizou
jury member
Helena joins the coaches team again, along with Panos Mouzourakis, Sakis Rouvas and Konstantinos Argyros
Star in the Star - Canale 5 (Italy)
Alexia
candidate
Dressed as Michael Jackson and wearing a mask and wig of the singer, Alexia performed a cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean, first in playback then with her own voice. Then she also covered the following songs : Bad (on September 23rd), Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (on September 30th), Thriller (on October 7th) and Black or White (on October 14th). She went to the finals, and ended at the 3rd place. Winner was singer Syria who was playing Loredana Bertè.
Regi Academy - VTM2 (Belgium)
Regi Penxten
jury member
In this talent show, Regi searchs for the singer for his forthcoming single. Winner will share the stage with him at the Sportpaleis on October 30th. Other jury members are Jaap Reesema (aka Jake Reese), Olivia Trappeniers (aka OT) and Lester Williams. Singer Camille Dhont will help the candidates with her advices
Masked Singer România - (Romania)
Inna
jury member
For the second time, Inna is among the "detectives" who will attend the candidates' performance and will try to find out their real identity. She will sit with singer Horia Brenciu, actor Alex Bogdan and businesswoman Mihaela Rădulescu
Kampf der Realitystars - RTL 2 (Germany)
Loona
candidate
Along with 24 other candidates such as Gina-Lisa Lohfink, Andrej Mangold, Paul Elvers, Chris Broy, Jenefer Riili, Claudia Obert, Evil Jared, Narumol, Gino Bormann, Kader Loth and Leon Machère, Loona entered a house on a beach in Thailand. Show consisted in 10 episodes and was hosted by Cathy Hummels.
Sing meinen Song - Vox (Germany)
DJ Bobo
candidate
DJ BoBo takes part to 8th season of the show, along with Stefanie Heinzmann, Joris, Ian Hooper (Mighty Oaks) and Nura. The season was shot in Germany and not in South Africa as usual because of the sanitary crisis.
The first show was dedicated to DJ Bobo : Stefanie Heinzmann sung Love Is All Around, Nura Freedom, Joris There’s a Party, Ian Hooper Life Goes On, Gentleman Let the Dream Come True and Johannes Oerding Pray. As for DJ BoBo, he performed Colors of the World.
During the next shows, DJ Bobo sung the following songs :
- Episode 2 : Herz über Kopf (Joris)
- Episode 3 : On Fleek (Nura)
- Episode 4 : Storm (Ian Hooper)
- Episode 5 : Shadows (Stefanie Heinzmann)
- Episode 6 : Ich komm zurück (Gentleman)
- Episode 7 : Unter einen Hut (Johannes Oerding)
- Episode 8 (the duets) : Love Is All Around, On Fleek, Storm
The Masked Singer - Pro7 (Germany)
Thomas Anders
candidate
Singer Thomas Anders took part to The Masked Singer. He competed with a turtle (Schildkröte in German) outfit.
He performed the following covers during the shows :
- first show : Phil Collins' In The Air Tonight
- 2nd show : Elton John's I'm Still Standing
- 3rd show : Kaleo's Way Down We Go
- 4th show : Queen's Who Wants to Live Forever
- 5th show : Édith Piaf's La vie en rose, Kiss' I Was Made for Lovin’ You, Ed Sheeran's Afterglow
He was eliminated in 4th place in the final, after performing a cover of Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Like every year, Dieter Bohlen was a member of the jury, along with a new cast : Mike Singer, Maite Kelly and Michael Wendler
Survivor România - Kabel 1 (Romania)
Alexandra Stan
candidate
Alexandra Stan was among the candidates of the 2nd season of the show. She was a part of the team Faimosilor (12 celebrities) along with Cătălin Moroșanu, Costi Ioniță, Amna, Roxana Nemeș, Majda Aboulumosha, Jador, Ana Porgras, Simona Hapciuc, Culiță Sterp, Zanni and Cosmin Stanciu. They will be opposed to the team Războinicii (warriors) consisting in non-celebrities. Show was shot in Dominican Republic.
She had to quit the show on day 41 for health reasons.
