Joeri Fransen (born 10 July 1981) is the winner of '' Idool 2004'', the Belgian version of ''

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Idol performances

# Semi-Finals (group 1): "Lean On Me" (

Bill Withers William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He is known for having several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me ( ...

) # Top 10: "If I Had A Rocket Launcher" (

Bruce Cockburn Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to folk- and jazz-influenced rock to soundscapes accompanying spoken stories. His lyrics reflect interests in spirit ...

) # Top 9: "All Night Long" (

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recor ...

) # Top 8: "Geen Toeval" (

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 ...

) # Top 7: "Everybody's Talking" (

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) # Top 6: "Lovin Whiskey" (

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) # Top 5: "Feeling Good" (

Nina Simone Nina Simone ( ; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and po ...

) # Top 4: "Black" (

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) # Top 4: "Clocks" (

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) # Top 3: "Wicked Game" (

Chris Isaak Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. Noted for his reverb-laden rockabilly revivalist style and wide vocal range, he is popularly known for his breakthrough hit and sig ...

) # Top 3: "Out of Time" (

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) # Top 2: "Ya Bout To Find Out" (winner's single) # Top 2: "Everybody's Talking" (reprise) (

) # Top 2: "

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Discography

* "Ya Bout To Find Out" (Debut Single) # "Ya Bout To Find Out" # "Everybody's Talking" # "Georgia on My Mind" # "Ya Bout To Find Out" (instrumental) * "High and Alive" # "High and Alive" # "If I Had A Rocket Launcher" * ''True Lies'' (Debut Album) # "Song For You" # "If I Had A Rocket Launcher" # "High and Alive" # "You Gotta Learn" # "Once A Man" # "Scratch The Surface" # "Here's To You" # "True Lies" # "Personality" # "Brave Heart" # "Ya Bout To Find Out" # "We Came This Far" # "Hold On to a Dream" * "We Came This Far" # "We Came This Far" # "Stephanie Says" * "True Lies" (single) # "True Lies"

References

1981 births Living people Belgian pop singers 21st-century Belgian singers Dutch-language singers of Belgium English-language singers from Belgium {{pop-singer-stub Idool (TV series) winners