''Idool 2011'' is the fourth season of
Idool. A talent show based on the British talent show
Pop Idol
''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and pa ...
. It premiered on February 2, 2011. after an absence for four years.
The brothers
Koen Wauters
Koen Maria Gaston Wauters (born 17 September 1967) is a Belgian singer, active with the band Clouseau, television presenter, and occasionally actor and race car driver.
Biography
Koen Wauters was born in Halle in 1967. Together with his three ...
and Kris Wauters returned as a host for the fourth time while of the former judges only Jean Blaunt remained at the panel.
Prior to the kick-off of the broadcast an internet viewer had a chance to receive an online wildcard as the most voted online applicant. Saartje D'haveloose won and automatically qualified for the first live show of the 15 semifinalts.
The cast of the show released a single called "More To Me" which went straight to no. 1 at the Flemish
Ultratop 50
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created in 1995 on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organiz ...
Single Charts.
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
Live Shows
Top 15 – Contestants Choice
Group Performance: "More To Me"
Top 10 – Back to the 90s
Guest Judge:
David Hasselhof
David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He has set a Guinness World Records, Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. Hasselhoff first gained ...
Group Performance: "
Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)
"Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" is a song by Zambian-born Zimbabwean singer Rozalla, released in August 1991 by label Pulse-8 as the second single from her second album, '' Everybody's Free'' (1992). The song was written by Nigel Swanston and ...
" (feat.
Rozalla
Rozalla Miller (born 18 March 1964), better known as simply Rozalla, is a Zimbabwean electronic music performer who was born in what was then Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). She is best known for her three 1991/92 hit singles " Faith (In the Po ...
)
Top 9 - Made in Belgium
Guest Judge:
Alex Callier
Alex Callier (born 6 December 1972, in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium) is a Belgian musician and songwriter who is a member of Belgian band Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic is a Belgian electronic band that was formed in October 1995. Though originally cate ...
Group Performance: "Anger Never Dies" (feat.
Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic is a Belgian electronic band that was formed in October 1995. Though originally categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where it could no longer be described as a belonging to a single genre, ...
)
Top 8 - In Symphony
Guest Judge:
Marco Borsato
Marco Roberto Borsato (, ; born 21 December 1966) is a Dutch people, Dutch singer. Born in Alkmaar, North Holland, he started performing in Italian language, Italian before switching to Dutch language, Dutch in 1994. He has consistently been one o ...
Group Performance: "
Rood
A rood or rood cross, sometimes known as a triumphal cross, is a cross or crucifix, especially the large crucifix set above the entrance to the chancel of a medieval church. Alternatively, it is a large sculpture or painting of the crucifixio ...
"
Top 7 - Idool in Love
Guest Judge:
Alexis Jordan
Alexis Jordan (born April 7, 1992) is an American former singer and actress from Columbia, South Carolina. Jordan rose to fame as a contestant on the first season of ''America's Got Talent'' in 2006 at the age of 14. After being eliminated from ...
Guest Performance: "
Happiness
Happiness is a complex and multifaceted emotion that encompasses a range of positive feelings, from contentment to intense joy. It is often associated with positive life experiences, such as achieving goals, spending time with loved ones, ...
"
Top 6.1 - Rock
Guest Judge:
Ray Cokes
Raymond Christopher Cokes (born 24 February 1958) is an English television presenter.
Career
Early life
Cokes' father was an officer in the Royal Navy, and was stationed at various navy bases around the world. When Cokes was fifteen, the fa ...
Guest Performance: "The Candyshop" (
The Baseballs)
Group Performance: "
We Will Rock You
"We Will Rock You" is a song by the British rock band Queen from their 1977 album '' News of the World'', written by guitarist Brian May. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number 330 of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA it p ...
"
Top 6.2 - Dance & In Da Mix
Guest Judge:
Regi Penxten
Group Performance: "
Love Generation" (feat.
Bob Sinclar
Christophe Le Friant (; born 10 May 1969), better known by his stage name Bob Sinclar (), is a French record producer, DJ, and remixer. He is the owner of the record label Yellow Productions.
Musical career
A native of Paris, Le Friant began D ...
)
Top 4 - Foute Muziek
Guest Judge: Sven Ornelis & Kurt Rogiers
Group Performance:
Top 3 - Choices
Guest Judge:
Dan Karaty
Daniel Quinn Karaty (born October 1, 1976) is an American TV personality and dancer. He is a judge and choreographer on several versions of the global dance competition program ''So You Think You Can Dance'', including the American, Australi ...
Group Performance:
Top 2 - Finale
Guest Judge:
Natalia
Group Performance:
Elimination Chart
References
External links
Official website
{{Idool
Idool (TV series)
2011 Belgian television seasons