De Alleskunner VIPS - SBS 6 (Netherlands)
Nance
candidate
This show gathers 35 Dutch celebrities who will have to prove how versatile they are. Nance ended 34th. The mission she had to complete was to count the letter A
2020
The Voice Senior - Rai 1 (Italy)
Silvana Lorenzetti
candidate
The coaches were Gigi D'Alessio, Clementino, Loredana Bertè and the duo Al Bano & Jasmine Carrisi. The host of the show was Antonella Clerici.
December 4th Silvana Lorenzetti performed a version of Aretha Franklin's I Say A Little Prayer for the second episode of blind auditions. She was selected by Gigi D'Alessio to join his team.
She was eliminated during the third episode, the Best Six phase, during which the coaches had to select the best 6 artists of their team. She left the show along with Rodolfo Maria Gordini and Marco Francini.
La Casa Fuerte - Telecinco (Spain)
Rebeca
candidate
Rebeca took part to the show's second season. 14 participants are split into 2 groups : residents in the farm and campers who fight to win a place inside the farm.
She teamed with Brazilian model Cristini Couto. Then, Cristini's expulsion, she paired with soccer player Efrén Reyero.
Show aired on thursdays and sundays.
Till 3rd gala, she was in the team of campers. Then she won the right to enter the house. She was nominated on 9th gala, and went back to camping. She was nominated again... and was eliminated during 12th gala.
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Dieter Bohlen enrolls again, along with Chris Tall, Evelyn Burdecki and Bruce Darnell
The Voice of Greece - Skai TV (Greece)
Helena Paparizou
jury member
Helena was one of the 4 coaches, along with Sakis Rouvas, George Lianos and Eleonora Zouganeli
Masked Singer România - ProTV (Romania)
Inna
jury member
Inna was member of the detectives team along with Horia Brenciu, Codin Maticiuc and Ana Morodan
Alexandra Stan
candidate
Alexandra Stan performed dressed as a rabbit in a hat. During the 6tn show on 16/10, she got the least votes after the duels, so she had to remove her mask.
She performed the following songs :
- Dance Monkey (cover of Tones and I) on week 2 (18/09)
- Only Girl (In the World) (cover of Rihanna) on week 4 (02/10)
- Wrecking Ball (cover of Miley Cyrus) on week 5 (09/10)
- Sweet but Psycho (cover of Ava Max) on week 6 (16/10)
We Want More - SBS 6 (Netherlands)
Li-Ann
jury member
Liefde voor Muziek - VTM (Belgium)
Regi Penxten
candidate
Regi took part to real-TV show Liefde voor Muziek along with André Hazes, Karen Damen (K3), Gene Thomas, Peter Van Laet, Sean Dhondt and Tom Dice & Kato. Shows were shot in a villa in Spain.
During the first show on March 30th, he covered K3's De Drie Biggetjes, under a new title : Wolves.
Next show saw him, still with with Jake Reese & OT, covering Gene Thomas' single Kom Wat Dichterbij
During 3rd show, he performed his version of Zo ver weg, a song from the band Mama's Jasje, founded by Peter Van Laet.
Episode 4 : he covered Blackstreet's No diggity with Alexander.
On April 27th, he did his own version of André Hazes' Ik haal alles uit het leven
On May 11th he performed with Jake Reese and OT the song Il nous faut, originally performed by Elisa Tovati & Tom Dice.
During last show, the song he covered with OT was Nailpin's They Don’t Know
Gene Thomas
candidate
Gene Thomas took part to real-TV show Liefde voor Muziek along with Regi, André Hazes, Karen Damen, Peter Van Laet, Sean Dhondt and Tom Dice & Kato.
He performed the following covers :
- on March 30th, K3's Alle kleuren
- on April 6th, Bon Jovi's classic Livin' on a Prayer
- on April 13th, Teken van leven originally sung by Mama's Jasje (Peter Vanlaet's band)
- on April 20th, a Dutch cover of Regi's Feel the Love under title Ongrijpbaar
- on April 27th André Hazes' Zij gelooft in mij
- on May 11th Tom Dice's Me And My Guitar under the Dutch title Mij En M'n Gitaar
- on May 18th Het einde
These songs from his repertoire were covered by the other candidates : Houd de dief, Aan en uit, Kom wat dichterbij, Ik wil jou, For You and All Day All Night
The Masked Singer - (Finland)
Pandora
candidate
Pandora performed with the outfit of a peacock. She performed the following covers :
- week 2 : Nightwish Amaranth
- week 4 : David Guetta & Sia Titanium
- week 6 : Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know
- week 7 : Anastacia I'm Outta Love
- week 8 : Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
- week 9 : Joan Jett I Hate Myself for Loving You
She was eliminated and unmasked at the end of week 9th, just before the final
Golos Krainy - 1+1 (Ukraine)
Dan Balan
jury member
Dan Balan enrolled again as coach for season 10, along with Monatik, Potap, Nastia and Tina Karol.
