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

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's "Henny Huisman

Soundmixshow ''Soundmixshow'' is a Dutch talent show which was a live-vocals version of the '' Playback Show''. It aired from 17 November 1985 to 27 April 2002 and was hosted by Henny Huisman. The format has since been sold to other countries,

", which was aired on Dutch television the first time in 1985. Various European countries competed with one participant each imitating a famous artist, and most often, the participant was the winner of the national competition the same or the previous year. Some participants were, however, chosen internally by the national television company, without any pre-selection. The winner was chosen by a jury vote. Every country sent two jury members (except for 1996 when it was only one member), which together awarded their top-4 countries 5, 3, 2 and 1 point(s).

Participation

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

Winners

Competitions

1996

The first European Soundmix Show was held in

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, the Netherlands on 27 April 1996. It was produced by

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and the host of the show was

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1997

The second European Soundmix Show was held in

, the Netherlands on 19 April 1997. It was produced by

and the host of the show was

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1998

The third European Soundmix Show was held in

, the Netherlands on 25 April 1998. It was produced by

and the hosts of the show were

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and

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1999

The fourth European Soundmix Show was held in

, the Netherlands on 22 May 1999. It was produced by

and the host of the show was

2001

The fifth European Soundmix Show was held in

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, the United Kingdom on 14 April 2001. The show was called

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, and was made mainly for the British television audience. It was produced by ITV Productions, and the presenter was

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2002

The sixth European Soundmix Show was held in

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

References

{{European Soundmix Show European Soundmix Show Singing talent shows Television series by Endemol Television series by ITV Studios 1990s Dutch television series 1996 Dutch television series debuts 2002 Dutch television series endings 2000s British television series 2000 British television series debuts 2002 British television series endings British television specials

Participation

Winners

Competitions

1996

1997

1998

1999

2001

2002

See also

References