Popstars was a singing competition series in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. The first season started on 22 August 2008. A second season was aired for 2009-2010 and third season aired in 2010-2011. The winners in season 1 were RED! made up of the three finalist winners Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon.

Wesley Klein Wesley Klein (born 25 March 1988 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer. He was mainly known for his participation in the Dutch version of the talent show '' Popstars'' on SBS 6 in its second series (2009–2010) in June 2009 in which he ...

won in season 2 and Dean Saunders in season 3. The precursor of these shows was the Dutch version of ''Popstars: The Rivals'' broadcast on

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in 2004 hosted by Beau van Erven Dorens. The series was won by the boy band Men2B (male category) and girl band Raffish (female category). Both disbanded in 2006.

Summary

Season 1 (2008)

Participants and elimination table

Season 2 (2009-2010)

Participants and elimination table:

Season 3 (2010-2011)

The schedules for season 3 were as follows: *9 Auditions: 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2010, 6, 13, 20 and 27 August 2010 and 10 September 2010 *6 Continued rounds: 17 and 24 September 2010, 1, 11, 18 and 25 October 2010 *Top 25 solos: 1 November 2010 *2 Selection liveshows 1: 8 and 15 November 2010 *6 Liveshows: 22 and 29 November 2010, 6, 13, 20 and 27 December 2010 The hosts were Nancy Coolen (all rounds), Gerard Joling (only during auditions) and Tooske Ragas (only during liveshows). Participants: The winner of the third season was Dean Saunders, with Simone Nijssen as runner-up. Final classification: *1. Dean Saunders - winner *2. Simone Nijssen *3.

Sharon Kips Sharon Kips (born 17 November 1983 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is the winner of the first edition of the Dutch ''X Factor'', 24 February 2007. She was praised highly throughout the show, with high compliments from three of Holland's music experts H ...

*4. Darien Solange Kastaneer *5. Carlijn Middelhof *6. Angela Slagt *6. Bertha Verbeek *6. Rody Valks *6. Sam Lebens *10. Søren Jørgensen *11. René Klein *12. Ephraim Beks *13. Samantha Klumper *14. Valerie Van Krimpen

Discography

Singles

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You Raise Me Up "You Raise Me Up" is a song composed by Rolf Løvland with lyrics by Brendan Graham. It was first recorded by Secret Garden, in collaboration with Brian Kennedy. Although the original version was not a major hit, the song has since been rec ...

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) ''Een ongelofelijke droom'', , 19-03-2010, , 03-04-2010, , tip2, , -, , #2 in de Single Top 100 , - align=center , align=left, ( Dean Saunders) ''

You and I Both "You and I Both" is a song by American musician Jason Mraz, released as the second single from his debut album, '' Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), on June 16, 2003. Music video The video begins with Mraz in a bank, waiting in line to dep ...

'', , 22-01-2011, , 05-02-2011, , 22, , 4, , #1 in de Single Top 100

External links

Official website
{{Popstars (Netherlands) Popstars Dutch music television series 2008 Dutch television series debuts Dutch-language television shows Dutch reality television series Non-New Zealand television series based on New Zealand television series SBS6 original programming