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! - RTL (Germany)
Prince Damien
candidate
This daily survival real-TV show also known as Dschungelcamp 2020 was hosted by Sonja Zietlow and Daniel Hartwich. The contestants took part in trials to earn food (Wanne-Heikel, Brücke, Würg-Stoffcenter...) and to treasure hunts to bring a chest back to their camp.
Prince Damien won the final of the season and was awarded Dschungelkönig (king of the jungle). He also won 100.000€ and gave a part of it to help Australia recover from the fires.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Dieter Bohlen was chief jury member, along with the same team as previous year : Oana Nechiti, Xavier Naidoo and Pietro Lombardi. The winner was Ramon Roselly
2019
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Dieter Bohlen enrolled again as jury-member, along with Bruce Darnell and Sarah Lombardi. Winner of the finale on December 21st was acrobat Christian Stoinev and Percy, his chihuahua
Jesse Lee Davis
candidate
He competed under the alias Sir Jesse Lee Von Held Davis. On November 23rd, he performed a piano cover of the Guns'n'Roses' November Rain
Så mycket bättre - TV4 (Sweden)
Petra Marklund
candidate
During first show, she performed a cover of Orup's Som isarna. Second show saw her singing a cover of Timbuktu's Broarna Som Bär Oss Över. During third show, she sung
Rosa Moln, her version of Titiyo Drottningen är tillbaka.
The Voice of Greece - Skai TV (Greece)
Helena Paparizou
jury member
Helena was one the 4 coaches, along with Sakis Rouvas, Panos Mouzourakis and Eleonora Zouganeli
Golos Krainy - 1+1 (Ukraine)
Dan Balan
jury member
Dan Balan was one of the coaches of the Ukrainian version of the Voice, along with Monatik, Potap and Tina Karol. Winner of season 9 Oksana Mukha was a member of his team
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Dieter Bohlen was back in the jury, along with former candidate Pietro Lombardi, Xavier Naidoo und Oana Nechiti. Winner was Davin Herbrüggen.
2018
The Voice of Greece - Skai TV (Greece)
Helena Paparizou
jury member
Helena Paparizou was a member of judges along with Sakis Rouvas, Kostis Maraveyas and Panos Mouzourakis.
Der beste Chor im Westen - WDR (Germany)
Natalie Horler
jury member
Natalie Horler enrolls again as jury member, along with Rolf Schmitz-Malburg, Giovanni Zarrella, and Jane Comerford.
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Dieter Bohlen was (as usual) in the jury, along with Bruce Darnell and Sylvie Meis (aka Sylvie van der Vaart). Castings took place from March 24th and June 19th. Then, jury castings were shot in August. First episode aired on September 15th.
X Factor - ITV (UK)
Janice Robinson
candidate
Janice Robinson was selected for X Factor 15th season after performing her Livin' Joy hit Dreamer. She was in the category Overs. Jury members were Louis Tomlinson, Simon Cowell, Ayda Field and Robbie Williams.
During Live Shows Week 1, she sung Clarity by Zedd ft Foxes. During Live Shows Week 2, she sung Show Me Love by Robin S. She was eliminated after this show
X Factor - SKY (Germany)
Thomas Anders
jury member
Thomas Anders was part of the jury for new X-factor season on German TV channel Sky, along with rapper Sido. Show aired from August 27th.
Vocea României Junior - ProTV (Romania)
Inna
jury member
Inna enrolls again as jury member for econd season of The Voice junior's Romanian edition.
Liefde voor Muziek - VTM (Belgium)
Silvy De Bie
candidate
Sil takes part to 2017 season for show along with Helmut Lotti, Jasper Steverlinck, Cocojr., Sarah and Gert Bettens from K’s Choice, and Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation. Episodes were shot in October 2017 in a house in Sitges, near Barcelona in Spain.
On April 16th, she sung a cover of CocoJr's Declaration Of Love.
On April 23th, she performed a cover of Niels Destadsbader Dear Dad.
On April 30th, she sung her version of Within Temptation's In And Out Of Love.
May 7th was the episode during which Sil and Sylver's songs (Turn The Tide, Forgiven, Turn Your Love Around, Love Don’t Come Easy, Where Did The Love Go?, What’s The Time In Tokyo?) were covered by the other candidates. Silvy performed a cover of Elton John's Hopelessly Devoted To You.
On May 14th, she sung a cover of K's Choice Not An Addict.
On May 21st, she performed a cover of Jasper Steverlinck's You Are.
During the last show, she sung a dance version of Helmut Lotti's recent song Faith, Hope and Love.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Dieter Bohlen stands in this 15th season's jury, along with Carolin Niemczyk, Mousse T. and Ella Endlich.
2017
Der beste Chor im Westen - WDR (Germany)
Natalie Horler
jury member
Natalie was one of the jury members, along with Giovanni Zarrella, Jane Comerford and Rolf Schmitz-Malburg.
The Voice of Greece - Skai TV (Greece)
Helena Paparizou
jury member
The fourth season of The Voice of Greece premiered on October 3, 2017. Helena Paparizou was again among the coaches, along with Sakis Rouvas, Kostis Maraveyas and Panos Mouzourakis. Zioris was the winner of the season
Dance Dance Dance - RTL (Germany)
DJ Bobo
jury member
DJ Bobo enrolls again as jury member for 2017 season. Other members will be Cale Kalay and Ruth Moschner. Shows shooting started on July 12th.
Prince Damien
candidate
Prince Damien danced a duo with other DSDS-winner Luca Hänni on 24K Magic by Bruno Mars. Then Prince Damien did a solo on Michael Jackson's Billie Jean.
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
For this 11th season, Dieter Bohlen is once again one of the jury members, along with Bruce Darnell and Nazan Eckes.
Me lo dices o me lo cantas - Canale 5 (Spain)
Rebeca
candidate
Rebeca took part to the first season of Me lo dices o me lo cantas. She was part of the team of Cristina Rodríguez (the so-called Cristi Team). She imitated a Spanish celebrity during each gala.
Gala 1 (25/07/2017) : Esperanza Aguirre
Gala 2 (01/08/2017) : Cristina de Borbón
Gala 3 (08/08/2017) : Ana Obregón
Gala 4 (15/08/2017) : Alba Carillo
Gala 5 (22/08/2017) : Mila Ximénez
Gala 6 (final) (29/08/2017): Andrea Janeiro
Show was hosted by Jesús Vázquez. Jury members were Yolanda Ramos, Cristina Rodríguez, Santi Millán and Jorge Cadaval.
Vocea României Junior - ProTV (Romania)
Inna
jury member
Inna, Andra and Marius Moga was in the jury of The Voice Kids Romania first season. Candidates were kids of 7 to 14 years old.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
14th season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar will be hosted by Oliver Geissen and will start beginning of 2017. Dieter Bohlen enrolls again as chef-jury member, along with schlager singer Michelle, Scooter-frontman H.P. Baxxter, and a newcomer, the YouTube-Star Shirin David.
HP Baxxter
jury member
HP Baxxter joins DSDS jury for the second time, along with Dieter Bohlen, Michelle and Shirin David.
2016
The Voice of Greece - Skai TV (Greece)
Helena Paparizou
jury member
Helena Paparizou was one of the 4 coaches/jury members for season 3 of real-TV show The Voice of Greece, along with Sakis Rouvas, Panos Mouzourakis and Kostis Maravegias. Show premiered on November 16th and was presented by Giorgos Kapoutzidis.
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Dieter Bohlen enrolls again for 10th season, along with Bruce Darnell and Austrian pop singer Victoria Swarovski. Castings took part in 37 cities of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Mallorca betweek April and Juni. Show started on September 17th.
Dance Dance Dance - RTL (Germany)
DJ Bobo
jury member
DJ Bobo was a member of jury, along with actress Sophia Thomalla and dancer Cale Kalay. Show premiered on September 3rd. Winners were the couple made by Philipp Boy & Bene Mayr.
The Voice - Rai 2 (Italy)
Neja
candidate
Neja took part to the blind auditions of The Voice of Italy, singing an acoustic version of her hit Restless.
Dein Song - KiKa (Germany)
Kate Ryan
jury member
She was among the stars coaching the kids taking part to 2016 edition of the show, along with Peter Maffay, Namika, Marit Larsen, Johannes Oerding, Tonbandgerät, Kelvin Jones and Michael Patrick Kelly.
First episode aired on Febuary 22nd. Final took place on March 18th in Cologne. Kate Ryan sung song Danse avec moi with its author, 15 years-old candidate Chiara Stella Renata.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
HP Baxxter
jury member
Along with Vanessa Mai, schlager singer Michelle and Dieter Bohlen, H.P. Baxxter is a member of DSDS 2016 casting jury.
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Dieter re-enrolls once again, this time with Scooter frontman HP Baxxter, Vanessa Mai and Michelle.
Prince Damien
candidate
Prince Damien was among the candidates for DSDS 13th season. He was selected, along with 31 other contestants, to go to Jamaica for re-recalls. On April 9th, he was among the top 10 finalists.
On April 16th, during a show taking place in Merkers Adventure Mines, he sung Ich will nur, dass du weißt, a song originally released by SDP feat. Adel Tawil.
On April 23rd, he sung a cover of Eff's song Stimme.
On semi-final taking place on April 30th, he sung a cover of Unter meiner Haut, a song by Gestört aber GeiL & Koby Funk, as well as a duet with other candidate Igor Barbosa, a cover of Alles brennt by Johannes Oerding. He was selected for the final.
Prince won final. His debut single Glücksmoment was produced by Dieter Bohlen
2015
Liefde voor Muziek - VTM (Belgium)
Kate Ryan
candidate
Kate Ryan took part to real TV program Liefde voor Muziek on VTM. During one week, she stayed in a house in Spain with other Belgian artists Stan Van Samang, Slongs Dievanongs, Tom Helsen, Christoff and Guy Swinnen. They prepared and sung covers of each other's hits in their own style.
During first show on March 23rd, she covered Stan van Samang's single Junebug.
On March 30th she performed her own version of rapper Slongs Dievanongs's iFoon.
She then covered Demons (Guy Swinnen), Change Yourself (Tom Helsen), Sweet Caroline (Christoff), and for the final did a tribute cover of What's Up (4 Non Blondes)
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Das Supertalent 9th season started on September 19th and ended on December 12th. Dieter Bohlen was again in the jury, along with Inka Bause und Bruce Darnell.
Winner was pop-singer Sae-Hun "Jay" Oh.
Die grössten Schweizer Talente - SF1 (Switzerland)
DJ Bobo
jury member
DJ Bobo was once again a jury member of die Grössten Schweizer Talente, along with Christa Rigozzi, Gilbert Gress, Sven Epiney.
Winner of year 2015 was Flavio Rizzello.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
For the 12th time, Dieter Bohlen joins DSDS jury again. He will be helped by Heino, DJ Antoine and Mandy Capristo.
X Factor - DR1 (Denmark)
Lina Rafn
jury member
Lina Rafn, along with Thomas Blachman and Remee, return to the judging panel again. The live shows started on February 13th. The final was held at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning on March 27th. Lina coached the over 23s team.
2014
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Natascha Wright
candidate
On November 8th, Natascha competed with her family (friend Alfred McCrary and her 2 sons) at Das Supertalent. Dieter Bohlen wanted to listen to her, alone. She sung Get Here by Oleta Adams and got 4 yes, to continue the adventure, but solo.
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Dieter Bohlen was once again jury member, along with Lena Gercke, Bruce Darnell and designer Guido Maria Kretschmer.
Rising Star - RTL (Germany)
Ana Paola Melotti
candidate
Rising Star was a casting show shot in Cologne and presented by Rainer Maria Jilg, which allowed people to vote for the candidates through an application. The audience's votes counted for 80%, every jury's vote counted for 5%.Every candidate performed in front of a screens wall which displayed the face of the people who voted for him/her. The candidate who reached 75% votes remained in the competition.
Ana Paola performed If you don't know me by now during the first episode
During the final, she sung her version from The Pretenders - I'll Stand By You. The winners were the band Unknown Passenger.
Because of low audience, the show was shortened and disappeared after only one season
Bailando por un sueño - (Mexico)
Fey
jury member
Fey is one of the 4 jury members for 2014 edition of real-TV show, along with Roberto Mitsuko, Carlos Baute, and Bianca Marroquín. Show is presented byAdrián Uribe and Livia Brito
La Pista - Rai 1 (Italy)
Sabrina
candidate
Sabrina Salerno was candidate to real-TV talent show La Pista, against 7 other VIP candidates (such as Tony Hadley, Massimo Lopez, Paola Iezzi, Antonino et Amii Stewart). They had to show their singing and dancing skills in front of a jury amde of Gigi Proietti, Claudia Gerini and Rita Pavone. Show was hosted by Flavio Insinna.
Sabrina teamed with dancers troupe LECCEzione. On March 28th she sung a cover of Patrick Hernandez' Born To Be Alive and ended #5 ex-aequo with 2 other teams.
On April 4th, she sung a cover of Zucchero's Diavolo In Me and ended last.
On April 12th she sung a cover of Irene Grandi's Bum Bum and ended #6.
On April 17th, she sung a cover of Michael Sembello's Maniac and ended last. Next week, she will have to sing a cover of Abba's Dancing Queen.
Supervivientes - (Spain)
Rebeca
candidate
After 3 years of pause, this new season of the Spanish equivalent of Survivor takes place in Honduras with a renewed concept. Teams are located on 2 separate islands : Isla bonita and Cayo Paloma, the two groups do not compete with each other but have to interact. Then, after a few eliminations and abandons, the 2 teams are fused together.
For this season, Jorge Javier Vázquez is the main host at the central studio in Madrid, while Raquel Sánchez Silva is co-hosting from the island, and Álvaro de la Lama hosting a side debate of the program.
Rebeca entered the competition on April 14th, along with Amador Mohedano, dropped from an helicopter. She is the first contestant to have already participated to an earlier edition (in 2005 edition Aventura en África).
On April 24th, she was attacked by mosquitos and evacuated from the island with 200 bites on her body. She was then reintegrated.
Beginning of May, she was among the nominated but was saved.
During 16th episode she was nominated again and this time was voted off.
Dein Song - KiKa (Germany)
DJ Bobo
jury member
DJ Bobo is one of the music-godfathers of this real-TV show for children, along with other artists and bands : Blue, Bosse, Cassandra Steen, Madcon, Max Mutzke, Mrs. Greenbird and Revolverheld. Jury was composed of singer Mieze Katz (Mia), opera singer Rolando Villazón, singer Roman Lob and producer Peter Hoffmann.
8 young candidates presented a song they wrote themselves.
DJ Bobo was the godfather of Pier Luca Abel, only 11, and his song Lost Without The Music. They performed it on stage together and won the final on April 4th.
Top Chef Estrellas - (Mexico)
Lorena Herrera
candidate
During first episode, she won Prueba de fuego along with Nancy Alvarez (this trial consisted in preparing a rapid dish). Then, she was member of Equipo Violeta and won Prueba Eliminatoria by preparing a buffet for a 15th year anniversary party.
During second episode she was member of Equipo Gris and lost Prueba Eliminatoria (the team had to cook a special dish standing for love and passion).
During episode 3, she was member of Equipo Blanco and lost again Prueba Eliminatoria (trial conisted in cooking a meal for a family of 10 with only 25$). She had to take part to Bocado Decisivo.
During episode 4, she won Prueba Eliminatoria. The team had to cook a dinner od 3 dishes in only 2 hours.
Winner was actor and model David Chocarro
The Voice Van Vlaanderen - VTM (Belgium)
Regi Penxten
jury member
Regi is one of the coaches of 2014 edition of The Voice Van Vlaanderen, along with Axelle Red, Koen Wauters and Bent van Looy.
His team included the singers Lisa Gilissen, Emily Vannes, Steven Van Peborgh, Melanie De Saedeleer, Jamilla Baidou, Cyra Gwyneth Kukenheim, Joke Herremy, Dounia Boshra, Elien Cauwelier, Charlotte Van Schuylenbergh, Dunja Mees and Johan Van Royen.
The Voice UK - BBC1 (UK)
Angie Brown
candidate
Judges were singers Will.i.am, Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones and Ricky Wilson. Angie took part the the 6th blind auditions, she sung her 1992 hit I'm Gonna Get You but was not selected.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
Once again, Dieter sits in the DSDS jury. This time, he is with Mieze Katz, Marianne Rosenberg and Kay One.
X Factor - (Denmark)
Lina Rafn
jury member
Lina Rafn re-enrolled as judge. 2 other members were Thomas Blachmann and Remee
2013
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
candidate
For the first time, jury was made of 4 persons. Near Dieter Bohlen sat Bruce Darnell, Lena Gercke und Guido Maria Kretschmer. Show was presented by Daniel Hartwich.
Lukas Pratschker and his border collie Falco won this season.
Tuti Kanta
candidate
She sung a cover of Purple Rain, but in spite of the fact that she got 4 "yes" and a star, her performance never aired and she never went to the final.
Dancing Stars - Nova TV (Bulgaria)
Gloria
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)
Valentina Ducros
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.
The Voice Van Vlaanderen - VTM (Belgium)
Loredana De Amicis
candidate
She took part to the blind auditions' 3rd episode and sung a cover of Jessie J's Nobody's Perfect. She was selected by Natalia Druyts.
On March 22nd, she compted against Jens Oomes during the battles on the song If I Never See Your Face Again (Maroon 5 & Rihanna), but the was eliminated.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
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). Winner was Swiss singer Beatrice Egli. Dieter produced her first singles.
2012
Sterren op de dansvloer - VTM (Belgium)
Linda Mertens
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)
Stay C
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)
Dieter Bohlen
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)
Nance
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)
HP Baxxter
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)
Regi Penxten
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)
Helena Paparizou
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)
DJ Bobo
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)
Des'ray
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)
Den Harrow
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)
Natalie Horler
jury member
For DSDS 9th season, Natalie joined the jury, next to Dieter Bohlen and Bruce Darnell. First episode aired on January 2012.
Dieter Bohlen
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.
2011
Voice - Danmarks største stemme - TV2 (Denmark)
Lene Nystrom
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)
Kim Sanders
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.
Laura Martin
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.
Charles Simmons
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)
Helena Paparizou
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)
T Seven
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)
E-Type
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)
Dieter Bohlen
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)
Regi Penxten
subject
During this sixth season, cameras followed once again every Regi's steps : concerts preparation, studio sessions, etc
Toppen af Poppen - TV2 (Denmark)
Lina Rafn
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)
Dieter Bohlen
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)
DJ Bobo
jury member
Castings started in December 2010, show was broadcasted on Swiss channel SF1 in February 2011.
Let's Dance - TV4 (Sweden)
Graaf
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)
Natalie Horler
jury member
Dein Song was a children casting-TV show by German TV channel Ki.Ka. 8 young candidates presented a song they wrote themselves. Natalie was one of their music-godfathers, along with Nina Hagen (finally replaced by Wolfgang Niedecken), Fauré Quartett, Eisblume, Unheilig, Stanfour, Monrose, and Klaus Doldinger.
Winner of that year was Sarah Pisek and her song Endlich frei (godfather : Unheilig)
2010
Das Perfekte Promi-dinner - Vox (Germany)
Loona
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)
Petra Marklund
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)
Dieter Bohlen
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)
Nance
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)
Jelle Van Dael
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)
Dieter Bohlen
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.
2009
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
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.
Regi's World - Jim TV (Belgium)
Regi Penxten
subject
Fifth season of the Jim TV realitysoap. Starting on September 3rd, it aired every wednesday at 20:30
Popstars - Pro7 (Germany)
Alex Christensen
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)
DJ Bobo
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.
Verona
jury member
Verona Pooth was one of the jury members next to DJ Bobo
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
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)
Lina Rafn
jury member
Dein Song - KiKa (Germany)
Blümchen
host
Ex-Blümchen frontlady was back to host the show's second season, this time with Bürger Lars Dietrich
Serviti, va rog! - ProTV (Romania)
Miki
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)
Nance
host
Nance co-hosted the second season, still with Gerard Joling. Winner of the show was Wesley Klein.
2008
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
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.
Melina
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)
Regi Penxten
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)
Nance
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)
Djumbo
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)
Loona
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)
Jelle Van Dael
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)
Dieter Bohlen
jury member
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)
Lina Rafn
jury member
Dein Song - KiKa (Germany)
Blümchen
host
Jasmin Wagner hosted the show along with Benedikt Weber. She accompanied kids during the making of their songs and presented the final during which the winning song was chosen.
Incógnito - (Mexico)
Lorena Herrera
candidate
2007
Das super talent - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
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)
Djumbo
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)
Regi Penxten
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)
Gloria
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)
Dieter Bohlen
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.
Laura Martin
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)
Nance
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.
2006
L'isola dei famosi - (Italy)
Den Harrow
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)
Regi Penxten
subject
Second season started on September 6th 2006.
Je suis une célébrité, sortez-moi de là ! - TF1 (France)
Indra
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.
Music Farm - Rai 2 (Italy)
Jenny Bersola
candidate
Jenny B took part to the third and last season of the talent show. It was hosted by Simona Ventura from the Rai Production Center in Milan. Every week, the contestants prepared they songs they would perform live during the show. They were surrounded by a lot of personnel dedicated to their well-being.
During the first show on March 21st, she performed a version of the Weather Girls' It's Raining Men.
The following week, her team (including Alberto Fortis, Viola Valentino and Laura Bono) performed a medley of L'importante è finire, Lady Marmalade and Rewind but they lost against the other team. Jenny sung a cover of Eddie Floyd's Knock on Wood.
During the third show, her team included Laura Bono and Alberto Fortis, and they performed a medley including Resta cu' mme, Se mi lasci non vale and Don't Leave Me This Way. They lost again. She sung a version of Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
The fourth show saw her performing a medley with Franco Califano and Alberto Fortis (Susanna, Roxane, Bocca di Rosa and Oops!... I Did It Again). They lost once again. She sung E poi, a song originally sung by Giorgia.
She received the critic's prize
Ivana Spagna
candidate
Ivana Spagna took part to the third edition of the Music Farm.
During the first show, she performed her version of Mia Martini's Almeno tu nell'universo.
One week after, she and her team (Alessandro Safina, Silvia Mezzanotte and Pago) won the medley trial by performing Triangolo, Ed io tra di voi and Pensiero stupendo. She also sung a cover of Blue's A chi mi dice which was the most voted by the jury, so she became the team's captain for the next show.
During the third show, her team won again. She then sung a version of Nell'aria from Marcella Bella and was once again the most voted (and renewed as the team's captain).
For the last show, she was among the finalists. Her team (Alessandro Safina, Pago, Laura Bono) sung a medley of Feel, Latin Lover and Bravi ragazzi. Her cover of Mike Oldfield's Moonlight Shadow was again the most voted by the jury, however she finally ended at the 3rd place because of the public's votes.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
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)
Nance
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
2005
Regi's World - Jim TV (Belgium)
Regi Penxten
subject
Regi was the hero of a realitysoap brodcasted on Flemish channel Jim TV. His footsteps were followed 7/7 by cameras.
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time - ITV (UK)
Haddaway
candidate
During the second week of the show, Haddaway performed his mega-hit What Is Love as well as a cover of Toxic by Britney Spears. But he did not make it to the final
Aventura en África - Antena 1 (Spain)
Rebeca
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.
2004
Comeback, die Grosse Chance - Pro7 (Germany)
Haddaway
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.
CC Catch
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.
Popstars: The Rivals - RTL4 (Netherlands)
Li-Ann
candidate
She ended finalist and was selected to become a member of girls band Raffish, along with Sharon Doorson, Nora Dalal, Esri Dijkstra, Eva Simons
La Vie rurale - (Canada)
Jacynthe
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.
2003
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
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)
DJ Bobo
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.
Idols - (Netherlands)
Li-Ann
candidate
Li-Ann performed a cover of Alicia Keys' How come you don't call me and of Céline Dion's Baby Think Twice
2002
Deutschland sucht den Superstar - RTL (Germany)
Dieter Bohlen
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.
Big Brother VIP - (Mexico)
Lorena Herrera
candidate
Lorena Herrera took part to first season of Mexican edition of Big Brother VIP. Winner was actress Galilea Montijo.
2001
Popstars - RTL 2 (Germany)
Alex Christensen
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.
2000
Popstars - RTL 2 (Germany)
Simone Angel
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.
Toma Libre - (Mexico)
Lorena Herrera
candidate